Bingo is one of the most loved games not just in the casino, but practically in the neighborhood or in the living room of a house. Bingo, while being a chance to win prizes big or small, is generally treated by players as a way to interact and socialize with other gamblers.

Just like everything, bingo has origins. It started life as a lotto game in Italy. This game was called the “Lo Gioco del Lotto d’Italia.” Bingo is actually a very old game, with its progenitor created during the 1530s. It became such a hit in Italy that it was eventually imported to France. The French made use of a playing card that can be considered the ancestor of the modern bingo card. This card, however, consisted only of nine columns and three rows as opposed to the five-column, five-row design of today’s cards. The French card also had four free spaces in every row.

Aside from those differences, French bingo worked the same as today’s Bingo albeit simpler. The goal is to complete a whole row, and then you can win a prize. The game is also ruled by numbers, with the number reaching up to 90 in the French version.

The game was simple, and soon it was popular all over Europe during the earlier part of the millennium. In France, it was only played by the members of the higher classes of society. Soon enough it found its way in the other parts of the continent and was gradually adapted by people from all walks of life. It was even modified in Germany during the 19th century. This version, however, was not made to gamble. It was in fact created for children, as a way for them to learn subjects like math, spelling and even history.

It was not until the recent century that bingo found its way to the United States. It had its debut in 1929 at a country fair. Back then, its moniker was “beano.” This is because of the fact that players used dried beans to mark their cards each time a number is called out. Just like French bingo, one has to complete a pattern in order to win. Winning was signified by raising one’s hand and yelling out, “Beano!”

So how did beano become “bingo” as we know it today?

During the fair, a man named Edwin S. Lowe who liked the game so much that he introduced it to friends in his neighborhood. It became an instant hit. In one of these games, one player who was ecstatic of her win yelled out “bingo!” instead of “beano” due to excitement. Lowe, hearing the mistake, decided to coin the name for his game and eventually set out to promote and develop the game.

With the help of math instructor Carl Leffler, Lowe created 6000 bingo cards with different number combinations, a project that was completed in 1930. Lowe’s version of the game debuted at a charity event for a Pennyslvanian church, and the rest is history.

On their own, the 75 ball bingo game and the 90 ball bingo game are among the most enjoyable, thrilling, and entertaining games in existence. However, there are not exactly flawless. Many say that the 75 ball bingo game has far too few ball or numbers to provide a fun and exciting game. Of course, one of its main edge over the 90 ball bingo is the fact that it offers different variations; two 75 ball bingo games can be made different, making it extremely entertaining and varied. On the other hand, the 90 ball bingo is the answer to those who think that the 75 ball bingo has very few balls, although some say that it offers too many. But then, it allows the game to have multiple winners. With online bingo games, one need not even choose, since one can play both games alternately.

But what if you can play both games at the same time?

Thanks to online bingo providers that are always giving people new ways to enjoy this classic card game, you can enjoy both the good qualities of the 75 ball bingo and the 90 ball bingo—with the 80 ball bingo.

Naturally, the 80 ball bingo involves the use of 80 balls in every game.

It is the perfect middle ground between 75 balls and 90 balls. Each card has four row and four columns, giving each card 16 boxes/numbers to fill. Each column is specifically for 20 numbers. The first column is for numbers one to 20, the second is for 21 to 40, and so forth. Usually, the columns are even given different colors.

Unlike the other new breed of bingo game, the 30 ball bingo, the 80 ball bingo allows for different combination’s. This means that one can play the game according to different rules and different number/tile combination’s. Besides the common black out and four corners, other combination’s include the X game, the center pattern, vertical and diagonal bingo, among others. Obviously, this is a compromise between the two popular bingo games being played today. It is similar to 75 ball bingo in game play, but the number of balls involved per game is quite similar to the 90 ball bingo. And the while card itself looks like the 75 ball bingo card, the actual number of titles is much like that of the 90 ball bingo card. Again, it’s as if these two games merged and combined the best traits of both games. What’s not to like about this game?

Of course, it is important to know how this game is different from the other games.

In essence, while the game play is essentially the same, the fact that the number of balls were changed and alter will make the change all the more different. It’s something that you will have to try to understand.

Any serious bingo player has to try out this exciting variant of bingo. And those who aren’t serious bingo players will have to try how this type of bingo will change the game. And it definitely does.