Bingo Bard
Bringing fun back to gatherings with social bingo.
Cityzen (in-house product)
The challenge
Team-building nights and family gatherings kept defaulting to the same tired icebreakers. We wanted something that got a room actually talking to each other, not just staring at their phones.
What we built
Bingo Bard turns any gathering into a live, social bingo game. Hosts spin up a board in seconds, everyone joins from their phone, and squares are built around real conversation prompts instead of generic trivia.
Real-time multiplayer boards
Every player's board updates live as squares get called — no refreshing, no waiting.
Custom prompt packs
Swap in card sets for a work retreat, birthday party, or family reunion in a couple of clicks.
Host controls
Run the whole game from one screen — call squares, track winners, keep things moving.
No app download
Runs entirely in the browser. Send a link, everyone's in.
“We built Bingo Bard because we wanted an excuse to ship a consumer product ourselves — full stack, our own infrastructure, our own support inbox. It's a useful reminder of what our clients go through every day.”