(((name))) Hugs.
Wink
smile
Laugh
1tg, 2tg… etc. Shows how many numbers the player has before she or he has bingo.
afk. Away from keyboard.
bbl. Be back later.
bbs. Be back soon.
brb. Be right back. Is commonly used when a player needs to leave for a minute. Maybe grabbing a cup of coffee or answering the phone.
btw. By the way.
faq. Frequently asked questions. Often listed on the website.
fyi. For your info.
gg. Good game. To wish another player good luck.
gj. Good job.
gl. Good luck.
gtg. Got to go.
ic. I see.
irl. In real life.
kit. Keep in touch.
l8r. Later.
lol. Laugh out loud. Since no one can hear your tone of voice or laugh, this shows something is funny.
nn. Nighty night. Good night.
np. No problem.
pls. Please. Also a wish for luck. Usually combined with the number, like 2 pls.
ppl. People.
ttyl. Talk to you later. Can be used after brb, and means the player will talk to you later. Maybe at the next game.
wb. Welcome back.
wtg. Way to go. When a winner is called the chats usually pour with wtg:s from the other players cheering on the winner.
ysr. Yeah… sure… right..

Now you know the most common used bingo chat abbreviations so have fun and GL with the Bingo Lingo!

First off, be careful about moving your queen out too early. Unless you know exactly what you are going to do with it, and unless you know that it will be absolutely safe, don’t engage with your queen. The chances of losing your queen increase dramatically once it is out in the open, and your odds of winning decrease rapidly when your queen gets captured. Also, don’t forget to utilize your knights. Did you know that knights are often used to set traps? They are effective in this way because of their erratic style of movement.

It is more difficult to see pending danger from a knight unless your opponent is a more seasoned veteran who has learned to watch for it. Also, don’t underestimate your pawns. They might be slow, tiny, and seemingly worthless, but they can help to barricade your enemies pieces in, thus rendering them useless. Use your pawns to  support your bigger pieces, and also use them to threaten the big pieces on your opponents side while you protect them with a castle or with your queen.  This works well because your pawn is the one in pending danger, and if your castle has to move, all you are losing is a pawn. This is better than losing a castle or a rook.

Another similar game that is perhaps even more like that of the contemporary bingo we play today is the French Lottery. This take on Bingo also took its roots from the Italian Lottery and was extremely well-liked by the wealthy French business men in the 18th century.

The game housed a series of numbered discs, the wooden discs were numbered from 1 to 90 and the game involved a caller drawing them out of a bag and then revealing the numbers drawn to the game players. Each player held a similar card to that of the one seen today and housed a total of 9 columns and 3 rows. Column 1 held a mixture of numbers, anywhere between 1 and 10 and column 2 held a series of numbers between 11 and 20. This pattern continued up to the number 90, which appeared on the last column. The winning participant would be the first person to cover every number on an entire row.

Other versions of the bingo game were spotted in Germany, but these versions were used for educational purposes as appose to methods of gambling.

Today bingo is a well known game all over the world but is particularly well loved in the UK where there are hundreds of bingo halls and online bingo sites dedicated to the bingo cause.