A card for every guest
Type the guest list once and every guest gets a card with their name above the grid, all of them different. Without names, choose the number of cards and each gets a line to write a name on. The pictures need no reading, so the children can stay up and play with the grown-ups; the words under them can be turned off.
A game for the hours before midnight
A 3 × 3 card makes a game of a few minutes, 4 × 4 a longer one, and 5 × 5 is the classic card with all 24 pictures and a free middle. Play several rounds through the evening; for one long game, play 3 × 3 cards for a full card, which takes about 17 to 20 calls. The grid is 18 cm square on US Letter or A4, one card to a page.
For the morning after, the resolution sheet gives each child a page for the new year, and the goals bingo card turns the grown-ups’ goals into a bingo card for the lock screen.
Questions
How many cards can I print?
Up to 40, one to a page, so every guest gets one. Type the guest list one name per line and every card carries a name, or leave the names empty and choose how many cards. The last page holds the calling cards.
Are all the cards different?
Yes. Every card is shuffled from the same 24 pictures and checked against the others, so no two are the same. A 5 × 5 card shows all 24 around a free middle, each card in its own order; 4 × 4 cards carry 16 of the 24 and 3 × 3 cards 8 and a free middle. Shuffle all cards again prints a new set.
Which pictures are on the cards?
A party hat, a noisemaker, a clock, fireworks, confetti, balloons, a disco ball, a calendar, a star, a crown, a party horn, streamers, a sparkler, a cake, the moon, a wristwatch, the ball drop, a list of resolutions, a party mask, a bow tie, a snowflake, a cupcake, a present and the night sky.
How do you play New Year's Eve bingo?
Cut the calling cards apart and mix them in a bowl. Draw one at a time and call out the picture, or hold it up; everyone who has it covers it. The first player with a full row, column or diagonal calls BINGO; on 3 × 3 and 5 × 5 cards the free middle counts as covered. For a longer game, play 3 × 3 cards for a full card: the first one fills after about 17 to 20 calls. Not on 5 × 5 cards, which carry all 24 pictures, so every card would fill on the last call.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The cards and the PDF are made in your browser. The names you type stay in this browser, and no request carries them anywhere.