Throwing a Cosmic Bingo Party
added 31.10.2011, 4:21PM
If you're really into bingo, then there may be a time where you want to throw a bingo party for you and your friends. After all, bingo parties are an excellent way to have a good time, and you can make other friends in the process. Of course, if you have no idea what you're doing, your party could suck, and nobody will come to any of your future bingo parties.
That said, one of the best things you can do is throw a cosmic bingo party. Basically, the word "cosmic" refers to bingo games with the lights off, and lots of glow-in-the-dark lights everywhere. This totally differs from normal bingo games, and offers a great experience for everybody involved. Some of the most important things that you'll need for a cosmic bingo party include the following:
Glow Sticks, Strobe Lights, etc.
While cosmic bingo is played in the dark, there does need to be some method of seeing the cards and pieces to cover them. This being the case, you can use strobe lights and/or stage lights off to the side to provide some lighting. Now this won't make the room totally illuminated, which is the point, but it will give a little extra light. In addition to this, you'll need to have some glow sticks and other glow-in-the-dark accessories for players so they can see their cards. Plus the glow-in-the-dark aspect is what cosmic bingo's all about anyways.
Lighted Bingo Board
Another important aspect to cosmic bingo is having a lighted bingo board that displays all of the called numbers. It's important to make sure that the board is big enough for everybody to see, and hung in a high place (wall-mounted).
Music
The point of a cosmic bingo party is to have fun, so make sure that there's music blaring in the background to keep things lively. As for the choice of music, high-energy pop music that's well-liked by the general population always seems to work well.
An Emcee
One more important element of a good cosmic bingo party is to have a lively emcee announcing all of the action. The role of the emcee is to make sure that everybody hears the numbers (in addition to seeing them on the board), and that they get pumped up by the emcee's antics.
Assuming you pull all of this stuff off well, your cosmic bingo party should be really fun!
