🎱 Bingo — Caller guide
Classic 75- or 90-ball bingo for up to 40 people: you’re the caller, the board is on the projector, players mark numbers on phones or on paper.
How it works
Pick “Caller only” — you draw the balls and don’t need a card.
Open the Big Screen: a giant ball and the full number board for the whole room.
Players join with the code on their phones or play on paper cards.
Caller guide
One person calls the game from a phone or laptop. Works for a lesson, a kids’ party, family night or a video call.
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✨ Create a room
Pick the “Bingo” card, enter your name and create the room. The 4-character code is for both players and the screen.
Where to tap:✨ Create a new game -
🎙️ Choose your role
“Caller only” — you call without a card and can start alone. “I play too” — you get a card as well and need at least one more player or a bot.
Where to tap:🎙️ Caller only🎟️ I play too -
⚙️ Set up the game
75-ball — a 5×5 B-I-N-G-O card with a free center, patterns Line, 4 corners, Full card. 90-ball — a 3×9 ticket, Line, Two lines, Full house. Pace: manual or a ball every 4, 6, 8 or 12 seconds. And how many wins take the match.
Where to tap:BallsPatternBall paceFirst to💡 TipUse 4 corners for a quick warm-up and Full card for a long game. -
📺 Screen & joining
Tap “📺 Big Screen” in the lobby, or open playparty.live/tv on the projector and type the code. Players scan the QR on screen or enter the code on the site. Latecomers can join after you start — they get a card right away.
Where to tap:📺 Big Screen -
🎱 Call the round
With manual pace tap “Next ball”; with auto pace hit “Pause” whenever you need to talk. “🔊 Voice” reads the numbers aloud with the browser’s built-in voice.
Where to tap:🎱 Next ball⏸ Pause🔊 Voice -
📝 Paper cards
Someone shouts BINGO on paper? Check their numbers against the board, tap “BINGO on a paper card” and type a name or card number. Phone cards are checked by the server automatically.
Where to tap:📝 BINGO on a paper card⚠️ ImportantThe server can’t verify a paper card — that call is yours. -
🏆 Results
6 seconds after a BINGO a new round starts with fresh cards. The first to reach the chosen number of wins takes the match. “Rematch” starts again in the same room.
Where to tap:🔁 Rematch
Player guide
Nothing to install — everything runs in your phone’s browser.
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📱 Join
Point your camera at the QR on the screen, or open playparty.live and enter the room code.
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👂 Listen
The caller draws a ball and it lights up on the board. Have it on your card? Tap it.
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✅ Auto-mark
Too fast? Turn on “Auto-mark” and called numbers are marked for you.
Where to tap:Auto-mark -
🎉 BINGO!
Pattern complete — hit BINGO!. The server checks it; call too early and the button cools down for 3 seconds.
Where to tap:BINGO! -
🔌 If you lose connection
Refresh the page in the same browser — you’re back in your seat with the same card.
Common problems
How many people can play?
Up to 40 in one room — plus any number on paper cards, which the caller checks against the board.
No TV or projector
No problem: the caller’s laptop shows the board in large print, and every player has the current ball and an expandable board on their phone.
The voice doesn’t read numbers
Browsers only allow sound after a tap — touch the screen once. Some devices have no voice for the site language; then numbers are just shown.
A student arrived late
Have them join with the code — they get a card immediately, even mid-round.
A room takes 10 seconds — no install, no sign-up
🔗 About the game: Bingo · Guides: Music Bingo
🖨️ This page prints nicely — keep it next to the remote.