image by @simplymike

Thanks to everyone for the great participation in the last Bingo Game! We are back with another edition of Steemit Bingo in support of yet another great initiative by @davemccoy:
https://steemit.com/play4anewbie/@davemccoy/play-4-a-newbie-challenge-day-4-scoreboard-and-games-to-play

My apologies to @bengy and others that missed out in putting in an entry last time, and I hope @simon62 will get a chance to play this time as well :) For those who thought that the contest didn't have quite the same excitement as the first edition of Steemit Bingo, I am introducing a couple of new features to make it more exciting.

Also, as we have done in the previous two games, we want to put the spotlight on groups that are promoting Steemit and supporting Steemians to build a better community here on this platform. This week we are featuring the Information Finding Championship that was created by @apolymask, a contest that is unlike any other you will see on Steemit!

With new challenges and different talents/skills/knowledge showcased in each round, this is truly a contest where everyone has a chance to shine. These are some of the challenges and entries to give you an idea of the flavour of the contest:
https://steemit.com/informationfinding/@ifc/ifc-winning-round-results-so-far

How to Play

Eligibility

This game is open to anyone who is a follower of @ifc or have participated in any of the IFC rounds so far. So make sure you follow the account or participate in one of the IFC rounds to make sure that you have an eligible entry.

Make your bingo card

Create a 4 x 4 grid and fill it with the account names from the list of followers of the @ifc account (there are around 50+ followers last time I checked so plenty to choose from!). A simple way to creating tables is to use the '|' symbol like this and then leave a space and add a username and repeat until you have four in one row.

Why 16 names? Because I think it is just enough for you to put down your favourite people plus a few new people that you can learn about through playing the game :)

PLEASE DO NOT use the '@' symbol with the username otherwise @ginabot is probably going to go crazy!

So just something like this is fine:

| abh12345 | amariespeaks | bashadow | bengy |

Then you repeat until you have completed four rows like so (but choose different names):

| abh12345 | amariespeaks | bashadow | bengy |
| charisma777 | dylen | haedre | kryptocek |
| laurawhite | simplymike | tonyr | nonamegirl |
| whaledreams | rupok | mr-mike | noganoo|

Or you can go to the Markdown Tables Generator (http://www.tablesgenerator.com/markdown_tables) if you like something fancier.

abh12345	amariespeaks	bashadow	bengy
charisma777	dylen	haedre	kryptocek
laurawhite	simplymike	tonyr	nonamegirl
whaledreams	rupok	mr-mike	noganoo

And if you are artistic then there's also nothing stopping you from creating an image as well... see previous contest entries here:

• https://steemit.com/makesteemitgreat-again/@fibrefox/newbiegames-bingo-a-new-way-to-make-connections-and-have-fun
• https://steemit.com/makesteemitgreat-again/@fibrefox/steemit-bingo-game-2-make-connections-and-have-fun

NEW RULES

To add some more excitement and variation to this game compared to the two previous games, two new rules have been introduced:

1. OPTIONAL - You can nominate one of the squares to be replaced with @apolymask / @davemccoy thus giving you two chances for that one square by putting an '!' in that square. This is to acknowledge the great work that these two have done for @ifc and @newbiegames respectively, but also for being excellent role models for Steemians striving to make a difference and help others in the community.
2. OPTIONAL - You can nominate one of the squares to be replaced by the 10th name drawn (which could be the same as the name that you have chosen) by putting an 'x' in that square. This will allow you to be able to tick a name off by the 10th move at the spot of your choice unless the name that you have originally chosen has already been drawn.

Register your entry

Place a link of the post that has your card in the comments section of this post before the cut-off period (which is when this post expires). In the mean time you can visit the people on your bingo card and drop them a nice comment on their post or chat to them on Discord.

Drawing of the names

When all the entries are in, I will create a post for the first game titled "Steemit Bingo Game (#)" and will randomly pick a name out of the list of followers of the @ifc acount until someone manages to 'BINGO'.

You can see the process I use in the first game here:
https://steemit.com/makesteemitgreat-again/@fibrefox/steemit-bingo-game-1-winners-announced

PRIZES

For the entries that are first to 'BINGO'
The winner(s) of the game will share in the SBD generated from the post with half going to @ifc. This will be transferred to their account and posted in the comments section to ensure transparency and fairness of the competition. I will also provide an update during the contest with additional prizes that I am planning to award.

Register your entry NOW and see you in a week's time for the second draw of Steemit Bingo!