Zingo! is a game inspired by Bingo released by ThinkFun in 2002.
Players try to fill their Zingo! cards with matching tiles from the Zingo! "Zinger". In the game, the dealer slides the Zinger to reveal two tiles at a time. When a player sees a tile that matches a picture on his/her board, he/she calls out the name of the object and places that tile on the matching space on their board. If two players have that tile, the person who calls out the name of the object first gets the tile. The first player to fill his/her card wins. The green sides have less images in common with the other 7 boards, while the red sides have many of the same images.
Game variations Mini-Zingo – The first player to get three pictures in a row is a winner Zany Zingo – Select 100 Pattern to Match (square, X, cross, etc.) and the first to complete this shape is the winner. Multi-Card Zingo – Players use one or more cards, and the first player to fill one of his/her cards is a winner.
Zingo is also available in Spanish/English, French/English, German/English and Hebrew/English versions.
Reception The San Francisco Chronicle reviewed the game and said, "It's bingo on caffeine, basically, but without the support hose. Players try to fill their cards with matching picture tiles from the 'zinger.' Kids like the competition, naturally, but there also is an educational component. Zingo promises to teach shape recognition and short-term-memory skills in kids."
Awards T.O.T.Y. Nominee – Game of the Year Category – 2008 TDmonthly Classic Award – 2008 ASTRA Best Toys for Kids List – 2008 T.O.T.Y Nominee – Specialty Toy of the Year Category – 2007 The iParenting Media "Hottest Products of 2004" Award – 2004 Grandparents Magazine Top 10 Gifts for Children 8 and Under – 2003 Grandparents Magazine Top Games – 2003 Learning Magazine Teachers' Choice SM Award – 2003 Great American Toy Test Top 18 Toys of the Year −2002 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award −2002 Parents' Choice Award – 2002 Canadian Toy Testing Council Three Star Award – 2003 National Parenting Center – Seal of Approval −2002 EdutainingKids.com Holiday Gift Guide – 2002 iGrandparents.com Holiday Bets – Best Board Game – 8 and Under – 2002 DallasChild Magazine Toy Test – Best Board Game – 2002 Parents' Choice Holiday List – 2002
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