Features
Stateside Bingo has loads of great features and options making it easy for you to run
your bingo events just the way you want.
General features
  • Plays 75 ball bingo and includes a bingo caller, flashboard, card checker, card printer and a pattern editor.
  • The main options and settings are controlled using a familiar and easy to use tabbed page interface.
  • The session manager helps you setup your bingo sessions with ease. Save your work and reload the sessions time after time. Easily edited.

The session manager being edited

Stateside bingo session manager
  • Runs full screen - no taskbar or toolbars visible for a nice tidy professional look. Can also be run in a maximised window.
  • Automatically saves all of your settings. **
  • Card data, session manager data, voices and custom patterns are saved to your Documents folder which makes it easy to backup your important data.
  • The software can make use of a second display device (in DualView mode) if available, which can be configured independently to the primary display. Can also be used with a display that has been rotated 90 degrees if required.
  • Option to use up to 5 power balls in your games.
  • Option to play a sound if the game is won on a power ball number. You can easily change the default sound for one of your own.
  • Options to play odd/even numbered games.
  • Option to play with up to 2 wild numbers.
  • Can be used alongside a traditional blower or cage - pick the numbers using your blower/cage and use the software as a display device/card checker.

Bingo patterns
  • You can play up to 3 patterns in any game.
  • Choose from the 20 patterns that are included or design your own with the easy to use pattern editor.
  • Option to show the current pattern graphics on-screen, which animates if necessary to show all winning combinations.

The pattern editor

Bingo pattern editor


Bingo cards
  • Option to allow you to use your own cards (e.g. shutter type cards), including winning card verification (manual input of data required, certain limitations apply).
  • Print your own randomly generated bingo cards. These are not pre-programmed in any way.
  • Print up to 99999 cards. ** (Trial version allows you to print 180 cards)
  • Print between 1 and 500 randomly generated sheets of bingo cards with 1 click of the mouse. **
  • Have the numbers printed Normal, Bold or Jumbo to make them really stand out.
  • Optional user defined header at the top of each page so you can personalise your bingo cards with the name of your event, fundraiser, school, party etc.
  • Optional user defined text above each strip. Print the date, game number, page number or whatever you want.
  • Print coloured borders around the bingo cards. Choose from a 12 colour palette or print in black and white. Make your own bingo books.
  • Each card has it’s own serial number printed inside the FREE square for automatic win verification.
  • Prints standard sized cards (6 per sheet), large cards (2 per sheet) or extra large cards (1 per sheet).
    The larger cards are ideal for anyone with partial visual loss or co-ordination difficulties or for special games.

Example bingo cards

Red bingo paper with normal font size     Green bingo paper with bold font size     Blue bingo paper with jumbo font size


Bingo caller
  • The software can generate random numbers for the bingo caller to call out, or use automatic voice calling (1 demo voice file included).
    If you prefer (or need) to use a blower, cage or other equipment to draw the numbers then this software can be used a display device/card checker only. Draw the ball from your blower or cage and click the corresponding number on the software’s flashboard.
  • The current card colour and game number are shown on the screen.
  • Easily record your own bingo caller voice files with the inbuilt voice recorder (microphone required).
  • Manual or fully automatic calling with variable time between numbers (3 to 30 seconds) - ideal for young, old, beginners and veterans.
    Pause and restart the calling at any time.
  • Only calls the numbers that are needed for the patterns used in the current game.
  • Option to show the flashboard when calling the bingo - easy to see which numbers have been called.
  • The letters on the flashboard flash if all numbers under the letter have been called.
  • Use multiple voices if you have them. The software will pick one at random when calling the numbers.
  • Turn speech on or off at any point.
  • Change the background image of the callers screen (bmp, jpg, gif, wmf and png formats supported). Plain solid colour also supported.
  • Change the colour of almost anything on screen.
  • Change the colours on the flashboard.
  • Change the default text that appears on the buttons and labels to your liking. Also useful for changing the text to a different language.
  • Option to play by proper bingo rules (no late claims) or to allow late claims.

Bingo caller screenshots

Bingo caller          Bingo caller with 2 power ball numbers shown in gold on the flashboard


Bingo checker
  • Type in the serial number of the winning bingo card and see it displayed on screen instantly.
  • The software will mark off all the numbers that have been called and will even show you if it’s a winner or not. No extra software or database required (only available for cards printed by this software or entered manually)
  • Manual checking also available.
  • Undo/Redo buttons to allow you to step back/forward through the called numbers.

Bingo checker screenshots

Bingo checker showing a winning line          Bingo checker showing a power ball winning line

 

** - These features are only available after registration. See the payment page for details.
Please download the free demo.

 


Site updated:
18 August 2010
 

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