Flimsies - Bingo Card Type Printed On Thin Sheets Of Paper

Flimsies - Bingo Card Type Printed On Thin Sheets Of Paper

Flimsies are a type of bingo cards printed on thin sheets of paper. They are typically printed with three cards on a single sheet, but also come in other formats:

One card per sheet
Two cards per sheet
Four cards per sheet
Six cards per sheet
Nine cards per sheet

Flimsies costs $1-$2 per sheet and a win on a flimsy on a "special" game usually pays quite a bit more than a win on a "regular" game.

These are bingo cards patterned on thin sheets of paper. Flimsies are printed in a one, two, four, six or nine card layout but usually they are three cards printed on one whole sheet. On a special game, the win on a flimsy is normally higher compared to that of the win on a regular game. The sheet generally costs $1 or $2. In some areas, it is called “Throwaways”.

Usually there are three cards printed on a single sheet, but flimsies are also available in one, two, six, four and even nine card format. They are usually priced one or two dollars, but a win on a special flimsy game pays quite a little more as compared to a regular games. Flimsy is also called throwaways at certain places.

Traditional bingo cards
Most traditional bingo cards are made of cardboard or paper and can be discarded after the game. However, with internet becoming a common thing, these traditional bingo cards are being fast replaced by computerized or virtual cards. These days, traditional bingo halls too are switching over to flimsies, a set of bingo cards printed on a very thin sheet of paper. Generally flimsies (also known as throwaways) are printed with three cards per sheet, but are also available in one card to nine cards per sheet formats.

Other type of bingo cards
There are basically two types of bingo cards available depending upon the type of bingo being played. Bingo card with 5x5 grid is meant for 75 ball bingo, which is largely played in the US, and other with 9x3 grid is used to play UK style ‘housie’ or 90 ball bingo.

90 ball bingo cards, unlike US bingo cards, comprises of 27 squares arranged in 9 vertical columns and 3 horizontal rows. Each column has 3 random numbers that adds up to 15 random numbers ranging from 1 to 90, in all. The numbers in the first column range from 1-9, second column from 10-19, third column from 20-29 and so forth.