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 regular form of bingo played in North America. At Bingo Cafe, the Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards have random numbers ranging from one to 75. As soon as the bingo game starts, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 Bingo balls – from a pool of 75 balls – in random order.

You will watch the numbers get marked off on your bingo card as the numbers are automatically called during gameplay. 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 on their bingo card – with all of 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.

Aside from the square in the middle which has an icon of the Bingo Cafe logo, each square on the grid has a number.

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

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

All bingo games at Bingo Cafe are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies according to hours of play and predetermined patterns. The first player to hit “B-I-N-G-O” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In case nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

Periodically, 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.

In-Game Options
Lots of game options exist within Bingo Cafe. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play themed slots while you wait for the next bingo game to start. You can even personalize the Bingo Cafe interface to suit your personal preferences.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
A prerequisite for playing in a bingo game at Bingo Cafe is the purchase of at least 1 bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can purchase bingo cards by selecting a set number of cards with the plus/minus arrows or by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price of each card can be seen on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up display.

Selecting Bingo Cards
To be able to play bingo at Bingo Cafe, it is required that you purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card.

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

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

At Bingo Cafe, new bingo games start every few minutes – so you’ll never have to wait long for the next game to start. While you wait, you can play from directly within the game screen.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you are curious about which days and hours are specifically the best times to play bingo on the Web, read on…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing online bingo games at Bingo Cafe at dawn, noon, sundown, or night, makes really no difference whatsoever. However, some Bingo Cafe players have suggested that their best days to bet online have been during mid-week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and not ever on Mondays. With regards to Saturdays or Sundays, they are neutral down the middle.

Although there is not any genuine evidence to support these claims (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo game operators like Bingo Cafe assure players that playing bingo on the Internet on any day, at any time, gives the same odds of winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Playing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you’d like to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by clicking your mouse) or by having the Bingo Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you automatically. Letting the system for you will make sure you never miss a number.

At Bingo Cafe, you can pick any of the bingo cards you bought to play automatically on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just press the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you would like to have daubed automatically. You can also turn off the autodaub feature at any time by clearing the check-mark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by pressing the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll still have the option to switch Auto-daub back on anytime you decide.

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

Chat While You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your chips… It’s also about making new buddies and socializing with other like-minded people!

That’s why live chat is such a significant part of playing bingo at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, games to play in a chat room go on in each 75-ball bingo room and are moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily start a chat on the chat board by posting a message and just as easily quit a chat using the click of your mouse.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always reachable to shoot the breeze and provide assistance – all the while keeping things interesting. Just don’t forget to enlighten yourself with some first!

Winning BINGO
If the marked off numbers on your bingo card match the winning pattern, you will score BINGO and win the Bingo Cafe game!

At this moment, the game will end and your Bingo Cafe username pops up in a display message saying that you’re that game’s winner and jackpots and/or prizes you’ve collected.

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

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