Bingo maker
Card 1
Every card is different and carries its number, so the caller can check a win without seeing the card.
Themes — one tap swaps the words and colours
One link, a different card on every phone
Send this link to the group chat or paste it into the meeting. Each phone that opens it deals its own card and shows its card number. Nobody signs in, and no names are collected.
Share this word list in the template gallery
- 1Send the link. Everyone opens it on their phone.
- 2Open here, and share this screen or put it on the TV.
- 3Players tap squares as they are called. A winner reads out their card number; you check it.
Press Next to make the first call
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Last calls
Called so far
No ads on the caller. Space bar makes the next call. The screen stays awake while a round is running.
Baby shower bingo: printable cards, ready in a minute
Guests mark the gifts as the parent-to-be opens them. The word list is already here — change anything, choose how many guests, and print.
Baby Shower Bingo pack
The tool above is free and always will be. If you would rather not set a game up yourself, this pack is already done: print it, cut it, play.
- 40 different 5×5 cards, each with its own number
- 40 calling cards to cut out and draw from a bowl
- A caller's checklist to tick as you go
- How to play, with five winning patterns
- Two blank cards and six winner slips
- A QR code that turns any phone or TV into the caller
$3.99
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The short answer
Baby shower bingo is played while the gifts are opened: each guest has a card of likely presents — diapers, onesie, bottle, stroller — and marks each one as it is unwrapped. The first to complete a line calls bingo. Print one card per guest; 40 words on a 5×5 card keeps every card different.
From list to a game in four steps
Step 1: Check the gift list
Forty likely presents are already filled in. Add the ones you know are coming, and remove anything that would give the game away.
Step 2: Set one card per guest
Count guests plus two or three spare. Two cards to a page is a comfortable size to mark on a lap.
Step 3: Print with the call sheet
The last page lists every word, so whoever is writing down gifts can tick them off as they go.
Step 4: Mark gifts as they open
Guests mark each gift as it is unwrapped. The first full line wins; play on to a blackout for a second prize.
Winning patterns, from quickest to longest
Standard US bingo uses 75 balls on a 5×5 card with a free centre; UK bingo and Tambola use 90. Pick the pattern before the first call.
| Pattern | What completes it | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Line | Five in a row across, down or corner to corner. The free square counts. | The standard first prize, and the fastest game |
| Four corners | The four corner squares, nothing else. | A quick extra round, or a small prize |
| Two lines | Any two complete lines on the same card. | A second prize after the first line is won |
| X | Both diagonals, which cross at the free square. | A mid-length game |
| Blackout | Every square on the card. Also called a coverall or full card. | The last and biggest prize of the night |
Calls until the first winner
Measured, not guessed: these are the median results of 200 games per row, dealt by the same engine that makes your cards, with every card checked after each call.
| Words in the list | First line | Blackout |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 8 calls | 24 calls |
| 30 | 10 calls | 29 calls |
| 40 | 13 calls | 37 calls |
| 60 | 18 calls | 54 calls |
| Players | First line | Blackout |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 24 calls | 69 calls |
| 20 | 22 calls | 68 calls |
| 30 | 20 calls | 67 calls |
| 50 | 18 calls | 66 calls |
A longer word list makes a longer game: with only 24 words every card holds the same words, and the first line falls after about 8 calls. At one call every ten seconds, a 75-ball blackout takes around 11 minutes.
40 baby shower bingo words
The list the cards above are drawn from, to copy or print. Edit it in the maker and your cards change with it.
- 1Diapers
- 2Onesie
- 3Bottle
- 4Pacifier
- 5Rattle
- 6Crib
- 7Stroller
- 8Car seat
- 9Bib
- 10Blanket
- 11Teddy bear
- 12Baby wipes
- 13Booties
- 14Burp cloth
- 15Swaddle
- 16High chair
- 17Baby monitor
- 18Bath tub
- 19Lullaby
- 20Nursery
- 21Mobile
- 22Changing table
- 23Baby shampoo
- 24Sleepsuit
- 25Socks
- 26Board book
- 27Hooded towel
- 28Teether
- 29Baby carrier
- 30Nappy cream
- 31Hat
- 32Mittens
- 33Play mat
- 34Bouncer
- 35Breast pump
- 36Diaper bag
- 37Night light
- 38Sippy cup
- 39Baby lotion
- 40Photo album
Four things worth knowing
Hand out pens with the cards
Dabbers are for bingo halls. At a shower, a pen per guest is enough, and the cards make a nice keepsake for the parent-to-be.
Play while the gifts are opened
It is the one part of a shower where guests sit and watch for twenty minutes. Bingo gives them something to do during it, which is why the game exists.
Add the gifts you know about
If the registry says a stroller is coming, make sure it is on the list. A word that never comes up means that square never gets marked.
Have a prize for blackout too
The first line usually falls within the first ten gifts. A second prize for the whole card keeps everyone playing to the end.
No accounts, no player data
Cards and the PDF are made by your own browser. Phone play works without a server at all: the game travels in the link after the # mark, which browsers never send anywhere, and each phone deals its own card from the game number. The caller checks a win by dealing the same card again from its number. There is no list of players, because there is nowhere for one to be kept.
- No sign-up for the host or the players
- No names collected, ever
- Your word list never leaves the device
- No ads on the caller or on players' cards
- No ads printed on the PDF
Questions people ask
Anything we've missed?
How do you play baby shower bingo?
Each guest gets a card of gift words. As the parent-to-be opens presents, guests mark any gift on their card. The first guest to mark a full line across, down or diagonally shouts bingo and wins a small prize.
What words go on baby shower bingo cards?
Likely gifts: diapers, onesie, bottle, pacifier, rattle, blanket, stroller, car seat, bib, baby monitor, teddy bear, wipes and so on. The list above has 40 to start from, and you can add anything from the registry.
Is it really free?
Yes. Every theme, any number of cards up to 500 at a time, the caller screen and phone play are free, with no account. The pages carry ads; the printed cards, the caller screen and the players' phone cards never do.
Are the cards actually different from each other?
Yes. Each card in a game is checked against every card before it, and a repeat is thrown away and redrawn, so no two card numbers in one game carry the same squares in the same places. With a small word list the cards will still share many words — they simply sit in different places.
How do I check a winner?
Every card is printed with a card number and a game number. On the caller screen, type the card number into Check a card: it rebuilds that card from the game number, marks what has been called, and names any line, corners or blackout it has completed. You never need to collect the card.
Does anything get uploaded?
No. The cards and the PDF are made in your browser. Phone play works by putting the game in the link itself, after the # mark, which browsers do not send to any server. There are no accounts and no player names.
Can guests play on their phones instead?
Yes. Choose Play on phones and send the link to the group chat. Each phone gets its own card and marks it by tapping, which works well for a virtual shower too.
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