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What is Blingo?

BLINGO is free bar bingo for prizes here in Minneapolis. Body-movin' tunes and lots of glitz.

Every Monday at Be'Wiched Deli from seven to nine in the evening.

Every Tuesday at the 331 Club from seven to nine in the evening. 
Every Wednesday at Pat's Tap from ten in the evening to midnight.
Every Thursday at the Triple Rock from eight to ten in the evening.

History...

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One of my favorite parts about living in Northeast Minneapolis is the bar games.  Just about any watering hole you walk into has bingo, pull tabs, or a good meat raffle going.  The only thing is, when I would attend these events, I would be the youngest person in the room by a good 50 years.  I thought: "wouldn't it be fun if there was a bingo night for my peers and the young and heart?"

                                                                  That was the day BLINGO was born.

Rules...

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♪  Have fun! Move, dance, head-bob, or wave your dauber in the air like you just don't care.
♫  You can get a "Blingo anywhere on your playing card. It just as to be in the correct shape per round.
♪  No Boo-ing at winners. Only praise is welcomed for their grand Blingo playing skills
♫  One sheet (with typically three boards) per person, per round. Last round you will receive TWO sheets per person (typically six boards.)
                                                                       ♪  FIRST  to call out "Blingo" takes home the prize.                 
                                                                       ♫  I am not responsible if you get ill or die from drinking out of the Chalice. 
                                                                       ♪ No complaining about the music.  

Press...

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Ready, Set, BINGO - Twin Cities Metro Magazine - Bingo isn't only for the nursing home anymore...

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Best Bar Bingo - Twin Cities Metro Magazine - What is blingo? It's bingo played to rap music. But it's more than that. It's laughing along with hilarious hostess Ellie Blades...

 

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Best Bar Bingo - Twin Cities Metro Magazine - It's bingo set to rap music. Simple, elegant, genius. Plus one of our co-workers once called resident ball-caller Ellie Blades "the funnest person in the world." To her face... 

 

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Day 133: Blingo at the 331 Club -This ain't your grandmother's Bingo. Unless she's the rowdy type. These hipster types manage to make the squarest game known to man cool somehow...

 

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Bar Blingo at the Triple Rock Social Club - Blingo seems to be the new craze sweeping the Minneapolis bar scene as of late...

 

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Nightlife: Bingo is the game-o - Then there's the 331 Club's hipster version, "blingo."...

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Blingo - Then A night of bingo may sound pretty square, but Blingo brings out the big pimpin', glamorous side of the game.  How?  Rather than being held in a cold, stale church basement, this ongoing party ...

 

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BLINGO: Not Your Grandma's Bingo - No, not Bingo, BLINGO! The always sassy 331 club puts their spin on your Grandma's favorite sport with this weekly hipster-friendly bingo party...