Thanksgiving Bingo
Bingo for Thanksgiving: every square is something from the feast, the table, the family, the day or the things to be thankful for. One card each on your phone, one long run of calls, and every prize up for grabs from the first one.
2–16 players10-15 minNo app or download
About Thanksgiving Bingo
Bingo built for Thanksgiving, the game between the turkey and the pie: the same five-by-five card and the same rules as the classic game, but every square is a Thanksgiving thing - the wishbone, the kids table, the begging dog, the nap. Each guest gets their own card on their phone, and the board calls one long run of squares.
Every prize is live at once: a quick five, a full row, the four corners, a diagonal - each is claimable the moment somebody actually has it, and the full house ends the game. A guest who missed the early prizes is still in it to the end.
The columns are numbered one to five and the board calls the column with each word, so a square is easy to find on a phone screen. Every square carries a small line-drawn icon, and the board shows a one-line hint under each call for the less obvious ones.
Two to sixteen players and ten to fifteen minutes for a full run. It plays in the browser: the board goes on the TV after the game, and the family joins by scanning a QR code with no app and no accounts. Square artwork is drawn from OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How a room starts
- Pick a game from the catalog — every occasion has its own room.
- Put the game's board screen where everyone can see it: a TV, a laptop, or a shared screen on a video call.
- Players scan the QR code (or type the room code) in their phone's browser. No app, no account.
- Play — everyone answers, votes, and scores from their own phone.
How to play Thanksgiving Bingo
A short narrated walkthrough of the whole game, from joining on your phone to the final scores: watch the how-to video. It is one tap from inside the room too, so a first-time group never needs the rules explained.
Where Thanksgiving Bingo fits
You will find it in the Thanksgiving room and the Family Showdown room, alongside the other games picked for that occasion.
Common questions
- Do we need to print bingo cards?
- No. Each guest gets their own card on their phone and marks it as squares are called.
- What is on the card?
- Seventy-five Thanksgiving things across five columns: the feast, the table, the family, the day, and things to be thankful for.
- Can grandparents and kids play together?
- Yes. The card is one tap per square, the words are large with an icon on every square, and the whole family plays from the same board.
- What can you win?
- A quick five, a row, the four corners, a diagonal, and the full house. Every prize is open at once, and the full house ends the game.
- How many people can play?
- Two to sixteen, for ten to fifteen minutes.
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