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 standard form of bingo played in North America. The Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards at Bingo Cafe have random numbers that range from 1 through 75. As soon as the bingo game has started, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 balls (from a pool of 75 balls) in random order.

As the numbers are called automatically during gameplay, you will 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 first player to complete the predetermined pattern on their bingo card – with all the numbers marked off - wins B-I-N-G-O!

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

Every spot on the grid has a number aside from the square in the centre which has an image of the Bingo Cafe logo.

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

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

All bingo games at Bingo Cafe are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies based on hours of play and predetermined patterns. The first player to hit “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. If no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the following game.

At times, Bingo Cafe offers a in a specified number of bingo games. Bingo Cafe calls this the “Bingo Bonanza” Progressive Jackpot and it is played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

In-Game Options
A lot of game options exist inside Bingo Cafe. You can switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, purchase more bingo cards, or play themed slots while waiting for the next bingo game to commence. To suit your individual preferences, you can even personalize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
The purchase of at least 1 bingo card is a requirement for entering a bingo game at Bingo Cafe.

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can purchase bingo cards by selecting a set number of cards using the plus/minus arrows or by clicking the pre-defined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price per card can be seen on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up display.

Picking Bingo Cards
In order to play bingo at Bingo Cafe, it is required that you purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card.

You can choose specific bingo cards you want to purchase on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display 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. The colour turns to orange from grey after a card has been selected.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you’ll then need to wait for the game to begin. You can check on the time remaining until the game commences 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 never need to wait long for the next game to begin. While you’re waiting, you can play straight from inside the game screen.

Once the bingo game commences, all details concerning the game will be visible in the information section at the top of the interface. E.g. you’ll see the the jackpot and prize, the winning pattern, total number of players, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are wondering which days/hours are specifically the best times for playing online bingo, read on…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing Bingo Cafe’s Internet bingo games at sunrise, afternoon, dark, or night, really makes no difference at all. Yet, some players at Bingo Cafe have stated that the best days to wager online occur during the middle of the week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and not on Monday’s. As for Saturday’s or Sunday’s, most remain totally neutral.

Although there is not any hard proof to back these claims (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo games operators like Bingo Cafe assure its players that playing bingo online at any time, on any day, provides the same odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Autodaubing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms allow you to choose whether you’d like to let the Bingo Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you automatically or to manually daub your bingo card yourself (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 select any of the bingo cards you bought to play automatically on 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-played. Also, you can turn off the auto-daub feature at any time by pressing the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you will always have the option to switch Auto-daub back on whenever you choose.

Whether you let the system autodaub for you or you daub your numbers manually, neither choice will change the game outcome. Should your bingo card win, Bingo Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – no doubt!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about chatting with other players and making new friendships!

That’s why live chat is such a huge part of playing games at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, chat room games take place in each 75-ball bingo room and are moderated by Chat Leaders. To create a chat, you can easily post a message to the chat board or similarly exit a chat using the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always around to shoot the breeze and give assistance – all the while keeping things interesting. Just remember to familiarize yourself with the first!

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

At this moment, the game ends and your Bingo Cafe username will open up in a display box saying that you’re the game winner and jackpots and/or prizes you’ve collected.

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

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