Printable bingo cards, numbers 1-75

What's on a 75-ball card

Each column draws from its own range of fifteen numbers, which is what lets players scan a card quickly when a number is called:

• B - 1 to 15
• I - 16 to 30
• N - 31 to 45 (with the free space in the center)
• G - 46 to 60
• O - 61 to 75

Within a column the numbers are shuffled, so two players rarely mark the same squares in the same order.

Running a game

The caller draws numbers at random and announces them with their letter - "G 52", "B 9". Players mark any match. Drawing from a hat of 75 numbered slips works fine; so does a phone random number app. Check each call off on a caller sheet so you can verify a winning card when someone shouts bingo.

Decide the winning pattern before the first call. The usual options:

• Single line - any row, column or diagonal. Quick, good for a first round.
• Four corners - just the corner squares.
• X - both diagonals.
• Blackout - every square. Takes most of the 75 numbers, so save it for the last game.

Printing tips

Cards print one per page on standard letter paper. Cardstock holds up better if you plan to reuse them, or slide plain paper cards into sheet protectors and let players mark them with dry-erase markers. Pennies, dried beans and bingo daubers all work as markers.

Plan on one card per player, plus a few spares. For a large group, a pack of unique cards with a matching caller sheet saves you from printing the free set several times - and guarantees nobody holds a duplicate.