It' time for everyone to see our "menu" for March Bingo. There will be 43 different varieties on our list. I compiled a list of AVs and Streptocarpus for you to choose from. Pick the 15 you think are the "yummiest" and send your card to cedarnest, my cardholder for this game. You have until Sunday, March 4th at midnight(eastern standard time) to get your card in! The game begins on Monday, March 5th. Good luck everyone!
GAME PLAY AND RULES
I am going to put a little twist on this Bingo Game. Each variety will be numbered but these numbers will not be known to the players. I will pick different people each day to call out a number. Once I have the numbers, I will match it to the correct variety and let you know what it is. This is how we will get our calls for the day.The first posting box will be for the numbered varieties that have been called. It will also help you to know which numbers have already been picked. I will call at least two calls per day. There will also be a time limit for the person called to pick their number. It will be 3 hours. (This is so the game will be a little quicker.) Cedarnest will send me the complete list of everyone playing so I can pick people each day. We will use your DG screenname to make it easier on everyone.(Less confusion!)
FOR EXAMPLE:
VARIETY / THEIR SECRET NUMBER
Blueberry Topping (3)
Lemon Cookie (1)
Peach Sundae (5)
Rob's Berry Shake (4)
Silverglade Apples (2)
Bigred and starfly are picked to call a number. Bigred picks 1 and starfly picks 5. I will then let you know that the calls are Lemon Cookie and Peach Sundae. I hope this helps you to understand a little better.
I do have pictures for the list but if you have pictures or descriptions of your own, you are more than welcome to post them. It makes the game alot more exciting to learn something along the way! All of my pictures are from the AVSA and a web site called streptocarpus-info.com. They are not my own, I would take one of each though!
PRIZES
1st Place:$35.00 Gift Certificate to your favorite Gardening Seller
2nd Place:$20.00 Gift Certificate to your favorite Gardening Seller(Donations by Debsroots and lauriwilson)
3rd Place: Melvin Robey's book, African Violets Back to Basics: Your Questions Answered(hardcover)(Donated by Allison)
4th Place: Episcia Seedling "Faded Jade" (Donated by bigred), shipping paid by winner
5th Place: Episcia Seedling "Faded Jade" (Donated by bigred), shipping paid by winner
6th Place: Episcia Seedling "Faded Jade" (Donated by bigred), shipping paid by winner
The people with the most calls left will be put into a drawing and we will draw three last place winners. They will also win an Episcia Seedling of "Faded Jade"(donated by bigred), winner pays shipping.
BONUS PRIZE: AVSA Membership(Donated anonamously)
With all that said here is our "menu"!
Banana Split
Blackberry Jam
Blueberries 'N' Cream
Blueberry Topping
Cherries 'N' Cream
Cherry Frosting
Dolores' Raspberry Sundae
Fruit Salad
Grape Punch
Grape Slush
Hot Buttered Rum
Iced Mocha
Lemon Cookie
Lemon Cream
Lemon Tart
Lollipop
Lyon's Plum Pudding
Marmalade
Ma's Blueberry Taffy
Ma's Watermelon
Peach Sundae
Peppermint Candy
Pineapple Sherbet
Pink Champagne
Pink Lemonade
Plum Pudding
Rainbow's Cherry Flambe
Ramblin' Cream Pie
Raspberry Crisp
Rob's Berry Shake
Silverglade Apples
Strawberry Daiquiri
Strawberry Sundae
STREPS
Bristol's Pink Lemonade
Bristol's Rhubarb
Bristol's Very Berry
Cherry Cola
Lemonade
Raspberry Parfait
Raspberry Truffles
Strawberry Shortcake
Shenandoah Sugarplum
Texas Hot Chili
I want to thank everyone who gave donations for prizes and to those who put up with my silly questions! Good luck everyone!!!
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March Bingo
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Oh what a yummy list to pick from and such wonderful prizes : ) Almost makes we wish I wasn't holding cards so I could play! LOL Love the added twist Melissa.It should be alot of fun for everyone : )
Come on everyone and get your cards sent in.You don't want to miss out on the fun!
Nancy
Could someone link the streptocarpus-info? I couldn't get to the site.
This game sounds exciting!
be still my little old heart,you got me drooling at the mouth.hard to pick, i went thru all of them looking at each one picture. holy moley going to close my eyes and pick. can,t wait
Oh, YUMMY list! This will be such a fun game -- I love your twist, too!
Here you go, Cordeledawg. http://www.streptocarpus-info.com/
Glad everyone is watering at the mouth like I was!
One of these days when I learn my way around better, I am going to jump in on one of these.....in the meantime, it is great fun to watch you all do this!!!! the last time i watched the post and actually had butterflies in my tummy!!! Have fun!!
Betty, please just jump in! It's pretty self-explanatory, and it's a lot of fun... the more, the merrier!
OK, I am in but you may get a lot of dmails critter!!!!! I think I have to know the names of these which, of course, I don't know....but i guess we all have access to a list of pics to look at.................can't believe I am doing this!!!!!
i hope i can enjoy this one lol since i have to take mom back to the dr on monday then i will know
cant wait good luck to everyone
moretz
Can I participate if I don't know a lick about AV's? lol.....I keep seeing these bingo threads at the bottom of the homepage and i was intrigued. So I came over to browse and see what the fun was all about and made the mistake of looking at photo's! Looks like I'll be on the look out for some AV's this weekend.....lol. So can an unknowing newbie join up or should I have a lesson and wait for next months? Thanks! fran
I didn't know a thing about avs when I won bingo in the fall. Twenty-eight of those babies came in the mail. My heart jumped in my throat. Please join, Fran, the more the merrier. Pick out 15 and send them in a d-mail to cedarnest. Playing bingo keeps you on your toes.
Hey gals and guys, I can't play this in March.............busiest month of the year in gardening plus spring break for grandchildren....sorry.....catch you on another round....
gail
LOL yes poor Cordeledawg got a box full, hehehehehe.
How are they doing so far? Need more??
Sending my list off to you Cedernest. This is going ot be a fun one. Thanks achoo.......Lauri
If you stick around long enough, you'll learn plenty! Please join in. The purpose is to learn something and have fun!
Thanks guys! I'm in then! I've got my list ready and it's heading to Cedarnest!
The more the better....Looking forward to sharing and getting new information from everyone on this forum. I have grown african violets for many years...but just on a small scale. Thanks to this forum and the many wonderful people I have expanded my interest and have many beautiful violets that always seem to have blooms.
Deb
Oh We are off to a great start.I already have received cards from 10 players : ) This will be such a fun game!
Nancy
This looks like such fun. I may have to join in too. So I pick 15 names from the list of AVs listed? I will need to get Begoniacrazii to help me pick. I am partial to PINK and esp ones with PINK in the leaves. LOL Though I dread getting started on these. I have just bought a terrarium to put some AVs in the other day so I guess there is no turning back now.
Hi
i only count 43 varieties;[
Spent yesterday looking over the list and matching them up with AVSA pictures but I finally got my card into cedarnest this morning. I'm excited!
P
leemie, you are right! OOPS! I will leave it at 43 and chang it at the top. Thanks! Are you gonna play?
Melissa
Yes,
I will be playing;]
isn,t tomorrow the 26 the day far the march bingo to start
Nope...look at the top of the message:
You have until March 4th to get your card in
Bingo starts on March 5th.
man i,m jumping the gun,sorry about that
I'm excited too, starfly! Who will be next to join our game?
So far we have 13 players.Make sure you get your cards sent in if you haven't already done so.Don't want anyone to miss out on all the fun. Look at all those wonderful Prizes!! : )
Nancy
okay....just sent mine in.
C'mon everyone, join our March Bingo! We will have lots of fun!
We are up to 16 players already!!.Keep those cards a comin' Don't want anyone to miss out on one delicious game : )
It's gonna be yummy!
achoogardner
we have the same name lol
cant wait for this one to get started i just hope that i can enjoy this one lol we will see would love to win and then i know i would make time to order me some plants besides the coops lol
thxs so much cedarnest for holding the cards this time so i could play(i hope) lol thxs and cant wait
We live in the same state too! Imagine that!
ROFLMBO!!!!!!!!!!!!
didnt even notice that heheheheheheheehh
Who wants to join our game today?
I'm in! Fun, fun, fun!
K :~D
HOw many do we have playing? Everyoned should go over to the houseplant bingo game too....they are needing players...we can all play in both...it is just so much fun!