How To Play 75-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 75-Ball Bingo
75-ball bingo is a variation of 90-ball bingo and is the regular form of bingo played in North America. The Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards at Bingo Cafe have random numbers that range from 1 through 75. As soon as the bingo game has started, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 Bingo balls – in randomized order – from a pool of 75 balls.

You’ll see the numbers on your bingo card get marked off when the numbers are automatically called during gameplay. If your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. The very first player to complete the predetermined pattern on their bingo card – with all of the numbers marked off - wins bingo!

75-Ball Bingo Cards
The sold at Bingo Cafe for 75-ball bingo games display a 5×5 chart of numbers.

Every spot on the grid has a number apart from the square in the middle which has a picture of the Bingo Cafe logo.

Winning Patterns
The number of bingo game winning patterns at Bingo Cafe are pretty much endless for 75-ball bingo.

: Jackpots & Prizes
In Bingo Cafe’s , the prize amount mostly depends on how many bingo cards you possess and how many players are playing in the bingo game.

At Bingo Cafe, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on times of play and predetermined patterns. The first player to hit “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In the event nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the next game.

Periodically, Bingo Cafe offers a in a limited number of bingo games. Bingo Cafe has labeled this the “Bingo Bonanza” Progressive Jackpot and it’s played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

In-Game Options
Within Bingo Cafe exist lots of game options. You can switch the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, buy additional bingo cards, or play video slots while waiting for the next bingo game to commence. You can even customize the Bingo Cafe interface to suit your personal preferences.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
A prerequisite for joining a bingo game at Bingo Cafe is the purchase of at least one bingo card.

You have the option to purchase bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Quick Buy” tab by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards) or by selecting a specific number of cards using the +/- arrows. The price of each card is visible on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” popup display.

Selecting Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: In order to play bingo at Bingo Cafe, you’ll have to purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card.

You can choose which bingo cards to purchase on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or you can select cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually. After a card has been selected, the colour turns from grey to orange.

Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards at Bingo Cafe for a bingo game, you’ll then need to wait for the game to start. You can check how much time remains until the game begins by watching the “Next Game” countdown timer, which is visible on the left-hand side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

At Bingo Cafe, new bingo games start every few minutes – so you will never have to wait long before the next game begins. While you wait, you can play from directly in the game interface.

As soon as the bingo game starts, all details concerning the game appear in the info area at the top of the interface. E.g. you’ll see the total number of players, the winning pattern, the jackpot and prize, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re curious as to what days and/or hours are specifically the best times for playing bingo on the Internet, read on…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing virtual bingo games at Bingo Cafe during the morning, noon, sundown, or night, really makes no difference whatsoever. Yet, some Bingo Cafe players have stated that their best days to wager online have been on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during midweek, and not on Mondays. As for Saturday’s or Sunday’s, they are neutral.

Although there is not any concrete evidence to back up these speculations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo game operators like Bingo Cafe assure players that playing bingo on the Web at any time, on any day, provides equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Playing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you would like to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by mouse-click) or by having the Bingo Cafe computer automatically daub your cards for you. Having the system for you will make sure you never miss a number.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can pick any of the bingo cards you purchased at Bingo Cafe to play automatically. Just press the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you want to have auto-daubed. Also, you can switch off auto-daubing at any time by clicking the “Turn Off” button or by removing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you’ll always have the option to turn Autodaub back on whenever you so desire.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you let the system auto-daub for you, neither choice will affect the result of the game. If your bingo card is a winner, Bingo Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – guaranteed!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe is not only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It is also about chatting with other similar people and making new friends!

That’s why chat games are such a big part of playing bingo at Bingo Cafe. In fact, chat games take place in each 75-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily start a chat by posting a message on the chat board and just as easily cancel a chat via the click of your mouse.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always available to chat and provide assistance – all the while keeping things engaging. Just make sure you catch up on the first!

Winning BINGO
If the winning pattern matches the marked off numbers on your bingo card, you’ll get BINGO and win the Bingo Cafe game!

At this time, the game will stop and your Bingo Cafe username will pop up in a display window showing that you’re the winner of that game and the amount you’ve collected.

Your winnings will then be credited to your Bingo Cafe account.

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