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  • Comment: Gameplay and features section does not need separate subsections with one line each. AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 20:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
  • Comment: The sources in this draft give very little depth of coverage to the game itself. Its parent company, Playtika, appears to be notable, but the app itself just gets scant mentions. We need sources about the app itself, which satisfy the sourcing requirements outlined at WP:NCORP.
    I'll add that the 'Gameplay and features' section appears to be sourced to a fandom site, which is unacceptable as a source it's WP:UGC. The same goes for the 'Developer sportlight' source. Anything that cannot be supported by a citation to a reliable source should be removed. There are also too many external links - a single link to the facebook page would be reasonable, but the links to the app stores need to go. Girth Summit (blether) 17:53, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
  • Comment: You have properly disclosed your paid editor status, however you should still go through the AfC process instead of submitting paid articles straight into mainspace. nearlyevil665 17:27, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
Bingo Blitz
Developer(s)Playtika
Publisher(s)Playtika
Platform(s)Facebook, iOS, Android, Kindle, Windows
ReleaseAugust 2012
Genre(s)Social network game

Bingo Blitz is a freemium online board and card game released by Playtika which was published in August 2012 and is available for Facebook, iOS, Android, and Microsoft Windows.[1]

History

Bingo Blitz was initially developed for Facebook in 2010 in Santa Monica, California by Buffalo Studios.[2] By 2011, Bingo Blitz had over 1 million active monthly players, and was the top rated online bingo game on Facebook[3] and one of the top 10 most popular games on Facebook.[4][5] Buffalo Studios was acquired by Caesars Entertainment in 2011, for nearly $100 million.[6] Caesars Entertainment, which purchased Playtika in 2011[7], moved the game to be managed by Playtika in 2012 and it was published on IOS and Android.[8] In 2014, Bingo Blitz entered Facebook's Hall of Fame Games.[9]

Since 2016, Bingo Blitz has grown its revenue by 410% and its daily playing users by over 300%.[10] As of 2019, Bingo Blitz has over a million daily active players worldwide.[11] In 2020, Bingo Blitz had record revenue, since its launch, of $443 million, up 38% from 2019.[12] Bingo Blitz is Playtika's flagship game, and is one of the 100 top-grossing mobile games on Apple and Android devices.[13]

Bingo Blitz is currently (2021) the top-grossing board game app in the United States on the App Store[14] and Google Play.[15]

Gameplay

In the game, each player picks a virtual room, and the play passes through multiple cities around the world. Players compete in an online bingo match when each game combines cases and stories related to the country in which players are located.[16] To start playing you will need to choose a city in which you want to play (doesn’t have to be your location) and then you will be entered into a bingo room in that city. The bingo cards at Bingo Blitz are made up of 24 random numbers across five rows and columns. When the game begins you need to keep an eye out for your numbers to appear so you can cross them off your card. To call bingo depends on what the winning pattern is for that particular round.[17]

The winning patterns in the game are a vertical, horizontal or a diagonal line, or all four corners. Bingo Blitz contains Power-Ups that help you reach a bingo. The cards also contain Bonus Squares that award you with additional in-game prizes when you manage to mark them off.[18] A full game of Bingo Blitz could have anywhere between 10-15 rounds. The players needs to use credits to buy more than one bingo card per round to amp up their chances of getting bingo. Generally the type of bingo on offer is the classic 75 ball bingo but there are other types that crop up with the changing seasons.[17]

Game Rooms and Events

Map rooms are the main rooms, in which players travel across cities on the world map and play online bingo matches, where they can earn various elements. Once the players combine all of the required elements, that are related to that town, they move on to the next town. Additionaly, there are seasonal rooms that changes theme every other week. Every week, Bingo Blitz creates a different event that usually relates to holidays or special occasions, allowing players to collect special elements.[16]

Donations

In April 2020, Bingo Blitz donated one million meals for people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.The meals were provided by the charity Feeding America. 10 meals were dontated for every virtual meal prepared by Bingo Blitz players through playing the game.[19]

Bingo Blitz official Facebook page

References

  1. ^ "Bingo Blitz (2012)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  2. ^ "Buffalo Studios blasts Zynga for copying Bingo Blitz social game". VentureBeat. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  3. ^ Staff, A. O. L. "Bingo Blitz on Facebook proves that grandma's old game still has some life". www.aol.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  4. ^ Olanoff, Drew (2011-12-21). "Top 10 Games on Facebook in 2011". TNW | Facebook. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  5. ^ Diener, Matthew. "Leading Facebook game developer Buffalo Studios releases Bingo Rush onto iPhone". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  6. ^ "Playtika owner Caesars Interactive acquires social gaming product Bingo Blitz". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  7. ^ "Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK): Get In The Game | Seeking Alpha". seekingalpha.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  8. ^ ציפורי, טלי (2016-05-02). ""עדיין לא גירדנו את קצה המזלג, וזה מה שמטריף אותי"". Globes. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  9. ^ "Facebook's best games of 2014 include Cookie Jam, Cower Defense, Bubble Witch 2 Saga, and more". VentureBeat. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  10. ^ "Playtika IPO: What Investors Need To Know". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  11. ^ "Luis Fonsi, Nicole Scherzinger release 'She's BINGO' for Israeli ad". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  12. ^ "Playtika Holding Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter 2020 Results". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  13. ^ Levy, Ari (2021-01-15). "Playtika poised to lead rush of gaming IPOs in 2021, fueled by mobile binge during pandemic". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  14. ^ "Top Grossing Games > Board iPhone Apps Ranking in US". Similarweb. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  15. ^ "Top Games > Board Grossing Apps Ranking - Most Popular Apps in US". Similarweb. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  16. ^ a b "A deep look at Bingo Blitz". GamingLyfe.com - Gaming News, Esports News, Gaming Community. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  17. ^ a b "Bingo Blitz Review 2021 – Free Bingo With a Serious Twist..." www.casino.org. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  18. ^ Allcock, Sam (2021-03-25). "Popular Bingo Games in 2021 | Feast Magazine". Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  19. ^ Partleton, Kayleigh; Writer, Staff. "Playtika's Bingo Blitz is donating meals to Feeding America". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2021-07-21.


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