London, 4th August 2011 – Yazino today announced the launch of its latest in-sync social game, Extreme Bingo – a dynamic, fast paced and team-based take on traditional bingo. Yazino is the leader in synchronous multiplayer social games – an approach called ‘in-sync gaming’. Yazino players are able to compete in real-time with each other in a fun environment where they can invite their friends, chat, or simply play with a network of like-minded people. Yazino games feature levels, achievements, leaderboards and tournaments, amongst friends and the rest of the Yazino world.
Extreme Bingo takes its inspiration from classic games of skill like Battleships, Minesweeper and Uno, allowing teams of players to compete for control of the ‘Battleboard’ at the same time as they can individually win by being the first to complete their bingo cards. Extreme Bingo is the latest game launched by Yazino that is built around its unique in-sync gaming platform empowering people playing games together in real-time. Extreme Bingo and Yazino’s other games, including Wheel Deal, Roulette, Blackjack, Texas Hold’em and Hissteria, are free to join and play at Yazino.com and on Facebook.
“What we’ve done with Extreme Bingo is taking the best elements of bingo and add a competitive edge and some uniquely social hooks, turning it from a game of chance to a game of teamwork and skill,” said Hussein Chahine, Yazino’s Founder and CEO. “Extreme Bingo is a perfect example of Yazino’s approach to social gaming.”
Just like traditional bingo, a numbered ball is called every round, and if that number appears on any of the players’ bingo cards, it’s crossed off. But what makes Extreme Bingo different is that this is only where the game really starts: for every number that’s crossed off, players gain power-ups which can be placed strategically on the Battleboard. Each player tries to turn as many of the Battleboard slots as possible to their team’s colour, using power-ups to help their own team or block their opponents; power-ups can even be chained together for greater effect.
Players on the same team can see the power-ups placed by their team mates, but not their opponents, leading to fast and frenetic games where the winner isn’t clear until the very last move! The game ends when a player calls ‘Bingo!’ – with the team that has the greatest share of the slots of the Battleboard sharing the bonus team prize.
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