tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340052472108465999.post-45691860159639694542008-03-22T04:27:00.000-07:002008-03-22T06:30:45.693-07:00<img vspace=10 hspace=10 src="http://www.napavalleyexpo.com/gif/bingo.gif" alt="Bingo!" align="left">I never really saw myself as a bingo player. But it was Good Friday and the pubs were closed so I was happy enough to try out a bit of <a href="http://www.bingoport.co.uk">online bingo</a> to see what it was like. <br /><br />While it is possible to play for money and there are some pretty impressive jackpots to be won in it a good way to get started is by playing free bingo. Bingo Port, the site I joined up on gives you 1,000 free points when you join up. You can use these points to purchase tickets in the free bingo games. The cards cost a few points each so you can get plenty of games for free. <br /><br />If you don't have any luck winning more points playing the free bingo you can get more free points by a number of different methods. One way is to contribute to their forum. They give you 100 free points for every 'post of substance' that you post (ie 'LOL' isn't worth 100 points!). <br /><br /><center><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aje8RvBWvu0&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aje8RvBWvu0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zwxjwnmuyYU&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zwxjwnmuyYU&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><span class="fullpost">The two <a href="http://www.bingoport.co.uk/free-bingo/">free bingo</a> games are 75 and 90 ball. The most straightforward one is 90 ball bingo. This is a simple game where you play to complete one line, then two lines and finally a full house. The other thing I liked about this game was that the caller had a very pleasant female voice. <br /><br />The 75 ball game in my opinion seemed a bit more difficult. In this game you try to form patterns on your bingo card. Also the callers voice was a less pleasant computerised male voice which didn't help my enjoyment of the game. On the other hand the jackpots seemed to be higher in this game.<br /><br />Once you accumulate enough points you can convert these into credit to use in other games and play for real cash prizes. It is possible therefore to play for free and win real money. Alternatively you can convert your free points into Amazon.co.uk vouchers.<br /><br />In truth there isn't really much to do when playing online bingo apart from watch the computer tick off the boxes on your card. Or not. That is why there is an online chat where you can natter away with the other players. The chatters here use a lot of short-hand terminology so it might take a while to get used to it when you're starting off. On the other hand once you get the hang of it, it saves a lot of time typing!<br /><br />My winnings almost balanced out my losses last night so I still have nearly 1,000 points to play with. I'll be back to see if I can win any more. The possibility of working up enough points to win real money might be enough to keep me interested!<br /><br />PS. Most of the <a href="http://www.bingoport.co.uk">bingo</a> numbers were straight forward rhymes or easy to understand but Gandhi's Breakfast was the one I had to think about the most. Gandhi's Breakfast? 80 ie Ate Nothing. </span>Sean McGoldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11164749665674406271noreply@blogger.com