(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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When they arrived at the Trocadero, Asif and Robert went to Funland.
‘So?’ asked Robert.
‘Wow!’ said Robert. ‘This is amazing.’
‘Who are you? You talk funny,’ said one woman to Robert.
‘Come on,’ said Robert. ‘Let’s find the fire.’
‘Do you want to play a virtual reality game?’ asked Asif.
‘Run!’ said Asif.
‘You wear a helmet,’ Asif said. ‘Then you can see places all around you. It’s like you’re really there.’
But he was too late. Asif was already wearing a helmet. Robert put on the other helmet. ‘There’s a menu,’ Robert said. ‘Can you see it?’
Asif said to Robert, ‘Come on. I don’t like this. Let’s go!’
‘Cool,’ Robert said.
A few moments later, they were in London in the year 1666.
‘There are two of them,’ said a man. ‘They’re not from here.’
‘Yeah,’ said Asif. ‘And look at all the people. They look real too. This is great.’
‘I know,’ Asif said. ‘Find the plug. Then we can stop the game.’
‘Look, Asif! The fire!’ said Robert. ‘It’s so real.’
The boys felt the walls. They were hot.
‘We’re still here! What’s happening?’ Asif was scared.
‘The first one is Roman London,’ said Robert.
‘And we can feel the walls,’ said Robert. ‘So …’
‘It’s funny,’ Asif said. ‘I can really feel these walls.’
‘I don’t know! This was your idea,’ Robert shouted. ‘Do something!’
‘But where is it?’ asked Robert.
‘What was that flash?’ Robert asked.
‘Er … We came to see the fire,’ said Robert.
‘They started the fire! Stop them!’ another voice shouted.
‘Yeah,’ Asif answered. ‘Let’s try a different game. Take off your helmet.’
It was terrible. There were fires everywhere.
‘I don’t know,’ said Asif. ‘Just look for the plug. Quickly!’
Only a game
‘So,’ said Asif. ‘I think we’re really here.’
‘But maybe it’s dangerous,’ said Robert.
‘Hey, I can see my hand in the game!’ Robert said.
The two boys were in a dark street. Robert looked up. Between the houses he could see the sky. It was red.
‘I’ve never played one,’ Robert said. ‘What do you do?’
‘Boring,’ said Asif. ‘What about the next one: The Great Fire of London?’ he said excitedly. ‘OK,’ said Robert. ‘But how do we start it?’
People stopped and looked at them. They weren’t friendly.
Suddenly there was a flash.
The sign said: DANGER. Experimental game. Play at your own risk.
There were two VR helmets and a sign in big red letters.
‘I don’t know. Try the walls of the Tower!’
‘Push the button,’ Asif told him.
‘What are they going to do, Asif?’ cried Robert. ‘I’m scared.’
‘Look!’ said Asif. ‘What is it?’
There were lots of people in the street. They had all kinds of things in their arms: bags, boxes, chairs, babies, musical instruments … Everybody looked scared.
‘Yes, I can,’ Asif answered. ‘We can choose a virtual world.’
Both boys took off their helmets. But nothing happened.
‘Oh my God!’ Robert was shocked. ‘Look, Asif.’
Just then somebody shouted.
‘What are you doing here?’ asked the woman.
‘Too late!’ said Robert. ‘Look at my shoe. Yuck! It smells.’
‘Careful!’ said Asif. ‘It’s very dirty here.’
‘Well, you can see and hear things in virtual reality games. But you can’t feel things.’
‘They came to see the fire!’ said another man.
‘Stop those two boys. They started the fire.’ Lots of people stopped and looked.
They were near the Tower of London now. They had a good view of the city.
‘Rats!’ Robert shouted. ‘Lots of rats. This is too realistic for me!’
Asif saw something in a quiet corner. ‘Look at this,’ he said.
‘The walls of the Tower?’ said Robert.
‘Let’s try it,’ Asif said.
‘That’s virtual reality,’ Asif explained.
‘Just look, Robert,’ said Asif angrily. ‘It’s only a game!’
‘You know what?’ Robert said. ‘This isn’t much fun.’
