Bingo equipment has evolved to include daubers and disposable cards. That's why we seldom see players using tokens to cover called numbers on a traditional hard card these days. And with modern bingo equipment, gone are the days when our tokens would fly when people knock our tables. So, let's get to nitty-gritty of bingo daubers and disposable cards to see how they actually turn the game more about making the patterns than keeping our tokens in place.
A bingo dauber is a pen-like marker with a round foam tip that stains a number on a bingo card when it's pressed on to it. It's also called a dabber or an ink marker and it uses permanent ink. That's why one can quickly press on a called number and continue playing with more cards without having to worry that the marked numbers would be blurred.
Because of the growing popularity of the game, the trends are focusing on a variety of brighter colors so players can use different daubers during different games. Also, fast-drying inks are made available so a player can enthusiastically slam that dauber on a number without messing up their clothes with ink.
The popularity of bingo daubers have set up the market for mini-daubers, customized dauber cases, dauber bags, and even scented bingo daubers! All of which cater to the wants of its many enthusiasts.
Since, it is impractical to use bingo daubers on hard cards, it only follows that disposable cards are produced to maximize its use. In other words, they are disposable paper sheets that are thrown away after a game. Aside from the material being paper, disposable cards have new numbers on each sheet for every game as opposed to a permanent hard card.
Disposable cards come in many cuts as well. One card can have one, two, three, four, six or nine bingo boxes on a single sheet! That's how practical and user-friendly disposable cards have become.
The modern bingo player is not elusive to the novelty of bingo equipment. While the standards of the game are left unchanged, the practicality of bingo daubers and disposable cards attract more game fans. The distinguishable 'thump' of daubers makes it a trendy accessory as well as a necessary tool to play the game. Also, the convenience of disposable cards allow more boxes to played with no time to worry about hard cards being thrown out of place.
