We at calida Gaming love it when the industry gets a shake up. That is exactly what Boke Bingo have done. Think playing Bingo is just for a room of sweet old ladies? well not anymore.
Bloke Bingo is a first and it will be copied for certain. The whole principle is that we are Blokes and want our own place to play, bingo is after all simply huge fun and why should you get left out.
The site has a twist though as it seems to be run by Robots!! The first one is the Good Robot. This little fella is a superstar and is always on hand to help you out and generally make sure you have a great day. Their is a problem however, he has a little monster hiding behind his desk.
Yep that is the Evil Robot. So what does he do that is Evil? well he wont break into your house and nick your television but he might just cause you some mistchief. But I suppose we all need a little dose of that from time to time!.
We thought we should go and meet this Ying and Yang, these partners in crime, and find out a little bit more about them for you.
Billy-Bob Bingo
Firstly a big thank you for agreeing to this interview but given that you are called the “Good Robot” you could not refuse could you?
The Good Robot
Alas no I could not refuse but then again why would I? It is now my chance to talk without that pesky Evil Robot interrupting, him and his less than good ways...
Billy-Bob Bingo
How did you end up at Bloke Bingo? Were you born a Bingo Robot?
The Good Robot
I was created thousands of years ago, though my purpose has long since been forgotten. The first real job I recall was programming binary load lifters which are similar to vaporators in most respects.
From then on it was the usual, you know, translator, sales robot, security guard, video recorder, doorstop. All good stuff but my hope has always been to serve people in a good way and the random numerical aspects of bingo along combined with actually giving stuff away seemed the dream job! If robots hope and dream.. I have not worked this out yet.
Billy-Bob Bingo
I hate to ask but is it likely your partner the “Evil Robot” will interrupt us?
The Good Robot
It is certain, not likely, I am sure he was created to be bothersome for me.
The Evil Robot
Yes!! It is I, Evil Robot, harbinger of doom and all that is underhand. Is that a spot of rust on your ass Good Robot?
Billy-Bob Bingo
How have you made Bloke Bingo into Bingo for Blokes?
The Good Robot
After seeing the at the local lube change parlour for "Robot wanted for Bloke Bingo", I quickly did some research, being a Good Robot of course. I say quickly, it was actually 0.537453392 seconds of research, which believe me is a lifetime to a robot.
After summarising the customs and needs for blokes all over the galaxy I set off to get the job and change the way Earth's bingo is seen.
The Evil Robot
Sniggers, oh how I like my lube changed, especially by one of those brand new fembots... I saw the same ad and thought, yeah! easy money, let's go spread the evil...
Billy-Bob Bingo
Do you allow Ladies? I would imaging being the only Lady in a room full of Macho Men would be quite nice for a Lady?
The Good Robot
It would definitely depend on the men, and of course the lady! Of course being a Good Robot I would encourage all men to be be courteous and polite to those of the opposite sex, correction, all sexes. All types are welcome at Bloke Bingo, apart from anyone Evil but they always seem to sneak in anyway, I have no idea where they come from.
The Evil Robot
Girls... always allowed! I am the perfect gentlebot
Billy-Bob Bingo
What Promo’s do you run? Do they differ from the normal if you are here to satisfy real Blokes?
The Good Robot
After all of the aforementioned research it seemed only natural to offer blokey prizes from Play.com which is a website that sells a massive amount of stuff for men from games, to DVDs, Blu-Rays and possibly miniature robots!
In-fact did you know that my Cousin is one of their servers? The Play.com prize draws happen every 2 weeks and are in the form of a £35 voucher. Every 6 months there is also a console prize giveaway worth £250!
The Evil Robot
Would anyone notice if I took the console prize home?!? So many evil games, so little time and money...
The Good Robot
Just this week we have launched a Jolt Cola competition. Now I know high caffeine drinks are bad but this competition has been snuck in by Evil Robot and as the public know about it I have to do my best to promote it! Drink in moderation please...
The Evil Robot
Coffee coffee coffee, drink drink drink, what, who, where? Jolt? JOLT? J.O.L.T?? LET ME HAVE SOME I AM COMING down......
Billy-Bob Bingo
Who has been your most memorable winner?
The Good Robot
Of course everyone who plays on Bloke Bingo is a winner to me, but then I am biased being the Good Robot I am. I wont say memorable because I am a robot, all my memories have equal recall.
I would say the winner I am most fond of is our network winner the other week. A bloke called Glen Johnson won £240,561 on the slots. He has been housebound for 4 years with spinal problems and is going to use the money to buy a mobility scooter, it could very well be another one of my robot relatives, the Good is obvious!
The Evil Robot
Even I am not that evil, well done Glen! Can I borrow a tenner?
Billy-Bob Bingo
Where do you plan to take Bloke Bingo in the future?
The Good Robot
I see Bloke Bingo being very "Good" and containing more Robots. An explanation is needed... Good means to give away blokey stuff. The hinge-pin of Bloke Bingo in my humble robot opinion is to make blokes happy. To make blokes happy you either feed them or give them gadgets to play with.
In the future I see Bloke Bingo giving away as much as it can so that blokes get what they want! Consoles, games, movies, books, music, cameras, sound systems, tiny robots. Which brings me to Robots. I don't complain but if I did I would say it can get quite lonely being the only (sane) robot on Bloke Bingo.
In-fact it sometimes gets so bad that Evil Robot is almost welcome. I can see a time where robots are all over Bloke Bingo, taking over the slots, calling the bingo and interacting with the public.
The Evil Robot
The future is bright, the future is... evil? Well it will be if I have my way! I think that the entire public should just pay me to sit around on my metal laurals kicking ass and chewing gum... and I am all out of gum!
Billy-Bob Bingo
What car do you drive? I assume it is an automatic or do you have retractable driving legs?
The Good Robot
I drive a beige1988 Skoda Favorit. When I was researching Earth so that I may blend in better I had an intermittent problem with my UHF receiver and constantly received the acclaimed TV program LoveJoy, somehow the picture kept on sticking on Ep. 3.14 Timestamp 01:09:02. I now have an irrational fondness for this car.
The Evil Robot
I drive whatever I can until I am caught... such is life, you always have to give them back if it's still working!
Being a robot from the other side of the galaxy it was easy for me to modify the car to accept radio signals broadcast from my antenna for issuing commands though I still cannot find out why the left hand side of the dashboard squeaks.
Billy-Bob Bingo
Being a Robot do you get time off? If so how do you spend it?
The Good Robot
Nearly all my time is taken up with Bloke Bingo. I am a Good Robot and like to please my customers. When I do get time to do what I want a nice lube change comes in handy as does a gentle stroll through a highly radioactive reactor, invigorating.
I sometimes pretend I am more human and "blog" over at Bloke Blog (http://bloke.blokegames.com) and I also put some more good back into the world by running Bloke Games (http://www.blokegames.com) in which I tell you where to buy your games from cheapest!
The Evil Robot
Evil knows no time off, when I am not working I am scheming... When I am working... well... I am scheming! Evil doesn't come easy, you have to work at it, anyone can do it, come on!
Billy-Bob Bingo
Do players need to worry about your power running out just when they need you the most? Or do you have a fusion warp coil from an advanced Alien Civilization?
The Good Robot
I am actually powered by a single D cell battery. Though of course similarities to the Earth's standard D cell battery stop with the name, on the planet Xefogus where it are developed, it is the concentrated power of everyone on the planet (over 4.46 billion) clapping their hands in unison, harnessed in it's raw form, held in a mini singularity and then slowly trickled into my systems by the use of some anti-gravity system for which I am not programmed to fathom.
The Evil Robot
I however am powered by the Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor, which I stole off some white haired old man and some dumb kid. Feed me a banana and an old tin can and I'll be evil for hours! Who else can say that?*
Billy-Bob Bingo
Now the Robots point of view on one of mankind’s most important questions, Mac or PC ??
The Good Robot
I love Mac's AND PC's but as I have no money (I work for free being the Good Robot I am) I would have to say PC's are much easier to find in skips.
The Evil Robot
Mac's... PC's.... BLAH!! I like Linux because I am a sadistic robot who doesn't listen to anything but his own insanity! I don't crash, I gibber crap and don't do anything useful, go me!
So there we have it. Could there be any more reason to go and give our new Robot friends a try? I think not.
Written by Billy-Bob Bingo, The Good Robot and of course the Evil Robot.
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