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

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

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

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

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

: Jackpots & Prizes
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 purchased.

At Bingo Cafe, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies according to times of play and pre-determined patterns. The first player to hit “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 next game.

At times, Bingo Cafe offers a in a limited number of bingo games. Bingo Cafe has named 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 auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, buy new bingo cards, or play themed slots while you wait for the next bingo game to start. To suit your individual preferences, you can even customize the Bingo Cafe interface.

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

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can purchase bingo cards by selecting a specific number of cards with the plus/minus arrows or by clicking the pre-defined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price of each card is visible on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup screen.

Selecting Bingo Cards
It’s a requirement that you purchase 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 select which bingo cards to buy. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking each card individually or you can select the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. After a card is selected, the colour changes to orange from grey.

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 commence. You can track how much time remains until the game starts by checking the “Next Game” countdown, which is visible on the left side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

At Bingo Cafe, new bingo games commence every few minutes – so you’ll not be waiting long before the next game starts. While you are waiting, you can play straight from in the game screen.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you want to find out which days and/or hours are specifically the best times to play bingo online, read on…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing Bingo Cafe’s virtual bingo games at dawn, lunch time, nightfall, or bedtime, really makes no difference at all. Yet, some Bingo Cafe players have stated that the best days to gamble online are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during the middle of the week, and not ever on Monday’s. With regards to Saturdays and Sundays, they are strictly divided.

Even though there is not any concrete evidence to back up these observations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo games providers like Bingo Cafe assure players that playing bingo online at any time, on any day, offers equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Autodaubing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms let you decide whether you’d like to let the Bingo Cafe computer automatically daub your cards for you or to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by using your mouse). Letting the system for you will ensure you don’t forget to daub a number.

You can select any of the bingo cards you purchased at Bingo Cafe for autoplay functionality on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just press the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-daubed. You can also switch off the auto-daub feature at any time by hitting the “Turn Off” button or by removing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you always be able to turn Autoplay back on anytime you want.

Whether you have the system autodaub for you or you daub your numbers manually, neither choice will affect the game outcome. In the event that your bingo card wins, Bingo Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – no doubt!

Chat Whilst Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe is not only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about connecting with other similar people and making new friendships!

That’s why live chat is such a huge aspect of playing games at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, games to play in a chat room go on in all 75-ball bingo rooms and are administered by Chat Leaders. To open a chat, you can easily post a message to the chat board or similarly quit a chat via the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always available to chat and give assistance – all while keeping things entertaining. Just make sure you catch up on a little first!

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

At this moment, the game comes to an end and your Bingo Cafe username will pop-up in a display message saying that you are the winner of that game and prizes and/or jackpots that you’ve collected.

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

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