Best bingo equipment according to redditors

Here ya go, my dude!

I de-branded the PSD file to make it generic so anyone can use it however they want! If you wanna play with a fellow IT guy, be sure to mix up the squares for each participant!

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Hide it from your boss and users!

They don't understand and get mad!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_4CwXEiNa5KE86Hhju155U3bR32Bimxw/view?usp=sharing

EDIT: I also cut out a piece of cardboard to back it. So, when you get a square, you can really hit it with the bingo dauber. https://www.amazon.com/DAB-INK-3oz-Bingo-Daubers/dp/B01C4QBW3G/ref=zg_bs_7427870011_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=686JQTEJ6K0F7YFQ9HVW

I like using bingo chips! You can buy them in large quantities cheap at walmart or where-ever. Or amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/1000-Pack-Bingo-Chips-Mixed/dp/B0030USW3E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473871447&sr=8-1&keywords=bingo+chips

Then I use a dry erase marker to mark them up. If there are multiple creatures that are the same, I mark numbers on them to differentiate them. Different species get different colours. Done.

Bingo Dauber Bayonet 12 Pack

Before I had miniatures, I used [Centimeter Cubes] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0799SW2SL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Td14AbYG5CKXM)

I think you're thinking of Translucent color counting chips

No, Bingo's a one time purchase. You don't have to buy all the balls and cards separately: http://www.amazon.com/Brybelly-Complete-Bingo-Game-Set/dp/B008O6UTM6/ref=zg_bs_13291891_2

A simplified bingo. Have one of these or one of the air powered ones would be even better, with maybe 10 to 20 balls with the names of movies on them, or numbers that represent the movies. Instead of Bingo call it "Worst-o" or something similarly shitty. :)

If you want to get real crafty, make a giant Worst-o card with the movies attached or with pull away numbers that reveal the movie box art.

There are mini poke chips that are, I believe, 3/4". They're cheap on Amazon, like 200 for $10. Or 3/4" bingo chips, 1,000 for $9.

We also used to use M&Ms, so that if you killed a monster, you got to eat it.

https://www.amazon.com/Regal-Games-Count-Bingo-Chips/dp/B01DV7LZ34/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=miniature+poker+chips&qid=1566164062&s=gateway&sr=8-13

1. Switch to generic post-it notes. They're a hell of a lot cheaper
   
   http://www.shoplet.com/Universal-Standard-Self-Stick-Notes/UNV35662/spdv?gclid=CIyL3bvrqNICFR1YDQodp5sGrQ
   
   Box of 12 pads for about a 1.50. That brings it down to just over $.10 each pad.
   
   Edit:
   
   https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/animal-shape-sticky-notes-soft-paper_60232823989.html?spm=a2700.7724838.0.0.O6hSRi
   
   This is also an option. Closer to what you want, and a hell of a lot cheaper if you go for the most simple options.
   
   Switch to off brand generic markers.
   
   https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/BAZIC-Black-Fine-Tip-Permanent-Markers_50015523568.html?spm=a2700.7724838.0.0.20pChy
   
   about .80-.90 cents for a 6 pack and a minimum of, they cost around $.15 cents each.
   
   And on Alibaba you can even go cheaper. In fact, I'd spend some real time trolling the site for materials. Everything else I post here, maybe even the damned boxes can be gotten there cheap direct from China.
   
   
2. use generic plastic tokens. Not as nice, but a hell of a lot cheaper at just over .01 cent a token.
   
   https://www.amazon.com/plastic-chips-Storage-Bag-SOLID-BLACK/dp/B014X0KQH4
   
   Probably can find 'em cheaper on Alibaba too...
   
   
3. These guys are a little more expensive, and you still have to fold it yourself, but for $1,130 (that's $2.26 each) you can get 500 PRINTED 8.5 x 8.5 x 3.5 boxes.... and the price would drop with a larger order. They're not technically game boxes, but some of the styles would work pretty well.
   
   http://www.customboxesnow.com/FoldingCarton.aspx
   
   Also cheapr on Alibaba it seems...
   
   https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Custom-Board-Cards-Game-Box_60565737346.html?spm=a2700.7724838.0.0.ls15O6
   
   But yeah, moral of the story... get your stuff from china! :D

Magnetic wand and chips (https://www.amazon.ca/Purple-Magnetic-Piece-Bingo-Markers/dp/B003SR09B2)

Bingo daubers (https://www.amazon.ca/Royal-Bingo-Supplies-Daubers-Pack/dp/B00FDS661Q/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bingo+daubers&qid=1558125814&s=gateway&sr=8-1)

A clipboard, a laminator (cheaper than you'd think), a handheld mirror, a big shoulder bag with lots of pockets.

For metal coins to cost around $20 and to have enough coins for most games is really difficult requirement (not even getting into it being genre-less). The Scythe Coins is a good find and you may need to hold out for that or other suggestions people have made and in the short term you could play with pennies, nickels, and dimes (or your regional equivalent). Those are small, plentiful, and the best bang for your buck.


With that said if you are willing to go a little outside your price range, i'd look into penny gems link. Those are genre free, have a interesting counting symbology (count the points on the pictures, Half moon is 2, triangle is 3, hexagon is 6 and so on), are self healing, no slip stacking and don't tip over on wobbly tables if they are stacked high. Also, because of the material they are made out of, you can write on them with permanent marker and it will wipe off. This is great for temporary custom token making. These coins visually don't seem that great on the internet but they have a surprising good quality feel to them when you hold them. I backed the dudes first kickstarter years ago and have been really happy with them ever since. Also check out the rest of his etsy, he has all kinds of custom penny gem stuff for various games.


If you are adamant on price but not on the material then for the ultimate in light weight, packing convenience, and price look no further than bingo tokens link. $10 for a thousand in a multitude of colors. You could write on these and put whatever you want or go nuts with game appropriate stickers. It wont erase like penny gems but they are so cheap it wouldn't matter.


I have no idea why I got so involved about such a niche circumstance. Anywho, I wish you the best!

Since someone already listed some great crayons I'll tell u what my toddler likes now when he needs something a little different. The dauber markers are [fun] (https://www.amazon.com/DAB-INK-3oz-Bingo-Daubers/dp/B01C4QBW3G/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1525261495&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=daubers&dpPl=1&dpID=61nAZZmrpsL&ref=plSrch) and dip some marbles in paint and let them roll them around a paper it will look like [this] (https://artfulparent.com/marble-painting-for-kids/) also my son likes it when we take shaving cream and mix food coloring in it so he can just make a mess. Someone mentioned laying out parchment paper and I agree with that.

I use transparent plastic bingo chips for monsters I don't have figures for. $7 for 300, group monsters by color, number them with a sharpie.

> Daubers

These things I think. They are used for marking bingo cards. I would love a rundown of how it was done, it looks amazing.