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 major type of bingo played in North America. At Bingo Cafe, the Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards have random numbers that range from 1 to 75. Once the bingo game begins, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 balls (from a pool of 75 balls) in randomized order.

When the numbers are called automatically during the game, you’ll see the numbers get marked off on your bingo card. If the number that is called is on your bingo card, then that number is marked off. The first player to complete the pre-determined pattern with all of the numbers marked off on their bingo card wins B-I-N-G-O!

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

Apart from the centre square which has an icon of the Bingo Cafe logo, every spot on the grid has a number.

Winning Patterns
At Bingo Cafe, the number of bingo game winning patterns are essentially limitless for 75-ball bingo.

: Jackpots & Prizes
In Bingo Cafe’s , the prize amount is dependent on the number of players who are participating in the bingo game and how many bingo cards you hold.

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at Bingo Cafe. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on hours of play and pre-determined patterns. The first person to hit “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In case nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

From time to time, Bingo Cafe offers a in a specified number of bingo games. Bingo Cafe has named this the “Bingo Bonanza” Progressive Jackpot and it is played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

In-Game Options
A whole host of game options exist inside Bingo Cafe. You can switch the autodaub (aka Autoplay) on/off, purchase additional bingo cards, or play themed slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your individual preferences, you can even customize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Buying Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To play in a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you must purchase at least one bingo card.

You have the option to buy bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Quick Buy” tab by clicking the pre-defined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards) or by selecting a set number of cards via the plus/minus arrows. The price of each card can be seen on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup screen.

Choosing Bingo Cards
It is required that you buy at least one 75-ball bingo card at Bingo Cafe to be able to play bingo.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab, you can choose specific bingo cards to purchase. You can either select the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or by selecting cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually. When a card has been selected, the colour changes from grey to orange.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you’ll then wait for the game to start. You can monitor how much time is remaining until the game commences by checking the “Next Game” countdown, which can be seen on the left side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe commence every few minutes – so you’ll never have to wait long for the next game to commence. While you are waiting, you can play straight from inside the game interface.

As soon as the bingo game commences, all details about the game will appear in the information section at the top of the screen. E.g. you will see the the winning pattern, the prize and jackpot, total number of players, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are wondering what days/hours are specifically the best times for playing Internet bingo, continue reading…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing Bingo Cafe’s online bingo games at daybreak, lunch time, evening, or bedtime, makes exactly no difference whatsoever. Yet, some players at Bingo Cafe have suggested that the best days to bet online tend to be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during midweek, and not at all on Mondays. With regards to Saturday’s or Sunday’s, many are divided.

Although there is not a thread of physical evidence to support these observations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo game operators such as Bingo Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Internet on any day, at any time, offers equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Playing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms allow you to decide whether you want to manually daub your bingo card yourself (by clicking your mouse) or by having the Bingo Cafe computer automatically daub your cards for you. Having the system for you will make sure you don’t miss a number.

You can select any of the bingo cards you bought at Bingo Cafe to play automatically via the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-played. You can also switch off the auto-play feature anytime by pressing the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you will still have the option to turn Autodaub back on anytime you please.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you get the system to autoplay for you, neither option will affect the game result. If your bingo card is a winner, Bingo Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – no matter what!

Chat Whilst Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about socializing with other similar people and making new friends!

That’s why chat games are such a significant part of playing bingo at Bingo Cafe. In fact, games to play in a chat room take place in each 75-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message to the chat board to start a chat or just as easily end a chat via the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always reachable to have a chat and provide assistance – all while keeping things interesting. Just remember to familiarize yourself with some first!

Winning Bingo
If the numbers that have been marked off on your bingo card match the winning pattern, you will get BINGO and win the Bingo Cafe game!

Next, the game will stop and your Bingo Cafe username will pop-up in a display message showing that you’re the winner of the game and prizes and/or jackpots that you have collected.

All of your winnings will be then credited to your Bingo Cafe account.

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