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 style 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 begun, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out (in random order) all 75 Bingo balls from a pool of 75 balls.

You’ll watch the numbers get marked off on your bingo card as 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 pre-determined pattern on their bingo card – with all of the numbers marked off - wins the game!

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

Every spot on the grid has a number apart from the square in the middle which has a picture of the Bingo Cafe emblem.

Winning Patterns
The number of bingo game winning patterns for 75-ball bingo are pretty much unlimited at Bingo Cafe.

: Prizes & Jackpots
In Bingo Cafe’s , the prize amount is largely dependent on the number of bingo cards you hold and the number of players who are playing in the bingo game.

At Bingo Cafe, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies based on pre-determined patterns and hours of play. The first player to hit “B-I-N-G-O” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In case nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the next game.

Occasionally, Bingo Cafe offers a in a select number of bingo games. Bingo Cafe has labeled this the “Bingo Bonanza” Progressive Jackpot and it is played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

In-Game Options
Many game options exist inside Bingo Cafe. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play themed slots while you wait for the next bingo game to commence. You can also customize the Bingo Cafe interface to suit your individual preferences.

Buying Bingo Cards
The purchase of at least one bingo card is a prerequisite for joining a bingo game at Bingo Cafe.

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

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

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Select Cards” tab, you can select which bingo cards you want to buy. You can either select cards individually by clicking on them one-by-one or you can select an entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. The colour turns to orange from grey after a card is selected.

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

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

Once the bingo game begins, all game details appear in the information section at the top of the interface. For example, you’ll see the the winning pattern, the prize and jackpot, total number of players, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are curious about what days and hours are specifically the best times to play online bingo, continue reading…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing online bingo games at Bingo Cafe at dawn, afternoon, evening, or night, makes truly no difference whatsoever. Nonetheless, some players at Bingo Cafe have mentioned that the best days to play online tend to be on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during the middle of the week, and never on Mondays. As for Saturday’s or Sunday’s, most remain neutral.

Even though there isn’t any physical evidence to support these claims (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo game 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 Auto-Playing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you would like to daub your bingo card yourself manually (by using your mouse) or have the Bingo Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you. Letting the system for you will make sure you do not forget to daub a number.

At Bingo Cafe, you can choose any of the bingo cards you bought to play automatically via the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you would like to have auto-played. You can also turn off auto-playing anytime by removing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you will still have the option to switch Autoplay back on whenever you choose.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you get the system to auto-daub for you, neither choice will affect the game result. In case your bingo card is a winner, Bingo Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – guaranteed!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your chips… It’s also about chatting with other similar people and making new friends!

That’s why live chat is such an appealing part of playing bingo at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, games to play in a chat room take place in all 75-ball bingo rooms and are moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message to the chat board to begin a chat and just the same quit a chat with the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always reachable to have a chat and provide support – all the while keeping things entertaining. Just make sure you enlighten yourself with a little first!

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

At this moment, the game comes to a stop and your Bingo Cafe username will pop up in a display window showing that you are that game’s winner and jackpots and/or prizes that you have won.

Your total winnings will be then credited to your Bingo Cafe account.

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