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Bingo Chips vs Bingo Markers
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The second most important thing when getting ready to play
Bingo (the first of course is getting a good seat so you can both hear the
caller and see the tote board) is what to use to mark your card. Are Bingo
chips sufficient, or do you go with the marker?
Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Bingo chips are incredibly easy
to clear for the next Bingo round; with a marker, the card must either be
discarded or wiped off. Plus, a mistake made with a marker is much more serious
than one made with a Bingo chip. Running 5 cards across and paying attention
for the next called number is difficult enough; with a mistake your Bingo
chances can be obliterated.
Still, I like the marker for one specific reason; it's finality. Marking a box
with a marker gives you that extra bit of comfort, knowing that no table
jostling or shift will unsettle any of your cards. The marker provides a clear,
certain mark that doesn't easily come off and therefore helps decrease
confusion later on in the game. Running multiple cards with a marker allows you
to need only a glance to see what has already been called, and what still needs
to be called to get you your Bingo.
Bingo chips shift too easily, and unless you know exactly the size and
dimensions of the boxes on the cards, you can easily find yourself in a
situation where your Bingo chips are too large, and overflow into surrounding
boxes. That's ok in the early stages of a Bingo game, but as your card fills
up, it gets harder to manipulate the chips, and takes diverts your attention.
Once you lose that little bit, it's difficult to catch back up.
If Bingo chips are a must, I recommend ones with a sticky surface; perhaps
rubber coated. That way, at least you can minimize the slipping and shifting.
And then once again focus your attention on what's going to be called next and
not worry about what was called before.
--< Watchdog
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