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 primary 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. Once the bingo game has begun, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 Bingo balls – in random order – from a pool of 75 balls.

As the numbers are called automatically during gameplay, you’ll watch the numbers on your bingo card get marked off. If the number that is called is on your bingo card, then that number is marked off. The first player to complete the pre-determined pattern with all the numbers marked off on their bingo card wins BINGO!

75-Ball Bingo Cards
The sold in Bingo Cafe for 75-ball bingo games have a 5×5 chart of numbers.

Every square on the grid has a number apart from the centre square which has an icon of the Bingo Cafe emblem.

Winning Patterns
At Bingo Cafe, the number of bingo game winning patterns for 75-ball bingo are nearly limitless.

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

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 player to score “B-I-N-G-O” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. In case no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

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

In-Game Options
Within Bingo Cafe exist a whole host of game options. You can turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, purchase more bingo cards, or play video slots while you wait for the next bingo game to commence. To suit your personal preferences, you can even personalize the Bingo Cafe interface.

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

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you have the option to buy bingo cards by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards) or by selecting a set number of cards with the +/- arrows. The price per card is visible on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup screen.

Picking Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To be able to play bingo at Bingo Cafe, you must buy at least one 75-ball bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Select Cards” tab, you can select which bingo cards to purchase. You can either select the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or you can select cards individually by clicking on them one-by-one. The colour changes to orange from grey when a card has been 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 commence. You can check on the time remaining until the game starts by checking the “Next Game” countdown timer, which appears on the left-hand side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

At Bingo Cafe, new bingo games take place every few minutes – so you’ll not need to wait long for the next game to begin. While you’re waiting, you can play from directly in the game screen.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you are wondering what days/hours are specifically the best times for playing bingo on the Internet, continue reading…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing virtual bingo games at Bingo Cafe at dawn, noon, dark, or night, makes truly no difference whatsoever. Yet, some Bingo Cafe players have suggested that their best days to gamble online occur on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during midweek, and not ever on Monday’s. As for Saturdays or Sundays, they are neutral.

Even though there is not a thread of concrete evidence to back these claims (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo game providers such as Bingo Cafe assure players that playing bingo online on any day, at any time, offers the same odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Playing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms allow you to choose whether you want to let the Bingo Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you automatically or by daubing your bingo card manually yourself (by clicking your mouse). Letting the system for you will ensure you do not miss a number.

You can choose any of the bingo cards you bought at Bingo Cafe for autoplay functionality on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just click the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-played. You can also switch off the autodaub feature anytime by removing the check-mark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by hitting the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll always have the option to turn Auto-daub back on anytime you decide.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you let the system auto-daub for you, neither choice will alter the result of the game. In the event that your bingo card wins, Bingo Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – guaranteed!

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 making new friends and chatting with other similar folks!

That’s why live chat is such a stimulating aspect of playing games at Bingo Cafe. In fact, games to play in a chat room take place in each 75-ball bingo room and are moderated by Chat Leaders. To begin a chat, you can easily post a message on the chat board and similarly exit a chat via the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always available to have a chat and offer support – all the while keeping things interesting. Just don’t forget to enlighten yourself with some first!

Winning B-I-N-G-O
If the marked off numbers on your bingo card match the winning pattern, you’ll score BINGO 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’re the winner of that game and prizes and/or jackpots you’ve won.

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

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