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 regular style of bingo played in North America. The Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards at Bingo Cafe have random numbers that range from one through 75. As soon as the bingo game commences, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 Bingo balls – at random – from a pool of 75 balls.

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

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

Every spot on the chart has a number aside from the square in the centre which has an icon of the Bingo Cafe emblem.

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

: Prizes & Jackpots
In Bingo Cafe’s , the prize amount largely depends on how many bingo cards you have and how many players are participating 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 person to score “BINGO” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. If nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

Every so often, Bingo Cafe offers a in a limited number of bingo games. Bingo Cafe calls this the “Bingo Bonanza” Progressive Jackpot and it’s played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

Game Options
Within Bingo Cafe exist lots 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 personalize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
The purchase of at least one bingo card is a requirement for participating in a bingo game at Bingo Cafe.

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

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

You can choose which bingo cards to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards individually by clicking on them one-by-one or you can select the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. The colour changes 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 will then wait for the game to start. You can check how much time is remaining before the game begins by checking the “Next Game” countdown timer, which appears on the left-hand side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe take place every few minutes – so you will never need to wait long for the next game to start. While you wait, you can play straight from in the game interface.

Once the bingo game commences, all game details can be seen in the information area at the top of the interface. For example, you will see the the winning pattern, the prize and jackpot, total number of players, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re curious as to which days and/or hours specifically are the best times to play bingo on the Web, keep reading…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing online bingo games at Bingo Cafe during the morning, noon, dark, or bedtime, makes precisely no difference whatsoever. However, some Bingo Cafe players have stated that the best days to wager online have been during the middle of the week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and not at all on Monday’s. Regarding Saturday’s or Sunday’s, most remain strictly divided down the middle.

Even though there is not any physical evidence 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 at any time, on any day, provides equal odds of winning bingo.

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

At Bingo Cafe, you can pick any of the bingo cards you purchased for autoplay functionality on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just hit the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you would like to have auto-played. You can also turn off the auto-play feature anytime by removing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by hitting the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll still be able to switch Autoplay back on whenever you want.

Whether you have the system auto-daub for you or you daub your numbers manually, neither choice will alter the outcome of the game. If your bingo card wins, Bingo Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – signed, sealed, delivered!

Chat While You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about connecting with other like-minded folks and making new friends!

That’s why chat games are such a huge part of playing bingo at Bingo Cafe. In fact, games to play in a chat room go on in each 75-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily start a chat on the chat board by posting a message and just the same exit a chat using the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Hosts are always accessible to have a chat and give assistance – all the while keeping things entertaining. Just remember to catch up on a little first!

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

At this time, the game will end and your Bingo Cafe username will pop-up in a display window showing that you are the game winner and how much that you have collected.

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

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