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I have updated my pages of first names ('bbingo.xyz/n') and idioms ('bbingo.xyz/i')

There is a new version of the 'British Bingo' game with the changes made since the last release. See: 'sourceforge.net/projects/britbingo/files/for-developers/coming-soon/', or 'github.com/Bert-Beckwith/British-Bingo'. Play it at 'bbingo.xyz/a'.

The changes made are:... read more

I have collected more data about the probabilities of getting a 'line' or 'house' with a given number of players.

I have simulated lots of games with up to 50 players.

I get a skewed normal distribution. It is skewed because not all combinations of numbers fit into the nice layout of players' boards.

My web page 'bbingo.xyz/s2' has updated graphs in the second parts of section 1.3 and 1.4

I have added more first names to my page at 'bbingo.xyz/n'. There are 32353 names which can be searched with a regular expression.

I have added more idioms to my page at 'bbingo.xyz/i'. There are idioms for 'wow', 'relax', 'eccentric', 'get ready' and 'join in'

I now put the source code of my game on Github as I complete changes.that I make since the last release. See: 'github.com/Bert-Beckwith/British-Bingo'.

This source code is also on SourceForge in the 'coming-soon' folder of the 'for-developers' folder

I have more data about the frequency distributions of how many balls are read out before a player has a 'line' or 'house'. I have run my game a lot for 41 to 45 players. It is a skewed normal frequency distribution. The average goes down less and less as more and more players join. In other words, the average 'tends' to a value, but this in not quite 5 or 15. Maybe this is all because my game lays out the numbers on the boards to look nice. So some combinations of numbers like '1,2..15' are not represented. See the second parts of sections 1.3 and 1.4 of 'bbingo.xyz/s2'

I have added 'accordians' to the page showing the full change history of the 'British Bingo' game. See 'bbingo.xyz/c2'.

I have added sounds in the free 'Ogg' format to the online game at 'bbingo.xyz'.

There used to be patents for the 'MP3' sound format

I have added accordians to my page of bingo probabilities at 'bbingo.xyz/s2'.

The probabilities are not 'normal' distributions because certain combinations of numbers like '1,2...15' are not on any of the players boards as the boards would look a bit strange

There is a new version (1.53) of 'British Bingo'. This has more animations and supports 'dark mode'. Play it online at 'bbingo.xyz'
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This version:

• adds more animations and icons
• adds support for 'dark mode', 'more contrast' and 'less motion'

I have uploaded a 'release candidate' for version 1.53 to SourceForge. This is likely to be the next version. I have shrunk (minimised) the second 'beta', mainly by using UglifyJS. You can play this online at: 'bbingo.xyz/rc'

I have added an 'accordian' to my 'credits' page at 'bbingo.xyz/cr'

I have added an 'accordian' to my 'names' page at 'bbingo.xyz/n'

I have changed the 'idioms' page to use 'summary' and 'details' tags to make the accordian. Using an accordian reduces the size of the page when first shown. This reduces the time it takes to load the page. See 'bingo.xyz/i'

I have added an accordian to my full 'JavaScript tips' page, 'bbingo.xyz/t2'. I used 'details' and 'summary' tags. Each tip now has a header and is an 'article' tag. This page has over 10 years of tips, with over 1000 tips in total

I have found the average of how many numbers are read out before a player has a 'line' or 'house, when there are 41 players. I simulated over 130,000 games. My game is biased as it only creates 'nice' looking boards. See 'bbingo.xyz/s2'

I have split the 'names' page so that there is a simpler page for mobiles that does not have any animations. Also the toggle switches in the settings look the same. See 'bbingo.xyz/n'. The old page with the animations is at 'bbingo.xyz/n2'

I have added credits for the icons made using just CSS and HTML. Most of the icons come from 'css.gg' and I have made most of these thinner. The icons from 'css.gg' use just ':before' and ':after' elements. See 'bbingo.xyz/cr'

I have added an 'accordian' to my 'idioms' page at bbingo.xyz/i'. The later sections are now hidden at the start

I have added over 500 idioms to my 'idioms' pages at bbingo.xyz/i' and 'bbingo.xyz/i2'

I have added data for 35 to 40 players to the graphs of the probability of a certain number of balls being read out before a player has a 'line' or 'house. The graphs are not normal distributions. See 'bbingo.xyz/s2'.

I have added 450 new names to my page of female first names ('bbingo.xyz/n') making 18419 in total, such as Nqobile, Vinette and Amidala. Some come from Miss World and netball teams. This is my most popular page in Google's search

I have changed the look of another checkbox toggle switch in the settings of my 'names' page ('bbingo.xyz/n'). These settings are shown on mobiles and tablets

I have put an early version (beta) of the next release of British Bingo on SourceForge in the files area as 'bbingo-beta.html'. You can play it online at 'bbingo.xyz/b'