Also, as you can see in the comments @dreemsteem is also generously chipping in with 5SBD to add to the prize pool! And @littlescribe has also offered an additional 2SBD too, plus 1SBD from @apolymask as well for a total of 8SBD

There is a change in the air!

I am very excited by the number of initiatives that are aimed at helping newcomers to Steemit, and it suggest a shift in the way Steemians are thinking about what we need to do in order to grow the community and enable more people to take advantage of the platform. The @welcomewagon joins a number of other groups that are doing a fantastic job helping to support and promote newbies, including @asapers, @greetersguild, @newbiegames, @newbieresteemday, @helpie and @ifc. If you haven't heard of these groups or haven't checked out their latest posts then you are missing out on connecting with a lot of great people!

How to Play

Eligibility

This game is open to anyone who is a follower of @welcomewagon or have participated in any of the previous Steemit Bingo Games. So make sure you follow the account and participate in this round to make sure that you have an eligible entry in further editions of Steemit Bingo.

Make your bingo card

Create a 4 x 4 grid and fill it with the account names from the list of followers of the @welcomewagon account (there are around 150 followers last time I checked and growing very quickly!). A simple way to creating tables is to use the '|' symbol like this and then leave a space and add a username and repeat until you have four in one row.

Why 16 names? Because I think it is just enough for you to put down your favourite people plus a few new people that you can learn about through playing the game :)

PLEASE DO NOT use the '@' symbol with the username otherwise @ginabot is probably going to go crazy!

So just something like this is fine:

Then you repeat until you have completed four rows like so (but choose different names):

Or you can go to the Markdown Tables Generator (http://www.tablesgenerator.com/markdown_tables) if you like something fancier.

And if you are artistic then there's also nothing stopping you from creating an image as well... see previous contest entries here:

ADDITIONAL RULES:

To add some more excitement and variation to this game (because I do all the draws and check the names off for you), some additional rules have been introduced for this game

ONE - to acknowledge the great work by @dreemsteem if you make Bingo with this username then you will also receive 1 share of SBI (see more details at @steembasicincome)
TWO - if you are a follower of any of the other groups mentioned here in the post and you make Bingo then you will also receive 1 share of SBI
THREE - if you replace one of the names with 'x' (e.g. | ancapbarbie | battleaxe | x | dreemsteem | ) then it will be replaced with the 20th name drawn from the list

There are lots of great contests for you to win SBI as well, check them out here:
https://steemit.com/steembasicincome/@steembasicincome/2kqtjh-steem-basic-income-contests-and-more-contests

Register your entry

Place a link of the post that has your card in the comments section of this post before the cut-off period (which is when this post expires). In the mean time you can visit the people on your bingo card and drop them a nice comment on their post or chat to them on Discord.

Drawing of the names

When all the entries are in, I will create a post for the first game titled "Steemit Bingo Game (#)" and will randomly pick a name out of the list of followers of the @welcomewagon acount until someone manages to 'BINGO'.

You can see the process I use in the first game here:
https://steemit.com/makesteemitgreat-again/@fibrefox/steemit-bingo-game-1-winners-announced

PRIZES

For the entries that are first to 'BINGO'
The winner(s) of the game will share in the SBD generated from the post (including donations) with half going to @welcomewagon. This will be transferred to their account and posted in the comments section to ensure transparency and fairness of the competition.

Register your entry NOW and see you in a week's time for the fourth draw of Steemit Bingo!

Lastly,

Just a quick plug for the Martketplace which is a really great initiative by the @ifc to help you generate SBD not just by posting but also through your creative skills and talent. You can set up shop by getting in touch with @apolymask and to find out more about what's happening at the marketplace you can read the newsletters:
https://steemit.com/themarketplace/@ifc/the-marketplace-flyer-volume-3

source: the illustrator @yeszuzia