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. At Bingo Cafe, the Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards have random numbers ranging from 1 to 75. Once the bingo game starts, 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 get marked off on your bingo card when the numbers are called automatically during gameplay. 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 bingo!

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

Every spot on the grid has a number apart from the middle square which has a picture of the Bingo Cafe logo.

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

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

At Bingo Cafe, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies according to times of play and predetermined patterns. The first player to score “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In the event nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

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

Game Options
Within Bingo Cafe exist a lot of game options. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play themed slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to start. To suit your personal preferences, you can even customize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Buying Bingo Cards
A prerequisite for playing in a bingo game at Bingo Cafe is the purchase of at least one bingo card.

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

Selecting Bingo Cards
It’s a requirement that you purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card to be able to play bingo at Bingo Cafe.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Select Cards” tab, you have the option to select which bingo cards to buy. You can either select an entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or by selecting cards individually by clicking each card one-by-one. After a card is selected, the colour turns to orange from grey.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you will then wait for the game to start. You can track how much time remains before the game begins by watching the “Next Game” countdown, which is visible on the left side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe commence every few minutes – so you’ll not be waiting long before the next game starts. While you’re waiting, you can play straight from inside the game screen.

As soon as the bingo game begins, all details about the game will be visible in the info section at the top of the screen. For example, you will see the the winning pattern, total number of players, the prize and jackpot, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are curious as to what days and hours specifically are the best times to play bingo on the Web, continue reading…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing online bingo games at Bingo Cafe at daybreak, afternoon, evening, or bedtime, actually makes no difference at all. Nonetheless, some players at Bingo Cafe have suggested that the best days to wager online tend to be during mid-week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and not ever on Monday’s. Regarding Saturdays or Sundays, they remain neutral.

Although there is not a thread of genuine evidence to back up these theories (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo game providers like Bingo Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Web at any time, on any day, provides the same odds of winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Playing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you’d like to manually daub your bingo card yourself (by clicking your mouse) or by letting the Bingo Cafe computer automatically daub your cards for you. Having the system for you will make sure you do not miss a number.

You can pick any of the bingo cards you bought at Bingo Cafe to autoplay via the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you want to have auto-daubed. You can also turn off the autodaub feature at any time by hitting the “Turn Off” button or by removing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you’ll still have the option to turn Auto-daub back on whenever you please.

Whether you get the system to autoplay for you or you daub your numbers manually, neither option will affect the game outcome. Should your bingo card win, Bingo Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – guaranteed!

Chat While You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe is not just about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It is also about making new friends and chatting with other similar people!

That’s why chat games are such a big aspect of playing games at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, games to play in a chat room take place in each 75-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily start a chat on the chat board by posting a message and just as easily terminate a chat via the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always accessible to have a chat and provide assistance – all while keeping things entertaining. Just remember to enlighten yourself with a little first!

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

At this moment, the game will stop and your Bingo Cafe username opens up in a display message saying that you’re that game’s winner and prizes and/or jackpots that you have collected.

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

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