Supplies: BingoMaker

My problem:

• Create a game to review the typical misconceptions about a product and provide the correct facts.
• 23 Misconceptions (I requested 2 additional misconceptions to complete the 5X5 grid)
• 100 participants in a room divided into 10 tables of 10 participants

After a few days of mulling over the problem, the idea of a BINGO style game popped into my head. Instead of numbers, product facts would be listed on each card. We would present the misconception and have the participants match this with the fact on the card.

To make this more simple, each misconception would be labeled with a BINGO letter and a number (1-5). This means that they would only have 5 possible answers to each misconception. If they made a match, they would cover the fact with a square marked with the appropriate number. Thus, when checking for a correct BINGO win, the question would be easily identified by naming the column letter and the square number (Question B1).

This created an additional problem: each one of the 100 participants would need a unique BINGO board. There was no way I could handmake them, so I googled and found BingoMaker. It wasn't all I wanted: I wanted to have the "free" square indicated with a corporate icon and the headers aren't outstanding. On the other hand, you can choose unique headers - so instead of BINGO; you can have five categories of items, or your favorite 4 or 5 letter acronym.

Other features:

• The board is configurable to 4X4 or 5X5
• The free square can be in the center, appear randomly or be turned off
• Answers can be randomized within a column category or randomized throughout the board
• Call sheet is randomized; and can be printed as a table, as flashcard, or as questions with the answers in parands
• Font and font size is customizable