What's new on BingoHoster
Everything we have added, newest first. If you would like something that is not here, tell us on Facebook or X.
Patterns, Zoom, offline play and more
- 36 named 75-ball patterns in the game builder, each drawn out, from four corners to blackout, plus a bingo patterns library page you can play from.
- A step-by-step guide to bingo on Zoom, Teams and Meet.
- The card generator now prints up to 500 unique cards in one set.
- The site installs to your phone's home screen and Solo plays offline once you have opened it.
- Bingo numbers 1 to 75 with letters, alongside the 1 to 90 page.
- Pick a theme on the homepage and every game mode opens in it.
- Motion in the game: the ball drops in, dabs stamp with a ripple, the board bursts, a card one number away breathes gold.
The caller page and the guides
- Bingo calls page with a play button on every number and the story behind the classics.
- Bingo numbers 1 to 90, a printable checklist with every call.
- Play with friends rebuilt as a step-by-step guide with real screenshots and a 14-second video.
- New pages for birthday bingo, Christmas bingo, bingo for seniors and printable bingo cards with five ready-made PDF sets.
- A branded page for lost links.
Quick mode and the player card
- Quick mode: three cards, three bots, no setup, one tap from the game chooser.
- Advanced settings folded away so the builders show only the basics first.
- A player card on this device: XP, levels, streaks and eight badges, with no account.
- A win card after every full house with Play again, Change setup and Your badges.
- On phones the latest number and the BINGO button ride at the top of the screen once the caller scrolls away.
- Wider play area on every game screen on phones.
Say hello on Facebook and X
- BingoHoster is on Facebook and X, linked from the footer.
- A new link-preview card for shared links.
Analytics with consent
- One optional analytics cookie behind a consent banner, declined by default. Nothing else is tracked.
Living rooms and a sharper caller
- The special themes came alive: falling snow, drifting stars, party lights, waves and a haunted room.
- The music cuts as the countdown begins on every mode.
- Called numbers stand out more on every theme.
- The spoken caller no longer sticks on iPhones.
Three modes, named
- The three ways to play are now The Hoster, Solo and Play Online Together.
- 75-ball tickets sit three across on a computer and two across on a phone, with swipe pages when you hold more than a screenful.
- Fundraising wording checked against UK rules, and privacy, terms and accessibility pages added.
Rooms that hold together
- Players in a private room see each other's progress live.
- Tickets in a room match Solo exactly on every screen size.
- Print your tickets from the room and play on paper if you prefer.