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 starts, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 balls (from a pool of 75 balls) at random.

You will see the numbers on your bingo card get marked off when the numbers are called automatically during the game. 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 inside Bingo Cafe for 75-ball bingo games display a five-by-five grid of numbers.

Every square on the chart has a number apart from the square in the centre which has an icon of the Bingo Cafe logo.

Winning Patterns
The number of bingo game winning patterns at Bingo Cafe are essentially endless for 75-ball bingo.

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

All bingo games at Bingo Cafe are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies based on pre-determined patterns and hours of play. The first person to hit “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In the event no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

Every so often, 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
Inside Bingo Cafe exist a whole host of game options. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play video slots while waiting for the next bingo game to commence. To suit your personal preferences, you can also customize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Buying Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To enter a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you must purchase at least one bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Quick Buy” tab, you have the option to purchase bingo cards by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards) or by selecting a specific number of cards with the +/- arrows. The price of each card can be seen on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up display.

Picking Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To be able to play bingo at Bingo Cafe, you will have to buy at least one 75-ball bingo card.

You have the option to choose specific bingo cards to purchase on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually or you can select an entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. When a card is selected, the colour changes to orange from grey.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you will then need to wait for the game to commence. You can monitor how much time is remaining until the game starts by watching the “Next Game” countdown, which appears on the left side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe take place every few minutes – so you’ll not have to wait long before the next game begins. While you wait, you can play straight from in the game interface.

As soon as the bingo game commences, all details concerning the game appear in the information section at the top of the interface. E.g. you’ll see the total number of players, the winning pattern, the prize and jackpot, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you want to find out what days and hours specifically are the best times for playing online bingo, read on…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing Bingo Cafe’s virtual bingo games during the morning, lunch time, dark, or night, really makes no difference whatsoever. However, some Bingo Cafe players have said that the best days to wager online have been during midweek, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and not on Monday’s. Regarding Saturdays and Sundays, most are totally neutral down the middle.

Even though there is not any hard proof to support these conclusions (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo games operators like Bingo Cafe assure players that playing bingo online on any day, at any time, gives the same odds of winning bingo.

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

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can choose any of the bingo cards you purchased at Bingo Cafe for autoplay functionality. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-played. Also, you can switch off auto-daubing anytime by clicking the “Turn Off” button or by removing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you will still be able to switch Autodaub back on anytime you want.

Whether you let the system auto-daub for you or you daub your numbers manually, neither option will change the result of the game. Should your bingo card be a winner, Bingo Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – no matter what!

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 connecting with other like-minded folks and making new friends!

That’s why chat games are such a significant aspect of playing games at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, chat room games go on in each 75-ball bingo room and are moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message on the chat board to begin a chat or just the same end a chat with the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always reachable to shoot the breeze and help out – all while keeping things entertaining. Just remember to catch up on 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 B-I-N-G-O and win the Bingo Cafe game!

At this time, the game stops and your Bingo Cafe username will pop-up in a display box stating that you’re the winner of the game and prizes and/or jackpots that you have collected.

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

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