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Luck has always played an essential role in our lives. Although most people don’t admit it, they do believe in fortune and superstitions. When it comes to bingo, luck is one important factor of winning. Of course skills do count and players try to make the best of their abilities by creating strategies but in the end no good player can deny the importance of luck in this game. Can people just stand there and wait for a good chance? No of course, as we want to be in full control of our lives even when it comes to fate. That’s the reason why superstitions and lucky amulets emerged.
As bingo is all about numbers, one of the most famous superstitions is the one regarding number 13 which is of course considered bad luck just like in real life. In the other corner of the game lies number 7, the most popular lucky number in the bingo world.
Before the Bingo Caller yells “Eyes down” some players walk round their chair three times to increase their luck or if they have won before, to keep their luck from vanishing.
Speaking of chairs, most bingo players have a lucky seat. It is important where you sit but it is also important when you play, the day and even the hour as players have their own lucky days and hours. Clothing items should not be ignored either. Bingo enthusiasts bring their lucky t-shirts, shoes and even underwear in the room. Nicknames are also believed to have some influence over a player’s chance of gaining. What is more, some players feel more comfortable when certain friends or acquaintances are in the game room.
Lucky charms are of course widely known in the bingo environment and lucky charms include things such as: loved ones photos, pictures of pets, all sort of belongings like teddy bears, cigarettes, dolls, monkeys and so on.
Aside from numbers generally considered lucky or unlucky, players have their own preferences for numbers and different numbers have different meanings for players.
Let us not forget online bingo players who ask for a ball because they think the bingo caller will actually listen to them and asking is not the right word here, they rather yell, beg and promise things just to hear their number called out.
Simple things matter so no detail is left behind, lucky places, charms and rituals all come to a player’s aid. Of course the question “does it really work?” comes in mind. Nobody knows for certain but all superstitions have a true foundation and what counts most of all is that the players think it works and they begin believing in their own luck. Optimism can’t hurt and that’s a thing no skeptical person can argue with.
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