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 form 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 Bingo balls – from a pool of 75 balls – in randomized order.

You’ll see the numbers on your bingo card get marked off as the numbers are automatically called during the game. 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 the numbers marked off on their bingo card wins B-I-N-G-O!

75-Ball Bingo Cards
The sold inside Bingo Cafe for 75-ball bingo games have a five-by-five grid of numbers.

Apart from the square in the middle which has an icon of the Bingo Cafe emblem, every square on the grid has a number.

Winning Pattern
At Bingo Cafe, the number of bingo game winning patterns for 75-ball bingo are basically unlimited.

: Jackpots & Prizes
In Bingo Cafe’s , the prize amount mostly depends on how many bingo cards you have and the number of people playing in the bingo game.

All bingo games at Bingo Cafe are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on hours of play and predetermined patterns. The first player to score “B-I-N-G-O” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. If nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the following game.

Every so often, Bingo Cafe offers a in a select 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
Within Bingo Cafe exist many game options. You can buy additional bingo cards, turn the autodaub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play video slots while you wait for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your individual preferences, you can also customize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Buying Bingo Cards
The purchase of at least one bingo card is a prerequisite for entering a bingo game at Bingo Cafe.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Quick Buy” tab, you have the option to buy bingo cards by selecting a set number of cards using the plus/minus arrow buttons or by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price per card is visible on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen.

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

You can select specific bingo cards you want to buy on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards individually by clicking each card one-by-one or by selecting the whole row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. When a card has been selected, the colour changes from grey to orange.

Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you will then wait for the game to begin. You can monitor how much time remains before the game begins by checking the “Next Game” countdown timer, which appears on the left side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

At Bingo Cafe, new bingo games occur every few minutes – so you’ll never be waiting long before the next game starts. While you are waiting, you can play straight from in the game screen.

Once the bingo game starts, all details about the game will appear in the info area at the top of the screen. E.g. you’ll see the total number of players, the winning pattern, the jackpot and prize, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are curious about which days/hours specifically are the best times for playing bingo on the Web, keep reading…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing Bingo Cafe’s virtual bingo games at daybreak, noon, sundown, or night, makes absolutely no difference at all. Although, some Bingo Cafe players have mentioned that their best days to gamble online are on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during mid-week, and not ever on Monday’s. As for Saturday’s or Sunday’s, many are totally neutral down the middle.

Although there isn’t any physical evidence to back up these thoughts (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo game providers like Bingo Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Internet at any time, on any day, offers equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Autoplaying) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you want to let the Bingo Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you automatically or to daub your bingo card yourself manually (by clicking your mouse). Letting the system for you will make sure you don’t forget to daub a number.

At Bingo Cafe, you can pick any of the bingo cards you purchased for autoplay functionality on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just hit the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-played. Also, you can switch off auto-playing at any time by hitting the “Turn Off” button or by removing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you will still have the option to switch Autoplay back on whenever you please.

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

Chat Whilst You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe isn’t just about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about socializing with other similar folks and making new friendships!

That’s why chat games are such a huge aspect of playing games at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, chat games take place in each 75-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. To start a chat, you can easily post a message to the chat board and similarly close a chat using the click of your mouse.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always within reach to have a chat and provide support – all the while keeping things interesting. Just don’t forget to familiarize yourself with a bit of first!

Winning BINGO
If the marked off numbers on your bingo card match the winning pattern, you’ll score B-I-N-G-O and win the Bingo Cafe game!

Next, the game comes to an end and your Bingo Cafe username will pop-up in a display window saying that you’re the game winner and how much you have collected.

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

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