The kinds of patterns that can be used in a bingo game depend on the shape of the card.  The British version of the ninety number game with its tickets long and rectangular does not lend itself to playing the game for patterns. They play mostly one line, two line and housie. The U.S. version with its five numbers by five number matrix type grids lends itself well to playing the UK bingo game with different patterns. The patterns add a little variety to the game for the players. Whether or not patterns are used is up to the discretion of the bingo operation. Some online bingo sites have rooms that play nothing but patterns.  Bingo Hall offers more than three hundred different patterns.

They have patterns for letters, numbers, animals, boats, colleges, etc. Most places don’t offer this many patterns, but they do have some that they play online casino. The use of patterns make the game a little more challenging because the players have to be more alert in discerning what numbers are and aren’t in the pattern when they cover their numbers. Some players like this extra challenge.  Some players don’t like the challenge because the game isn’t rote and mechanical as regular bingo is. The important fact is that online bingo sites offer their players the option of playing these games. Those players that want to play patterns can, and those that don’t want to can avoid the games with patterns and play in other rooms.