Radica Games Talking Bingo 73014 Instruction Manual

BINGO is the name, and fun is the game!

Tired of going to those crowded Bingo halls

where the competition is strong? Well now

you don't have to worry about any of that!

Playing RADICA: BINGO is just like having a

tiny Bingo hall in the palm of your hand!

Whether you're by yourself or with a group of

friends, RADICA: BINGO is fun any way you

play it!  And once you've mastered Standard

Bingo, mix things up with a game Pattern

Bingo or Wild Bingo!

FEATURES

BINGO / START / ENTER / NEW GAME  -

Use this button to turn the game on, enter a

selection, signal when BINGO is reached, or

(when held for 2 seconds) start a new game.

NOTE: If there is no activity for about 30

seconds, the game will automatically turn

itself off.  Press the BINGO / START / ENTER

/ NEW GAME button to turn the game on

again.  While playing Multi-player Bingo, the

unit will go to sleep after all 75 numbers have

been called and there has been no activity

for 30 seconds.

MODE SELECT - Press this button to toggle

through the different game modes.

AUTO-DAUB - When you "daub" a number,

you mark it.  This button turns "on" and "off"

the Auto-daubing feature that automatically

marks the called numbers for you.

NOTE: If Auto-daub is pressed during a

game, the game will automatically mark all

numbers being called as well as numbers

that have been previously called but not

marked.

BUY CARD - Use this button to buy

additional Bingo cards before a game has

started.

SOUND - Controls the game sound

• In Standard, Pattern, 1 Wild, and 2 Wild

Turns sound On or Off

• In Multi-Player toggles the sound between

Off, Low, High

DAUBING STYLUS - Use the Stylus to daub

numbers and press the LEFT / RIGHT

buttons.

SCROLL LEFT / RIGHT - Using the Daubing

Stylus, press these on-screen buttons to

scroll through all of the cards you are playing.

While playing multiplayer Bingo, if the player

wants to look and see what numbers have

been called, they would press the BINGO /

START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to

pause the game, then press scroll left or right

button to scroll up or down through the

numbers that were previously called.

BINGO CARDS - While playing Multi-player

Bingo, you and your friends can play on

these cards while the game unit calls out the

numbers.

BINGO CHIPS - While playing Multi-player

Bingo, mark the numbers on your card by

placing the chip over the numbers that have

been called.

RESET - Using a blunt object, press this

button to reset the game.  Just be careful,

this will erase your current game and score.

GETTING STARTED 

To start a new game, first press the BINGO /

START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to turn

the game on.  Next press the MODE SELECT

button to cycle through the different game

modes.  Then press the BINGO / START /

ENTER / NEW GAME button to enter your

selection.

BUYING A BINGO CARD

This game is just like the real thing.  Before

you begin, you must buy a Bingo card.

Press the BUY CARD button to purchase a

card or cards BEFORE you begin a new

game.  Once a game has started, you won't

be able to buy additional cards.

When starting a brand new game, you are

automatically given 200 points.  When you

buy a card, the cost comes out of those

points.

GAME                                    CARD PRICE

Standard Bingo

20pts

Pattern Bingo

30pts

Wild Bingo 1

40pts

Wild Bingo 2

50pts

LET'S PLAY!

STANDARD BINGO

After you have purchased you card (or

cards), press the BINGO / START / ENTER /

NEW GAME button to start the game.

A letter and number will appear at the top of

the screen and you have to find it on your

card. e.g., B24. Using the corresponding

letters spelling "bingo" at the top of the

screen, find the called number in the column

underneath the letter.

Use the Stylus Dauber to mark each number

called, the object is to get BINGO by

matching five across, vertically, horizontally,

or diagonally. If you are playing multiple

cards, use the stylus to press the SCROLL

LEFT / RIGHT buttons to view those cards

(the card number will be indicated by a

number at the bottom of the screen).  

Bingo Scoring

Standard Mode ................................... 200pts

Pattern Mode (1-7 spaces) ................. 300pts

Pattern Mode (8-12 spaces) ............... 600pts

Pattern Mode (13+ spaces) ...............1000pts

1 Wild Mode ........................................ 250pts

2 Wild Mode ........................................ 300pts

NOTE: After a number is called, you will have

5 to 11 seconds, depends on how many

cards the player is playing with, to daub it on

each card.  But even if you run out of time

and another number is called, you may auto-

daub the previous number at any time.  And

don't forget to daub the FREE space in the

middle!

The game ends when you have BINGO (five

in a row, vertically, horizontally, or diagonally).

When this happens, press the BINGO /

START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to

claim your Bingo.  You will then be given

points depending on the game you're

playing.  If you don't get BINGO, the game

will end after 45 numbers have been called.

NOTE: Be careful!  If you try and claim a

Bingo and you don't have one, you will lose 5

points for every false Bingo that you call.

PATTERN BINGO

This game is similar to Standard Bingo, but

instead of trying to connect five numbers,

you must try and fill a certain pattern.  Press

the MODE SELECT button to choose

PATTERN BINGO.  Then press the BINGO /

START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to

make your selection.

Now it's time to choose your pattern.  Use

the DAUBING STYLUS to press the SCROLL

LEFT / RIGHT buttons to view the different

Model 73014

1 or 12 Players / Ages 8 and up 

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

P/N 82373610       Rev.B

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Bingo/Start/Enter/

New Game

UNCLAIMED

SPACE

DAUBED

SPACE

Auto-Daub

Reset

Sound

Buy Card

Mode Select

Scroll Left

Scroll Right

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