Turn twelve colorful ocean pictures into a simple bingo round for two to four players. This pack includes four different 3 × 3 boards, one set of twelve calling cards and an illustrated guide. Pick a paper size below, keep the boards whole and cut just the calling sheet.
Choose Your Download
The complete pack contains 6 pages. Both paper sizes include the same content. Downloads open directly without an email sign-up.
| File | A4 | US Letter |
|---|---|---|
| Complete pack (6 pages) | A4 PDF | Letter PDF |
| Four player boards (4 pages) | A4 PDF | Letter PDF |
| Calling cards (1 page) | A4 PDF | Letter PDF |
| Illustrated guide (1 page) | A4 PDF | Letter PDF |
Prepare the Boards and Calling Cards
Choose the PDF size that matches your paper: A4 or US Letter. Print in portrait orientation at actual size / 100%. The complete six-page pack contains four player boards, one calling-card sheet and one illustrated guide. Use either the complete pack or the separate files below; printing both would duplicate the pages.
Keep all four player boards whole. Cut the calling sheet around its outer edge and along the shared straight grid lines to make twelve 43 × 58 mm cards. Give each of two to four players a different numbered board. Have a pencil ready, or supervise loose paper counters if you prefer reusable boards. No separate counters are included in the PDFs.
Meet the Twelve Pictures
Look for a blue whale, a leaping dolphin and a gray shark alongside a green sea turtle and a gray seal. The smaller creatures include an orange octopus, a curled seahorse, a yellow starfish, a red crab and a pink jellyfish. A broad blue manta ray and a pink fan-shaped shell complete the twelve calling pictures. The shell is a picture in the game too; the set is not limited to animal portraits. Each numbered board uses nine of these twelve pictures in a different arrangement, so some calls will be absent from an individual board.
A Closer Look at Board 1
Octopus, dolphin and crab open the top row. Sea turtle, seahorse and seal fill the middle. Shark, whale and manta ray run along the bottom.
A Closer Look at Board 2
Seahorse, manta ray and crab sit above whale, shell and sea turtle. Octopus, dolphin and starfish finish the board. Its central picture is the pink shell.
A Closer Look at Board 3
Seal, starfish and whale begin this board. Seahorse, octopus and jellyfish form its middle row; sea turtle, shell and manta ray are underneath.
A Closer Look at Board 4
Octopus, shell and whale appear at the top. Jellyfish, manta ray and starfish cross the middle, above crab, shark and seal.
Call, Mark and Check a Line
Shuffle all twelve calling cards face down. The caller turns over one card, shows the picture and says its name. Players mark that same picture if it appears on their own board. If it is absent, they wait for the next call. Leave called cards face up so everyone can check them.
Three marked pictures in a straight line win: horizontally, vertically or diagonally. There is no free middle square. For example, on board 1 the diagonal from top left through the center to bottom right is octopus, seahorse and manta ray. All three must have been called; a mark in another square does not complete that diagonal. The illustrated guide shows this exact line.
When someone calls bingo, compare each picture in their claimed line with the face-up calling cards. If two players finish on the same call, share the win. For a new round, erase pencil marks or remove counters, gather all twelve calling cards and shuffle again.
Choose a Relaxed First Round
Show a calling picture for as long as the group needs and help match it by shape and details. This keeps the game usable for children who do not read the labels yet. A caller and one player can use a single board for a quiet version; with more players, use the four different boards rather than several copies of the same arrangement.
Store the twelve calling cards with the uncut boards. Before packing away, count the cards so a missing picture does not silently prevent a line in the next game.
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