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Every once in a while a new craze rises from the ashes. Sactown Royalty became something of a trendsetter during last night's disastrous Sacramento Kings game. It all started with a visionary named Bradley Geiser. A young blogger from the outskirts of Sacramento with nothing but a vision and a computer. What happened next can only be described as magical.
KINGO! (a most clever juxtaposition of the words Kings and Bingo) was a simple idea. Take everybody's favorite parlor game and mix it with everybody's favorite basketball team just to see what happens. After countless minutes hours days of devising the perfect formula for this new game using a complicated algorithm of common events which occur during a typical Kings game, Geiser had his game. What happened next would prove to be a life altering experience, not just for him, but for Kings fans everywhere.
Kings fan? Bingo fan? How about both? I, @therealbradg have you covered! https://t.co/elEPmfjyck pic.twitter.com/uH3E0mEJlF
— Sactown Royalty (@sactownroyalty) February 4, 2016
Before he knew it, Geiser's simple invention was a bona fide hit.
OH ITS LIT @sactownroyalty @therealbradg pic.twitter.com/jiR9Axr1aD
— Omer Ali Khan (@okhanSTR) February 4, 2016
KINGO! was viral. Gangnam Style. Rebecca Black. Crying MJ. And now, KINGO! Cards started flying in by the tens, as this game caught on, but Mr. Geiser, ever the humble sort, failed to see what kind of genius masterpiece he had until a certain world renowned celebrity got involved with the internet's newest craze.
Playing kingo by @sactownroyalty at Comcast studios, pic.twitter.com/QzZXne7UVr
— Bobby Jackson (@TheBobbyJackson) February 4, 2016
Bobby Jackson, former Sacramento King and current TV Analyst tweeted out this picture of him playing KINGO!, causing it to take on a life of its own. Sure, there were some controversies about Mr. Jackson's tactics, as pointed out by TV's Morgan Ragan, the Voice of the Sacramento Valley...
Hey @sactownroyalty ... @TheBobbyJackson CHEATS pic.twitter.com/UfgmEkPTrL
— Morgan Ragan (@momoragan) February 4, 2016
... but by now, the damage had been done. Despite the Kings losing what was yet another brutal loss, all that anyone could talk about was KINGO! Even the post game show of the Kings game was dedicated to America's new viral sensation.
Thanks for the shoutout, @TheBobbyJackson and @GuyHaberman. We love you too. pic.twitter.com/8GO6zY4QgT
— Sactown Royalty (@sactownroyalty) February 4, 2016
No one knows where KINGO! will go from here. It may make another appearance, or it may fade off like dust in the wind. Mr. Geiser was not available for comment, but we were able to find one tweet he made via Sactown Royalty's own account that really sums it all up in such a perfectly delicate manner.
Alright ladies and gents,
— Sactown Royalty (@sactownroyalty) February 4, 2016
This is @therealbradg saying there's a little KINGO! within us all. All you have to do is believe.
Stay Classy!
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