Architectural Bingo

Download the Bingo Card PDF (provided below) to start playing a fun-filled game of identifying architecture. Below is a list of ways you can play Bingo.

For a list of definitions, please see the Glossary.

A. Outdoor Bingo

  1. Find some friends or a family member to play this game with you.
  2. Print a copy of the bingo card for each player.
  3. You and the other players visit an older neighborhood in your community. Be sure that each player has: (a) a copy of the bingo card, (b) a pencil or pen, (c) a clipboard or other smooth, hard surface on which to write on the bingo card.
  4. Walk through the neighborhood and look at the buildings. Try to find the architectural features found on the bingo card. .When you find one, write the address of the house on the bingo card block that shows the feature you found.
  5. The first person to find five features in a row, calls BINGO! and wins the game. The center block marked FREE counts as one block.  


B. Online Bingo
Hunt for houses on the Greater Portland Landmarks web site pages

  1. Print out one bingo card.
  2. Browse through the pages of the Greater Portland Landmarks web site and look for buildings which have the features shown in the blocks on the bingo card.
  3. When you find a building with one of the features, write its web page address on that block. If there is more than one building on the page, write the name or number of the building that has the feature. Then continue looking for other features..
  4. Can you find all of the features? They are all somewhere in our web site, so search through the photo galleries.


C. On-line Bingo with another person

  1. You can play this game with another person using the same computer.
  2. Print out a bingo card for yourself and one for each other player.
  3. Set a timer or have someone time you for five minutes and see how many features you can locate on the Greater Portland Landmarks web site.
  4. Once your time is up, let the next player browse and see how many features that player can find.
  5. Who found the most features in five minutes?

Architectural Bingo Card (PDF)