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There's no letter X in Bingo, right? That is correct, unless you are actually playing a specific version of Bingo called X-Pattern Bingo. Then, there is an X on the card that signifies a Bingo!
X-Pattern Bingo's goal for the person playing is to form an X on his or her Bingo card. The caller calls out numbers and if any of the numbers fall diagonally from the top corner of the letter "B" to the bottom corner of the letter "O," or from the top corner of the letter "O" to the bottom corner of the letter "B," including your free space, then you have Bingo.
Essentially, the goal of X-Pattern Bingo is to form an "X" on your card. The first person who does this and calls out Bingo, is the winner!