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 most popular style of bingo played in North America. At Bingo Cafe, the Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards have random numbers that range from 1 through 75. As soon as the bingo game has begun, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 Bingo balls – in random order – from a pool of 75 balls.

When the numbers are automatically called during gameplay, you will 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 predetermined pattern on their bingo card – with all the numbers marked off - wins the game!

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

Aside from the middle square which has a picture of the Bingo Cafe logo, each square on the chart has a number.

Winning Pattern
The number of bingo game winning patterns at Bingo Cafe for 75-ball bingo are virtually endless.

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

All bingo games at Bingo Cafe are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies according to pre-determined patterns and hours of play. The first player to score “BINGO” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. In the event no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

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

Game Options
Inside Bingo Cafe exist a whole host of game options. You can turn the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) on/off, purchase additional bingo cards, or play themed slots while waiting for the next bingo game to commence. To suit your individual preferences, you can also customize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
The purchase of at least 1 bingo card is a prerequisite for playing in a bingo game at Bingo Cafe.

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can purchase bingo cards by clicking the predefined 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 is visible on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup display.

Selecting Bingo Cards
It is a requirement that you purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card in order to play bingo at Bingo Cafe.

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

Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you’ll then need to wait for the game to commence. You can track how much time remains before the game commences by watching the “Next Game” countdown timer, which appears on the left-hand side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe commence every few minutes – so you’ll not have to wait long before the next game commences. While you’re waiting, you can play from directly inside the game interface.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re wondering which days and/or hours are specifically the best times to play bingo online, keep reading…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing online bingo games at Bingo Cafe during the morning, lunch time, evening, or night, makes really no difference whatsoever. Nonetheless, some players at Bingo Cafe have said that the best days to play online have been on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during midweek, and not at all on Mondays. With regards to Saturdays or Sundays, they are neutral.

Even though there is not any actual evidence to back these theories (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo game operators like Bingo Cafe assure players that playing bingo on the Internet on any day, at any time, gives the same odds of winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Playing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms allow you to decide whether you would like to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by using your mouse) or have the Bingo Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you. Letting the system for you will ensure you don’t miss a number.

You can pick any of the bingo cards you purchased at Bingo Cafe to play automatically via the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you want to have auto-daubed. You can also switch off the autodaub feature anytime by clicking the “Turn Off” button or by removing the check-mark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you still be able to turn Autoplay back on anytime you decide.

Whether you get the system to auto-daub for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither option will affect the result of the game. Should your bingo card be a winner, Bingo Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – for sure!

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 players and making new friendships!

That’s why chat games are such an exciting part of playing games at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, chat games go on in all 75-ball bingo rooms and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message on the chat board to open a chat and just as easily end a chat with the click of your mouse.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always available to shoot the breeze and give assistance – all while keeping things interesting. Just remember to brush up on a bit of first!

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

At this time, the game comes to an end and your Bingo Cafe username will pop up in a display box saying that you’re the game winner and the amount you have won.

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

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