Bingo Caller
Brief Description:
Mac version 2.1.0 includes two shortcuts. Tap the "spacebar" to pause/continue playing. Tap the "a" key to hear the last called number. Mac version 2.0.0 uses the System voice (set in System Preferences/Speech/Text-to-Speech), displays how many numbers have been called, includes numerous minor improvements and is a smaller download. Windows XP version 1.1 extends the range of the calling speed (at the low end), includes a digital readout of the calling speed and includes minor coding improvements.
Bingo Caller helps you run a Bingo session. When you open Bingo Caller, you see a "Called" display with all possible numbers (B: 1-15, I: 16-30, N: 31-45, G: 46-60, and O: 61-75), a pull-down menu for selecting Winning Patterns, a small display for the Winning Pattern, a large display of the called number, a slider to change the Calling Speed and pushbuttons to control the game.
You may select a Winning Pattern from the drop-down menu or you may click on the cells manually to make the desired pattern. If the cell is Black, it will turn to White, and if a cell is White, it will turn to Black.
Press the "Start Game" button. A number will be called every few seconds and the "Called" display will show all numbers that have been called. A "Pause" button is provided to
stop the action when someone calls "Bingo" to allow the numbers to be checked against the "Called" display and the Winning Pattern. When the action is paused, the same button will display "Continue" and pressing this button will continue the calling. A "Clear Game" button is provided to use when a game is over.
Sound is supported. Sound may be turned On or Off using the Sound menu pick.
The menu bar has a Reference pick with links to three Internet Bingo sites.
Settings for Sound (On/Off), Calling Speed, Print Batch Size, and CSoM Bingo Sheet numbering information are saved between sessions.
Above you see a Bingo game in process. The ten numbers which have been called are shown with a yellow background. The last number called was "B 3" and the Winning Pattern for this game is an Outside Diamond. The Calling Speed is set slightly above three-fourths speed.
Above you see the Windows XP version of a Bingo Caller game in progress.
Above you see an example of a CSoM Bingo Sheet. Each sheet provides four unique, numbered Bingo patterns. To print CSoM Bingo sheets:
- a. Use the File>Page Setup menu pick to ensure you have selected Portrait (not Landscape) mode, US Letter Paper Size, and 100% Scale.
- b. Select the desired quantity of CSoM Bingo sheets (1, 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100) using the Print Batch Size menu pick.
- c. Start printing using the File>Print Bingo Card Batch menu pick. Caution: Be sure the Copies quantity in the print dialog box is set for "1" because any other number will print that many identical sheets.
FYI: If you have a problem with the margins, try left margin at 0.25 inch and all other margins (right, top and bottom) at minimum.
Downloads:
Click here to download the Universal Binary version (2.8 MB) for Macintosh (OS 10.2 or later).
Click here to download the version (2.2 MB) for Windows XP.
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