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 type of bingo played in North America. The Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards at Bingo Cafe have random numbers ranging from one to 75. Once 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’ll see 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 of the numbers marked off - wins B-I-N-G-O!

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

Aside from the middle square which has an icon of the Bingo Cafe logo, every spot on the chart has a number.

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

: Jackpots & Prizes
In Bingo Cafe’s , the prize amount largely depends on how many people are playing 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 fluctuates according to predetermined patterns and times of play. The first person to score “B-I-N-G-O” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. In case no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

From time to time, Bingo Cafe offers a in a limited 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
Many game options exist within Bingo Cafe. You can turn the autodaub (aka Autoplay) on/off, purchase more bingo cards, or play video slots while you wait for the next bingo game to begin. You can also personalize the Bingo Cafe interface to suit your personal preferences.

Buying Bingo Cards
The purchase of at least 1 bingo card is a prerequisite for playing in a bingo game at Bingo Cafe.

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

Choosing Bingo Cards
To be able to play bingo at Bingo Cafe, it is required that you buy at least one 75-ball bingo card.

You have the option to choose which bingo cards to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or by selecting cards individually by clicking on them one-by-one. The colour turns to orange from grey after a card has been selected.

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

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe begin every few minutes – so you will not have to wait long for the next game to commence. While you’re waiting, you can play directly from within the game interface.

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

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

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing Bingo Cafe’s Internet bingo games at sunrise, afternoon, dark, or bedtime, makes truly no difference at all. Although, some players at Bingo Cafe have stated that the best days to play online have been on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during mid-week, and never on Mondays. Regarding weekends, many are totally neutral.

Even though there is not any concrete proof to back up these speculations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo games providers such as Bingo Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Web at any time, on any day, provides equal odds at winning bingo.

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

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can select any of the bingo cards you bought at Bingo Cafe to play automatically. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you’d like to have daubed automatically. Also, you can switch off the auto-daub feature anytime by hitting the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you’ll still have the option to switch Autodaub back on whenever you so desire.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you let the system autodaub for you, neither choice will change the result of the game. If your bingo card wins, Bingo Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – guaranteed!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe is not just about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about making new friends and chatting with other players!

That’s why live chat is such an appealing part of playing games at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, chat games take place in every 75-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. To create a chat, you can easily post a message on the chat board and just the same quit a chat using the click of your mouse.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always around to have a chat and offer assistance – all 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 get BINGO and win the Bingo Cafe game!

At this time, the game stops and your Bingo Cafe username will pop up in a display window showing that you’re that game’s winner and the amount that you have won.

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

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