Whether you play bingo in a traditional hall or in an online bingo site chances are you have at least one artefact near you that you consider to be lucky. There isn’t anything to be ashamed of (hopefully) as most people carry some superstitious behaviour of some sort. For example, just ask anyone and they’ll likely tell you they feel uncomfortable walking under a ladder or breaking a mirror. However, with bingo players there seem to be some consistent themes to their lucky charms. Following are some of the most common.
Pictures
The most likely things you’ll see out on tables are images; usually either religious iconography, or a photograph of a relative or pet. Occasionally the pictures will come fully framed in wood and glass, though usually the picture is just a wallet sized picture.
Dolls
While certainly not the height of taste, troll doll tend to be ubiquitous around the bingo circuit. Additionally, they provide a sort of tactile stress relief and you will often see people fidgeting with their dolls.
Clothing
The concept of lucky clothing is certainly not confined to bingo (I have a friend who always wore the same underpants into exams), but like anything the odd lucky tee-shirt or scarf seem to be fairly omnipresent as well. Sometimes the player will avoid laundering the said piece of clothing so as to avoid washing out the luck.
People
Sometimes players will always come in pairs as they seem to find their companions to be the source of their luck. Often this will be employed to the extent that these players will never (or rarely ever) play bingo on their own.
Seats
For the neophyte coming into a bingo hall for the first time, finding a seat can be a bit perilous as many players have a particular seat they find lucky. Therefore it might be a good idea for newbies to wait till most people are already seated before they find a perch of their own.
Daubers
Daubers are an integral part of bingo and as such particular dauber shapes, colors or brands can be ascribed fortuitous attributes. This is so common that in online bingo the dauber icon that marks a player’s card automatically usually can be customized to fit said player’s requirements.
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