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Mini-Game Examples
These are optional but are run after a round for a little extra fun if you have prizes available. They also help to dispose of used Bingo cards at the end of a round. After the final round, a raffle works great for the last mini game so everyone has a fair equal chance of winning, and you can collect markers whilst collecting the bingo cards.
Feel free to create and try your own games to see if any work well. If they do then let us know and we can add them to the collection!
Feel free to create and try your own games to see if any work well. If they do then let us know and we can add them to the collection!
- Paper aeroplane contest: players write their name on their bingo card and turn it into paper aeroplane to throw. The one that travel the furthest will be the winners. Works best with jumbo cards.
- Cup knockdown: players write their name on their card and crush it into a ball. They then try to knockdown some cups you have stacked like a carnival game. If they knockdown any cups, then they go into a draw to win.
- Bucket toss: players write their name in their card and crush it into a ball. They then try to throw their ball into a raffle bucket that you have setup a short distance away. If it lands inside then they go into a raffle draw to win.
- Music trivia: Players write their names on the back of a bingo card and write numbers 1-5. Play 5 songs to ask a bit of trivia about it (artist/song name etc, make these relatively easy). Call out answers, if players get all 5 correct, they will go into a raffle draw.
- Indoor lawn bowling: players write their name in their card and crush it into a ball. Sit a suitable target a small distance away, players roll their ball to the bottle. The one that rests closest to the target is the winner.
- Heads and tails: Each player stands up and chooses heads or tails by putting their hands on their head or bottom. Do a coin toss and if they lose the round they sit back down. Continue doing this until there is only one player left who is the winners.
- Brain teaser/riddles: Ask a brain teaser question to the audience. They will write their name on their bingo card along with their answer, crush it into a ball and place it in a raffle draw. Draw out a card and if the answer is correct then they are the winner, if not then draw another until you draw one with the winning answer.
- Raffle (usually after the final round): players write their name on their card and crush it into a ball. They then drop this into a bucket to all be part of the draw. The name drawn out is the winner.
