THE MEANING OF BINGO Bingo is a game of frustration, so it is an apt metaphor for life. You struggle, with ups and downs toward a goal. Early advantages dissipate; early disasters can be overcome. Its most always a close call finish. This automated game bring this out, as the computer struggles again and again to get to the finish - a real genie bound to its task. (A count of the wins and losses is kept.) In the game, you have ten bingo cards and the goal is to cover one before turn 70. As you progress, you’ll see a graph of your average hits per turn. (This gyrates wildly, early on.) Often you build a solid lead which is chipped way at (As you get good balls, the likelihood of bad ones grows.) You’ll see how many cards have 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 hits on them. You’ll have turn number markers 0,10,20,30,40,50,60,69 to guage your success at covering a card before turn 70. There is a midpoint marker; you should have a card with 15 hits on it by. There are three qualities of hits - high medium low; above 3, 3, below 3 respectively. That is, a ball should result in that many hits in your cards. There are the magic 4 and the deadly 4; that is the ones with 8 and 6 hits and the ones with one or 0 hits. The is a nifty bottom line with the ball numbers ranked. When you get a ball its number turns blue then red. You’ll see a little sign with these with good minus bad hit balls. You most often success if you have the big hit balls, but not always; and real low hit balls drag you down. It’s all part of the little town fun! Each turn’s hits have a sound (you can thankfully turn off),so you can guess by listening to a game, if you’re doing well or not. Can you guess if you won? It is pure math and probability. There are only 75 balls to play with in each game. Keeping your ball picks toward the good end of the spectrum is key. It most often comes down to the last ten balls. (BINGO is a good time waster.) Your graph ball turns red if one of your cards has 23 (one to go) on it. Often, the one seemly easily destined to win waits in vain with a long trail of red. Often your cards have balanced hits on them, preventing and one from developing into a winner. You may like this game, so give it a try. Some insights can be gleaned from seeing such a concentration of games. You can easily get it going and easily get out too. Paul Skittone

Less screen flutter. Loss of focus sign - what you should do. What this program does: A way to play bingo in person with ten cards. Ways to see automated games with ten cards.

ABOUT BINGO I understand that BINGO is an American invented game, so let me explain my BINGO programs and why you might like them. I improve my programs with ascending number names: BINGO 67, BINGO 68… I often think I’m done, so I publish them; I’m up to BUS BINGO 91! BINGO is a little lotto type game, that can be quickly run. Children and old people play, as it takes only attending to your card, However; it’s a mania in parts of the USA and other places. It is an entre to numbers and probability and grits to a computer, which is at heart a number cruncher. What you do is get a card with 24 random numbers from 1 to 75. A caller picks number from 1-75 and you cover the numbers on your card. In my game, you win when you cover all your numbers. A perfect game; in which you cover all your card in 24 turns has an astronomically low chance of happening. With forty cards in a game, it lasts for about 71 turns. People bet on this! It’s so simple that children play, with underlying probability that can interest mathematicians. (I have played 530 million simulated games to show each card has a equal chance of winning an any 4 numbers in a row game. BINGO and computers are simpatico.) There are an astronomical number of different cards. BUS BINGO 91 is a quick way to play to view some of this simplicity/complexity, without the complications. It just runs games and shows you the results. In this way, you can disabuse yourself about notions of luck and special numbers; which some people charmingly harbor. While I wrote this program for my own use, to play on a bus with ten cards; you can get in on the action. If you win in under 70 turns, count it as a win; that is, you would probably win on the bus with 30 other cards playing. The fascination with BINGO puzzle me. My first response to it, after childhood, encounters; was zombie-like boredom, but it grows on you; so give it a look!

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HERE IS A COMPUTER RUN BINGO GAME. IT CAN MAKE 1000 CARDS FOR1000 PEOPLE. EVERYTHING HAPPENS IN THE COMPUTER, FAST. YOU SELL CARDS, GIVING A TICKET AS PROOF. YOU ENTER THE NUMBER OF CARDS PER PERSON WHO BOUGHT THEM. THE COMPUTER RUNS GAMES AND GIVES PRIZES. EASY FULL INSTRUCTIONS ARE INCLUDED. I SAY YOU SHOULD PLAY WITH PLAY MONEY TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE PROGRAM. BINGO IS A GATEWAY TO NUMBERS AND MATHEMATICAL THINKING. THIS IS A NEW WAY TO SEE BINGO!

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: CONSTAINT CONFOUND DORMANT DISCLOSE ADVERSARY CLICHE INTRACTABLE TURMOIL CONCENTRATION ADROIT Fossil traces have disclosed facts about T Rex. The cliche is that he is the King of Dinosaurs. It has confounded scientists that he was dormant when fed. He showed constraint when near prey. However; when hungry, he fixed his concentration on his adversary. The turmoil was usually quick and violent. He was adroit and his bite intractable. Fossil traces have revealed facts about T Rex. The time tested saying is that he is the King of Dinosaurs. It has stumped scientists that he was inactive when fed. He showed restraint when near prey. However; when hungry, he fixed his attention on his foe. The disturbance was usually quick and violent. He was deterous and his bite was fatal.

MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: RATIFY COHESION DUBIOUS INFERENCE CONSENSUS EXTRANEOUS CAPACITY ARTICULATE DIGRESSION DIMINUTION People were dubious that the USA could survive by 1780. The inference was that the North and South could not form a consensus to create a unified nation. A Constitutional Convention was held. The delegates had a high capacity for articulate thought. There was a diminution of extraneous digressions. They got down to business. In the end, they showed cohesion and a workable Constitution was ratified. People were doubtful that the USA could survive by 1780. The conclusion was made that the North and South could not agree to create a unified nation. A Constitutional Convention was held. The delegates had a high ability for connected thought. There was a lessening of out-of-place detours. They got down to business. In the end, they showed unity and a workable Constitution was passed.

MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: FUTILE GENERALIZATION INGENIOUS LOFTY ECONOMY HYPOTHETICAL SYNTHESIS VERBOSE ROBUST UNPRECEDENTED Hitler made hypocritical verbose speeches threatening his neighbors. His generalizations were futile. An ingenious unprecedented response was made against him. A robust US economy soar to lofty heights. Natural and synthetic materials were used to crank out weapons to oppose him. Hitler made insincere wordy speeches threatening his neighbors. His broad statements were useless. A clever never-seen-before response was made against him. A bouning US economy climbed to towering heights. Natural and made-made materials were used to crank out weapons to counter him.

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ABOUT MY THREE BINGO PROGRAMS I go to Atlantic City New Jersey USA, a resort town with gambling casinos. They have a free bingo game to attract people. I played and got interested in Bingo. Later, the bus I go to AC with, has a BINGO game and you can buy as many cards as you like. I wrote a program to keep track of ten cards and successfully played with it. I call this BUS BINGO. I wanted more than ten cards. I bought a set of 100 cards and wrote a similar program. You sell cards or keep track on paper. It picks the balls, marks the cards and announces a winner. I call this CLUB BINGO. Yet a bigger bingo game is CHURCH BINGO. It makes up 1000 cards. Everything occurs in the computer. This program gives a part of the winnings to the house (church). While I never used it; I assume you can sell cards, giving a raffle ticket as proof. You then enter the ticket number and the number of cards the person bought. It runs several games, figuring the prizes and keeping track. It announces the winner and keeps a running total of the prizes. THE VALUE OF BINGO: Bingo is a number game and subject to speculation about probability. (I ran 500 million games looking for the best cards. I made the conclusion that all cards win the same.) There are at least two theories claiming otherwise. By computerizing games, they can be done quicker, giving more data on probability. GAMBLING IS BAD: Playing games with play money or pennies teaches the folly of gambling. It gives an opportunity for parents to teach about the evils of gambling. Bingo should return exactly what you bet; if you play enough games. THE END

This program has 100 cards for a small club setting. It is a cover the whole card BINGO game. You sells cards and keep track of who has which cards… The computer picks the balls, marks the cards and announces a BINGO. The program has instructions.