Online bingo is really the big thing at the moment and it is without any doubts the game that draws in the most new players to the online gambling industry. The internet is booming with online bingo rooms with great bonuses and free bingo games to keep the players logging in for more games. But what can you do if you are in a place where there is no internet connection or the computer is broken and you would to play some bingo? You could of course find a land-based bingo hall, if it is open but you could also make your own bingo game with some regular playing cards and you are ready for your bingo fix! There are several card games that resemble bingo; one of them is “House of Cards”. In this game each player is dealt a fixed number of cards and the dealer is dealt the same number of cards on the table face down, they are called the community cards just like in poker. All the players bet an agreed sum and then the community cards are shown one by one. When the community card matches one on the player’s hand, the card is discarded. When all the community cards have been revealed the pot is paid out to the players who hold the highest or lowest number of points. This usually ends in a split between two or more of the players. The points are given like they are in Blackjack, this means that an ace can be either a 1 or an 11 and a picture card is valued as 10. If a player can discard all his cards the entire pot is paid to that player. Another way of playing bingo with a deck of cards is the “Sixty Six” game. In this game all the players are dealt six cards and six community cards are dealt as well. Betting takes place before each of the community cards are revealed and when there is no more community cards, extra cards are dealt and after every second round of cards there is a betting round again. These games may not be full scale replacement for your favorite online bingo game, but they could be great family fun when you are away from your computer and want to have some bingo fun with the family or some friends. All these games are extremely easy to learn and people of all ages can take part in them.
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