Networking Bingo Game for Large Groups: What You Actually Get

You don't need another explanation of how networking bingo works. You need to know what it does for your event.

Here's the value a networking bingo game brings to a large group, with results from real events.

You invite 200 people so they can meet each other.

Then most of them talk to the 2 or 3 people they came with, and leave.

The event looked full, but the networking you planned for barely happened.

This is the biggest value of a networking bingo game for large groups.

Each prompt sends guests to someone new, so they keep meeting people instead of stopping at one conversation.

At L'Oréal's 130-person sales kick-off, participants reported connecting with an average of 20 or more new colleagues in a 45-minute session.

That's 20 colleagues they'd likely have walked past at the bar.

Read the L'Oréal sales kick-off networking case study.

In a large group, people find their friends or their team fast, and those circles rarely open up.

Networking bingo gives everyone a reason to leave their circle at the same time, so nobody feels rude walking away.

Departments meet departments. Offices meet offices. Sponsors meet attendees.

L'Oréal, department meeting

Organizers who run networking bingo often say it's the most engaged their room has ever been.

Jaz, employee resource group summer mixer

Eugene, professional networking event with executives and other departments

In a big room, introverts are the first to drift to the edges.

A prompt gives them a clear reason to approach someone, so they network without having to 'work the room.'

And because everyone is playing, the person they approach is expecting it.

Large group events rarely get past 'So, what do you do?'

Good prompts skip the small talk and go straight to something worth talking about.

Hanseul, recurring professional networking event

In a large group, guests forget names by the end of the night.

With Jam Bingo, every connection is saved when guests scan each other's QR code, so they can reach out after the event.

That turns one good night into new clients, collaborators and friends.

Most events can't say how much networking actually happened.

Because every connection is confirmed with a scan, you can see how many connections were made.

That's numbers you can show your boss, your board or your sponsors.

Jaz, employee resource group summer mixer

At large expos, sponsors want conversations, not people grabbing swag and walking away.

Prompts that point to sponsors send attendees to booths with a reason to talk.

EVOTEK, partner expo

The clearest sign of value: organizers bring it back, and scale it up.

Charities HR Network

ASGA, student summit

Jam Bingo is the networking bingo game for large groups behind every result above, from 20 people to 1,000+.

Want to know how to run it? Read how a bingo networking game works.

See how Jam Bingo works!