Blackout bingo with winner determined by date
OwnerAndrew Dennis Carterinventor
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Abstract
A modified method for playing bingo awarding a bonus prize to the first player who has all of the numbers on one of the player's cards selected if the number with which the player completes having all the numbers of that card selected is the same number as the day of the month on which the game is played. Optionally, the bonus prize available during a series of games only until there is a winner in that series of games. Also optionally, if no player wins the bonus prize in a given series of games, increasing the bonus prize in the subsequent series of games.
Claims7
An improved method for playing bingo of the type having cards printed with numbers in columns of a matrix under the letters of the word bingo, having the same set of numbers arranged the same within the matrix on no two cards, distributing cards to players, randomly selecting certain of such numbers, designating as the winner the first player to have all the numbers on one of such player's cards to be selected who is also the first player to utter the word bingo after the last of such numbers is selected, and awarding a prize to the winner, wherein the improvement comprises:
- awarding to the winner a bonus prize if the number with which the winner completes having all the numbers on the winner's card selected is the same number as the day of the month on which the game is played.
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