Socially Yours: Know Your Inner Bingo Animal

As in all other things you do, your online bingo behaviour and preferences speak for one profile or another. You may be a purring kitten sweetly daubing your tickets, or a roaring tiger posting wild photos of winning cards on the social networks. Or you may be a cunning wolf playing in a well-organised pack and a great fan of linked games or team bingo. Or a mother hen taking good care of her chicks while the game goes on.

If you haven’t got an idea which bingo animal you are, here are the first questions you need to answer. Would you rather:

  • have a cosy gaming experience, or dive into some wild partying?
  • have fun with close friends, or blend in noisy fiestas with total strangers?

Maybe the answer is easy. But, on second thought, why not have both? What if you didn’t need to choose right away and once and for all? Surely, there are bingo sites where you may change the mood smoothly and enjoy both sides of your persona. Provided you have only two, of course. Now forget the animal and think about winning and making friends at the same time. I bet you’d like that. Although bingo is a sort of competition, it is still the most social game of luck and online operators do their best to preserve its sense of community and its chattiness. In it, you can effectively combine the charms of a forum with the fun of winning. We can show you how. Read on.

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A friendly community in all its meanings. That is the short answer. This paragraph will focus on some specific functionalities that you may take advantage of. As I hinted above, you don’t need to use them. Community is there for you in case you search for it. Otherwise, you are completely free to play in silent anonymity or even isolation and enjoy your games. But, as you are reading this article, I assume you would go for the social side of bingo. At least from time to time. We all give in to guilty pleasures, why should it be any different when we sign up for a bingo account?

Chat – This is one of the typical online bingo facilities. While land-based bingo halls don’t tolerate speaking during games, online it is even encouraged. There is a small chat window in one corner of your screen where you can type in and read messages from the chat hosts and your roomies. You can also include emoticons. Because the game is running and players want to pay attention, there is a whole chat lingo created to make it easier. Want to send somebody a wicked grin? Just type in <wg>. Or wish your buddy BLNT (Better Luck Next Time). The chat has its own set of rules, too. It’s mainly etiquette stuff, in fact. No shouting, so forget about using all caps and definitely abstain from abusive language. Chat hosts, or moderators (CH or CM), are in place to make sure order and nice tone are preserved while the games roll.

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Forums – Not all operators have them, but when they do, you may be sure to find there plenty of hot and cool threads, even recipes to cook while playing (Remember the mother hen from the first paragraph?). Imagine that! Some of the forums are simpler than others and mainly follow the games and help players collect points when they answer a particular thread. Yet, there are places where the community is buzzing. You can send congratulations, virtual gifts, drinks and many kisses to your friends through the forums. Share some personal news there and other players will have the chance to express their good wishes or encouragement to you, as well. Feel free to do the same.

Buddy Promotions – They come in various forms. It could be that you treat a chosen buddy with some portion of your deposit as a bonus, and that generosity is bound to bring various freebies, such as tickets, to you. Another way buddies help one another is by Team Bingo. Every two weeks you are placed in a team with other random players. With your new buddies you accumulate points and climb the leaderboard to more prizes and gifts. As you see, having friends on the bingo site is always a good thing and can help you boost your winnings.

Chat Games and Blogs: Why Should I Care?

Why should I play chat games instead of focusing on bingo? – Chat games are a scream! Positively. First of all, you don’t need to be as focused on the numbers as they are called, because online you don’t run the risk of missing any. The sites have automatic daubing option and your tickets will get marked, even in case of Internet disconnection. But then, chat games bring more prizes. Usually, winners receive free bingo cards to continue playing. Here is how it goes on. When you enter a bingo room and purchase your cards, your chat host will welcome you to the chat. The moment the bingo game starts, your CH will announce which chat game will be played along. To make it even clearer, I will explain two of them in more detail:

Mirror: You need to pick up two numbers reflecting each other, e.g. 41 and 14, and tell them to your CH. When both are called, you should type in *MIRROR* and your two numbers. The first player to call correctly wins the game. In case there are more than one players with the same set of numbers, the winner is the first to call out.

Charmed: Choose three numbers ending in the same digit (e.g. 19, 39, and 89). Once all three are called, say *CHARMED*, and your numbers. The first player to call correctly wins, even if there are other roomies with identical sets. So remember to be quick and type fast.

Blogs: Why should I waste time and read some dull articles or posts? As to whether you should or shouldn’t, that is up to you, naturally. In blogs, however, operators share exclusive voucher and coupon codes, that don’t appear on the ordinary Promotions tab of the site. If you’re after prizes and more chances to play, that reason should suffice. When you subscribe to blogs, you will typically receive some freebies, be it loyalty points, bingo bonuses or free spins. On some occasions, the very blog posts may act as games proper. You read the post, answer a question or leave a sensible comment, and you win. Things to be won include dinner or shopping vouchers, or family holidays. That prizes should extend to your family members is a nice touch, no doubt about it.

I See Social Media Are Involved: What’s In It for Me?

Social media are mainly presented by Facebook and Twitter. Some operators invite you to their G+ or Pinterest profiles as well. Basically, social media are platforms for discussions, similar to forums. Once you get involved, there’s a lot to share, like and comment on. Regular info about promotions, reminders of special events and games, as well as lots of fun photos and jokes – that is in store for all social bingo lovers out there.

    • Like the Facebook page:
    • and that will get you free tickets and bonuses
    • and you have another channel to stay in touch
    • that is a great place to interact with new friends
    • Follow the Twitter stream:
    • and some freebie will be added to your account
    • and keep in connection with the sites’ updates

I’m Not Really the Social Type: What Now?

And you’ve read all through here? Wow, you must be a real fan of reading then. Why not check my other articles? But before you do that, here is one advice if you easily get tired of being social: after you’ve claimed your freebie, just let go. You are in no way obliged to keep following pages or reading blogs or posting anything. At any single moment you may stop taking part in chat sessions, too. There are software providers that make it possible for users to play anonymously and disable the chat facilities for as long as they like. So, don’t feel exposed or trapped. You are in control of your social profile at all times. It is you who decide how people see you: as a cougar or a kitten.