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 typical type of bingo played in North America. At Bingo Cafe, the Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards have random numbers that range from 1 through 75. Once the bingo game has begun, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 Bingo balls – from a pool of 75 balls – in random order.

As the numbers are called automatically during gameplay, you will watch 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 very first player to complete the pre-determined pattern with all 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 have a five-by-five chart of numbers.

Aside from the square in the middle which has a picture of the Bingo Cafe logo, every square on the grid has a number.

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

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

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

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

In-Game Options
A whole host of game options exist within Bingo Cafe. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) on/off, or play themed slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your personal preferences, you can even customize the Bingo Cafe interface.

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

You have the option to purchase bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Quick Buy” tab by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards) or by selecting a set number of cards using the plus/minus arrows. The price per card is visible on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up display.

Picking Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: In order to play bingo at Bingo Cafe, you must purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab, you can select which bingo cards to buy. You can either select cards individually by clicking each card one-by-one or by selecting the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. The colour changes to orange from grey after a card has been selected.

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

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe begin every few minutes – so you will never need to wait long for the next game to commence. While you wait, you can play from straight inside the game screen.

Once the bingo game commences, all details about the game can be seen in the info area at the top of the interface. E.g. you will see the the prize and jackpot, total number of players, the winning pattern, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are curious as to which days/hours specifically are 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, sundown, or bedtime, truly makes no difference at all. Although, some players at Bingo Cafe have suggested that their best days to gamble online have been during mid-week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and not ever on Monday’s. Regarding Saturdays or Sundays, most are neutral down the middle.

Even though there is not a thread of physical proof to back up these viewpoints (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo game providers such as Bingo Cafe assure its players that playing bingo online at any time, on any day, provides equal odds of winning bingo.

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

You can select any of the bingo cards you bought at Bingo Cafe to play automatically on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just press the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you’d like to have auto-daubed. You can also turn off the autodaub feature anytime by hitting the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you will still have the option to turn Autodaub back on anytime you decide.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you get the system to autoplay for you, neither option will alter the game result. Should your bingo card win, Bingo Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – no doubt!

Chat Whilst You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe isn’t just about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It is also about chatting with other like-minded people and making new friends!

That’s why chat games are such a huge aspect of playing bingo at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, chat games take place in every 75-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily start a chat on the chat board by posting a message and just as easily end a chat via the click of your mouse.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always available to chat and give assistance – all while keeping things engaging. Just make sure you catch up on a little first!

Winning Bingo
If the winning pattern matches the numbers on your bingo card that have been marked off, you’ll get BINGO and win the Bingo Cafe game!

At this moment, the game will end and your Bingo Cafe username will open up in a display box stating that you’re that game’s winner and jackpots and/or prizes you have collected.

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

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