Football Bingo for Bars: Game Day Bingo

How it runs

Kickoff to the final whistle in three steps

Pick tonight's game

Open Game Day Bingo on a TV and pick the game from this week's schedule. The screen counts down to kickoff and shows a big QR code.

Guests scan for a card

Everyone scans with their phone and gets their own card of football plays, with squares named for tonight's two teams. No app, no sign-up.

The game marks the cards

Every play that settles a square marks it on every card, on the phones and the TV. The first cards to make each winning pattern are crowned on screen.

Why sports bars run it

A reason to stay for the whole game

Game Day Bingo on a bar TV: the Football Bingo blower, the live score, a QR code to scan and the winners board

The whole room is watching the same plays

A blowout still has a race on every card. Guests who came for one quarter stay for four, because the next sack or field goal might be the square they need.

A Game Day Bingo card on a phone, with squares like Rams TD and Holding marked

Nothing to call, nothing to check

There is no caller and no paper. The game reads the live play-by-play and marks every card for you, and the winners are checked automatically, so your staff never has to settle an argument.

A BINGO! celebration on the bar TV naming the winner, Jess, the pattern she won and the prize, a bucket of wings

Winners on the big screen

Set the winning patterns in order, like a single line and then four corners, and the prize for each. When a card wins, the TV celebrates it by name, and the next pattern is up.

Never ahead of your TV

Game Day Bingo runs a little behind the live broadcast on purpose, so a phone never spoils a play before the room sees it. If your TV runs further behind, a hold setting waits longer before it marks.

Pricing

Included in Nightcap, $49 per venue per month

Game Day Bingo is part of the one plan for every game at your bar. Free for the first 30 days, and you keep $49 for as long as you stay.

Game Day Bingo

$49/mo, every game

Football bingo on the TV, cards on every phone, marked from the live game, with your prizes.

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Questions

Game Day Bingo FAQ

Which games can we play along with?

NFL and college football games from the week's schedule. Pick the game on the TV before kickoff, and the cards are made for those two teams.

Do we have to call the plays or mark the cards?

No. The squares mark themselves from the live play-by-play. You can switch to players marking their own cards and calling BINGO if you prefer, and a claim is still checked against the game.

Will phones spoil plays before our TV shows them?

No. The game runs slightly behind the live broadcast by design, and a hold setting lets you wait longer if your TV feed runs behind.

Can guests join after kickoff?

Yes. A guest who joins late gets a card with the plays so far already marked, or a blank card if you prefer. It is one setting.

What does it cost?

Game Day Bingo is included in Nightcap's $49 per venue per month plan for every game, with a free 30-day trial and no card to start. It is in beta while bars try it.

Is it gambling?

No. It is free to play, like a trivia night. The prizes are yours to set, such as a round or a bucket of wings, and no one pays to play.

Football bingo that plays along with the game