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 most common type of bingo played in North America. At Bingo Cafe, the Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards have random numbers ranging from one to 75. Once the bingo game has begun, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out (at random) all 75 Bingo balls from a pool of 75 balls.

You’ll see the numbers get marked off on your bingo card 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 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 for 75-ball bingo games inside Bingo Cafe have a 5×5 grid of numbers.

Aside from the centre square which has a picture of the Bingo Cafe logo, each square on the chart has a number.

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

: Prizes & Jackpots
In Bingo Cafe’s , the prize amount largely depends on the number of people who are participating in the bingo game and the number of bingo cards you hold.

At Bingo Cafe, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on predetermined patterns and times of play. The first person to score “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In case nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the next game.

Sometimes, Bingo Cafe offers a in a select 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 many game options. You can turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, buy additional bingo cards, or play video slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your personal preferences, you can also customize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To join a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you must purchase at least 1 bingo card.

You can buy bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Quick Buy” tab by selecting a set number of cards using the +/- arrows or by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price of each card is visible on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen.

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

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Select Cards” tab, you have the option to select specific bingo cards you want to buy. You can either select the whole 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, the next step is to wait for the game to begin. You can keep track of the time remaining before the game begins by watching the “Next Game” countdown, which appears on the left side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

At Bingo Cafe, new bingo games commence every few minutes – so you will never be waiting long before the next game starts. While you wait, you can play directly from inside the game screen.

As soon as the bingo game commences, all details concerning the game appear in the information section at the top of the screen. For example, you will see the the prize and jackpot, total number of players, the winning pattern, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you’d like to find out which days/hours are specifically the best times for playing bingo on the Internet, continue reading…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing virtual bingo games at Bingo Cafe at daybreak, afternoon, sundown, or bedtime, makes truly no difference whatsoever. Nonetheless, some players at Bingo Cafe have suggested that their best days to play online occur during mid-week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and not on Mondays. As for Saturdays and Sundays, most remain strictly neutral.

Although there is not a thread of physical evidence to back these claims (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, offers the same odds of winning bingo.

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

At Bingo Cafe, you can select any of the bingo cards you purchased for autoplay functionality via the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you’d like to have auto-daubed. You can also switch off the auto-daub feature at any time by removing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay or by pressing the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll still have the option to switch Autodaub back on anytime you decide.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you have the system auto-daub for you, neither option will alter the result of the game. In case your bingo card wins, Bingo Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – no matter what!

Chat Whilst Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe is not just about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about making new buddies and connecting with other similar folks!

That’s why chat games are such a stimulating aspect of playing bingo at Bingo Cafe. In fact, chat games go on in each 75-ball bingo room and are moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily begin a chat by posting a message on the chat board or just the same exit a chat via the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always within reach to shoot the breeze and help out – all the while keeping things interesting. Just don’t forget to enlighten yourself with some first!

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

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

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

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