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 major type 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 commences, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 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 your bingo card has the number that is called, 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 BINGO!

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 middle square which has an image of the Bingo Cafe logo.

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

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

All bingo games at Bingo Cafe are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on times of play and pre-determined patterns. The first player to hit “BINGO” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. In case nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

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

Purchasing Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To join a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you’ll have to purchase at least 1 bingo card.

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

Bingo Card Selection
REQUIRED: To be able to play bingo at Bingo Cafe, you must purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card.

You have the option to select specific bingo cards to buy on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select an entire 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 from grey to orange after a card has been selected.

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

At Bingo Cafe, new bingo games begin every few minutes – so you will not be waiting long for the next game to begin. While you’re waiting, you can play straight from in the game screen.

Once the bingo game commences, all details concerning the game will be visible in the info area at the top of the screen. E.g. you’ll see the total number of players, the jackpot and prize, the winning pattern, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you’d like to find out what days and/or hours are specifically the best times to play online bingo, read on…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing virtual bingo games at Bingo Cafe at dawn, lunch time, dark, or bedtime, really makes no difference whatsoever. Nonetheless, some players at Bingo Cafe have suggested that their best days to bet online have been on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during mid-week, and at no time on Monday’s. Regarding Saturday’s or Sunday’s, many are strictly divided.

Even though there is no physical proof to back these speculations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo game operators like Bingo Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Internet on any day, at any time, provides the same odds of winning bingo.

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

You can select any of the bingo cards you purchased at Bingo Cafe to play automatically via the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just click the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you would like to have daubed automatically. Also, you can turn off the auto-play feature at any time by removing the check-mark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll still have the option to turn Autodaub back on whenever you choose.

Whether you get the system to autoplay for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither option will affect the result of the game. Should your bingo card be a winner, Bingo Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – for sure!

Chat While You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe is not only about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about connecting with other similar people and making new friendships!

That’s why chat games are such a significant aspect of playing games at Bingo Cafe. In fact, chat room games take place in each 75-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily open a chat on the chat board by posting a message or similarly quit a chat with the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always available to shoot the breeze and provide assistance – all while keeping things engaging. Just remember to brush up on your first!

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

Next, the game ends and your Bingo Cafe username will open up in a display message showing that you’re the winner of that game and how much you have won.

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

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