{"id":6939,"date":"2016-07-18T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T20:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=6939"},"modified":"2016-07-18T16:05:15","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T21:05:15","slug":"chicago-themed-bingo-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-themed-bingo-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out This Hilarious Chicago-Themed Bingo Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a new game to play during your downtime, or maybe you&#8217;re finally tired of <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/pokemon-go-meet-up-in-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\">chasing rare virtual pets around the city<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Take all the annoying, stereotypical things that Chicagoans do, then put them on a bingo card and what do you get? A hilarious game from local blogger Paul Dailing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6960\" style=\"width: 689px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6960\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-3.45.29-PM.png\" alt=\"chicago-themed bingo game\" width=\"689\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-3.45.29-PM.png 689w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-3.45.29-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-3.45.29-PM-600x596.png 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-3.45.29-PM-300x298.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: Paul Dailing via DNAInfo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6961\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6961\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-3.47.47-PM-300x300.png\" alt=\"chicago-themed bingo game\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-3.47.47-PM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-3.47.47-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-3.47.47-PM-600x602.png 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-3.47.47-PM-550x550.png 550w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-3.47.47-PM.png 689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: Paul Dailing via DNAInfo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From people taking bridge selfies to a cyclist running a red light to someone with a Chicago flag tattoo, you know you see these things every day and they might warrant a chuckle or an eye-roll. Now&#8217;s your chance to poke fun at your daily Chicago sightings and make a game out of it. Head to Dailing&#8217;s blog <a href=\"http:\/\/1001chicago.com\/659\/\" target=\"_blank\">1,001 Chicago Afternoons<\/a> or to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnainfo.com\/chicago\/20160718\/downtown\/forget-pokmon-go-downtown-bingo-cards-turn-any-mundane-day-into-game\" target=\"_blank\">DNAInfo<\/a> to print out the card and start filling up your squares during your lunch break. You can also tweet your wins and sightings to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1001chicago\" target=\"_blank\">@1001Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dailing, an award-winning writer and Chicago guru, created the game with some friends and says there might be versions for other cities in the near future. It&#8217;s especially good for those located in the Loop, where you&#8217;ll probably spot all of these things at once. C&#8217;mon, a tourist with a Giordano&#8217;s box or a diseased pigeon? Look right outside your office window! Yes, these commonplace things might get annoying from time to time, but it&#8217;s all in good fun and just more to love about our city.<\/p>\n<p>Can you connect five on the bingo card? Tell us about what you&#8217;ve seen below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a new game to play during your downtime, or maybe you&#8217;re finally tired of chasing rare virtual pets around the city? 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