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

As the numbers are called automatically during gameplay, you will see the numbers get marked off on your bingo card. 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 of 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 at Bingo Cafe display a 5×5 chart of numbers.

Every square on the chart has a number aside from the centre square which has an image of the Bingo Cafe logo.

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

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

All bingo games at Bingo Cafe are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates 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 case nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the following game.

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

Game Options
Inside Bingo Cafe exist a slew of game options. You can turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, purchase more bingo cards, or play video slots while waiting for the next bingo game to start. To suit your individual preferences, you can also customize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: You’ll have to purchase at least 1 bingo card to play in a bingo game at Bingo Cafe.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display 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 via the +/- arrow buttons. The price per card is visible on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen.

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

You can select which bingo cards you want to purchase on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select an entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or you can select cards one-by-one by clicking each card individually. The colour changes to orange from grey when a card is selected.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, the next step is to wait for the game to start. You can track how much time is remaining before the game starts by looking at the “Next Game” countdown, which is visible on the left-hand side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

At Bingo Cafe, new bingo games occur every few minutes – so you will not have to wait long before the next game commences. While you are waiting, you can play straight from inside the game screen.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re curious about what days and hours are specifically the best times for playing bingo online, read on…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing virtual bingo games at Bingo Cafe at daybreak, lunch time, dark, or bedtime, makes precisely no difference whatsoever. Yet, some Bingo Cafe players have said that the best days to play online have been during the middle of the week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and not at all on Monday’s. Regarding weekends, most remain divided.

Although there is not a thread of hard evidence to support these observations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo game providers such as Bingo Cafe assure players that playing bingo online at any time, on any day, provides the same odds at winning bingo.

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

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen 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 select the cards you’d like to have auto-played. Also, you can turn off auto-playing at any time by removing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay or by hitting the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you will still be able to switch Auto-daub back on whenever you choose.

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

Chat Whilst You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe is not only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about chatting with other similar folks and making new friends!

That’s why live chat is such a stimulating aspect of playing games at Bingo Cafe. In fact, chat games take place in every 75-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily open a chat on the chat board by posting a message and similarly end a chat with the click of your mouse.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Hosts are always reachable to chat and offer assistance – all the while keeping things engaging. Just don’t forget to brush up on a little first!

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

Next, the game comes to an end and your Bingo Cafe username will open up in a display message stating that you’re the winner of that game and how much you’ve won.

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

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