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 form of bingo played in North America. The Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards at Bingo Cafe have random numbers ranging from 1 through 75. Once the bingo game has begun, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 balls (from a pool of 75 balls) in randomized order.

You will see the numbers on your bingo card get marked off as the numbers are automatically called during the game. 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 of the numbers marked off - wins bingo!

75-Ball Bingo Cards
The sold at Bingo Cafe for 75-ball bingo games have a five-by-five grid of numbers.

Every spot on the chart has a number apart from the middle square which has an icon of the Bingo Cafe logo.

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

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

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at Bingo Cafe. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on hours of play and pre-determined patterns. The first person to hit “B-I-N-G-O” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. If no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

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

In-Game Options
A slew of game options exist within Bingo Cafe. You can turn the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, purchase new bingo cards, or play video slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to commence. To suit your individual preferences, you can even personalize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Buying 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” pop-up screen 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 via the plus/minus arrow buttons. The price of each card is visible on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup display.

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

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Select Cards” tab, you have the option to choose specific bingo cards you want to purchase. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually or by selecting an entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. After a card has been selected, the colour turns from grey to orange.

Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards at Bingo Cafe for a bingo game, you’ll then wait for the game to commence. You can check how much time remains before the game begins by checking the “Next Game” countdown, which is visible on the left side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

At Bingo Cafe, new bingo games commence every few minutes – so you’ll never have to wait long before the next game starts. While you wait, you can play straight from inside the game interface.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you want to find out what days/hours specifically are the best times to play bingo on the Web, read on…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing Bingo Cafe’s Internet bingo games during the morning, noon, dark, or night, makes exactly no difference whatsoever. Although, some Bingo Cafe players have mentioned that the best days to bet online are during the middle of the week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and at no time on Monday’s. As for Saturdays or Sundays, most are totally neutral down the middle.

Even though there is no actual proof to support these speculations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo games operators like Bingo Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Web on any day, at any time, provides equal odds of winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Daubing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you want to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by mouse-click) or by letting the Bingo Cafe computer automatically daub your cards for you. Having the system for you will ensure you do not forget to daub a number.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can select any of the bingo cards you purchased at Bingo Cafe for autoplay functionality. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you would like to have daubed automatically. Also, you can switch off the autodaub feature at any time by clearing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll always have the option to switch Auto-daub back on anytime you want.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you have the system auto-daub for you, neither choice will alter the game result. Should your bingo card win, 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 is also about making new buddies and socializing with other similar folks!

That’s why live chat is such a huge aspect of playing bingo at Bingo Cafe. In fact, chat room games take place in each 75-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message to the chat board to open a chat and just the same close a chat with the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Hosts are always available to chat and help out – all while keeping things entertaining. Just don’t forget to familiarize yourself with a bit of 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 score B-I-N-G-O and win the Bingo Cafe game!

Next, the game comes to an end and your Bingo Cafe username will pop-up in a display window saying that you are the winner of the game and how much that you have collected.

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

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