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 usual type of bingo played in North America. The Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards at Bingo Cafe have random numbers that range from 1 to 75. Once 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.

When the numbers are called automatically during the game, you will see the numbers get marked off on your bingo card. If your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. The very first player to complete the pre-determined pattern with all the numbers marked off on their bingo card wins bingo!

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

Aside from the square in the middle which has a picture 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 nearly unlimited for 75-ball bingo.

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

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at Bingo Cafe. The Jackpot amount varies according to times of play and predetermined patterns. The first player to score “B-I-N-G-O” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In the event nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

Occasionally, Bingo Cafe offers a in a select 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
A lot of game options exist inside Bingo Cafe. You can switch the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, purchase new bingo cards, or play video slots while you’re waiting for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your personal preferences, you can even personalize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
A prerequisite for joining a bingo game at Bingo Cafe is the purchase of at least 1 bingo card.

You have the option to buy bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” pop-up 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 using the +/- arrows. The price per card is visible on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up display.

Bingo Card Selection
REQUIRED: In order to play bingo at Bingo Cafe, you have to buy at least one 75-ball bingo card.

You can select specific bingo cards to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup 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 individually by clicking each card one-by-one. When a card is 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 begin. You can check how much time is remaining until the game begins by looking at the “Next Game” countdown, which appears on the left side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe begin every few minutes – so you will not be waiting long before the next game commences. While you wait, you can play straight from in the game interface.

As soon as the bingo game starts, all game details will be visible in the info section at the top of the screen. E.g. you’ll see the total number of players, the jackpot and prize, the winning pattern, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you would like to find out which days and hours specifically are the best times to play virtual bingo, read on…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing online bingo games at Bingo Cafe at dawn, noon, evening, or night, truly makes no difference whatsoever. Although, some Bingo Cafe players have suggested that the best days to bet online tend to be during mid-week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and not ever on Monday’s. As for Saturday’s and Sunday’s, they are strictly divided down the middle.

Although there is not a thread of hard evidence to back these opinions (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 at any time, on any day, gives equal odds of winning bingo.

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

At Bingo Cafe, you can pick any of the bingo cards you purchased to play automatically on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-played. Also, you can switch off the auto-play feature at any time by removing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay or by hitting the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll always be able to switch Autodaub back on whenever you choose.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you let the system autoplay for you, neither choice will affect the game result. In case your bingo card is a winner, Bingo Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – signed, sealed, delivered!

Chat While You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe isn’t 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 a stimulating part of playing bingo at Bingo Cafe. In fact, chat room games take place in each 75-ball bingo room and are moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily create a chat by posting a message to the chat board and just the same end a chat using the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Hosts are always around to chat and give assistance – all while keeping things entertaining. Just remember to catch up on a bit of first!

Winning B-I-N-G-O
If the winning pattern matches the numbers that have been marked off of your bingo card, you will score B-I-N-G-O and win the Bingo Cafe game!

At this time, the game comes to a stop and your Bingo Cafe username pops up in a display window showing that you are that game’s winner and prizes and/or jackpots you have collected.

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

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