Zynga Bingo is a social network game developed by Zynga and released on Facebook in February 2012. The game is part of a larger franchise called Zynga Casino, which was announced in October 2011 at the company's Unleashed event, and also includes Zynga Poker.Tricia Duryee, Zynga Calls Out Bingo as It Gets More Serious About Casino Games , AllThingsD, 26 January 2012.
Gameplay During the game, numbers are called out randomly as players try to score five numbers in a row, or all four corners on their card to win a “bingo”. Players are able to chat with other players as they compete against each other.Angela Moscaritolo, Zynga Bingo Officially Launches on Facebook, PC Magazine, 23 February 2012.
Players earn coins, cards, and keys to move up levels and unlock themed rooms within the game and may have up to six Bingo cards at any given time.Kate Freeman, Zynga Unveils Massive Bingo for Facebook, Mashable, 26 January 2012.
The games take place in themed rooms, including Vegas Lights, where the bingo balls shoot out of a classic Cadillac; Pirate's Paradise, which features a pirate map, golden coins, and a treasure chest; and FarmVille Bounty, where users are able to play inside scenes from Zynga's popular game FarmVille. As a bonus, players earn coins and tickets that can be used to unlock hidden rooms.
Each player is able to see how many current players there are for a particular room, the top available prize, and how many tickets it will cost to play.Talor Berthelson, Zynga Bingo Walkthrough , Gamezebo, 25 February 2012. Players can also challenge friends to a race to see who can get Bingo first.Dean Takahashi, Zynga Bingo debuts on Facebook as part of casino suite , VentureBeat, 26 January 2012.
Power-Ups Players can buy Power-Ups to accelerate the game. Each Power-Up is different. Some Power-Ups supply the player with mystery crates and keys while others contain a free daub. Some have the ability to charge up power-ups that can be used at any time thereafter. These power-ups may add piles of coins to the board, or automatically daub different numbers, if the player is struggling to achieve Bingo.
Friend Boost Power-Up allows a player to ask friends to help. Friends can offer help even when they're not signed in, and their Facebook profile picture will substitute as a Bingo chip on the board.Brandy Shaul, Zynga Bingo on Facebook: Grandma's game just got more accessible , Games.com, 26 January 2012.
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External links Zynga Bingo on Facebook 'Bingo site'