Editor Overview

The Game Editor is a tool for creating and managing custom bingo games. It lets you design objectives, configure board generation rules, and test your game before playing or submitting it.

Getting Started

When you open the editor, you can either:

Start creating a new game from scratch
Load an existing game to view or modify
Import a previously exported game from a JSON file

Main Features

Creating Objectives

Objectives (also called goals) are the tasks players complete during a game. Each objective typically can have:

Goal text: The description of what to do (e.g. “Collect 10 mushrooms”)
Ranges: Variable numbers that make goals reusable (e.g. 5, 10, or 15 mushrooms)
Categories: Labels that help balance boards (more on this below)
Individual limit: How many times this objective can appear on the same board
Icons: Images that visually represent the goal
Tooltip: Additional description or hints for players

Click New Objective to add a blank goal, then click on it to open the objective editor and fill in the details.

Searching and Filtering

As your game grows, you’ll need ways to find specific objectives:

Search: Type to filter by goal text, tooltips, or icon names
Sort: Order by alphabetical, errors, warnings, disabled status, and more
Filter: Show only objectives with specific categories
Layout: Switch between grid view (cards) and list view (wide rows - desktop only)

Bulk Operations

You can edit multiple objectives at once:

Select objectives by shift-clicking or using the right-click menu
Right-click and choose Selected → Edit Selected
Apply changes to all selected objectives at once

This is useful for changing limits, categorie, or other properties across many goals.

Categories & Limits

Categories are labels you assign to objectives to control how boards are generated. They help ensure boards are balanced and fair.

There are two types:

Board Categories control the overall composition of the entire board. For example, you might limit “combat” objectives to 25% of the board so players aren’t overwhelmed with fighting.

Line Categories control individual rows, columns, and diagonals. For example, you might limit “boss” objectives to 1 per line so completing a bingo doesn’t require defeating 5 bosses.

Click Manage Categories & Limits to create categories, set their limits, and assign them to objectives.

Validation

The editor can check your game for problems:

Errors: Issues that must be fixed before the game can be played
Warnings: Potential problems that should be reviewed but won’t prevent playing

Click Validate to check your game. Objectives with issues will be highlighted with colored borders (red for errors, orange for warnings).

Playing Your Game

Once your game is ready:

Click Play to open the board generation settings
Choose your settings
Click Load to generate and play

You can also exclude specific categories from a board, useful for testing different combinations.

Analysis

The Analysis tool simulates thousands of boards and shows you:

How often each objective appears
Which objectives appear too frequently or rarely
Whether your category limits are working as intended

This helps identify imbalances before players encounter them.

This is only available for games with 100+ objectives, on desktop only.

When your game is ready:

Export: Download your game as a JSON file with a timestamp
Import: Load a game from a JSON file to continue editing

If you want to submit your game to be added to the site, see New Game for the full process.

Tips

Start with objectives: Create at least 100 objectives before worrying about categories
Add categories gradually: Once you have objectives, group them into categories that make sense
Test early and often: Use the Play button to see how your game feels
Use the validator: Check for issues regularly, especially after bulk edits