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 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 commences, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 Bingo balls – from a pool of 75 balls – in random order.

You will see the numbers on your bingo card get marked off when the numbers are called automatically during the game. 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 with all the numbers marked off on their bingo card wins the game!

75-Ball Bingo Cards
The sold at Bingo Cafe for 75-ball bingo games display a 5×5 grid of numbers.

Apart from the square in the centre which has a picture of the Bingo Cafe emblem, each spot on the chart has a number.

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

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

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at Bingo Cafe. The Jackpot amount varies according to pre-determined patterns and hours of play. The first player to score “B-I-N-G-O” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In case no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the next game.

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

In-Game Options
Within Bingo Cafe exist lots of game options. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play video slots while you’re waiting for the next bingo game to commence. To suit your personal preferences, you can even customize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Buying Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To enter a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you must purchase at least 1 bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you have the option to purchase bingo cards by clicking the pre-defined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards) or by selecting a specific number of cards with the +/- arrow buttons. The price of each card is visible on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup display.

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

You have the option to select which bingo cards to purchase on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually or by selecting the whole row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. When a card is selected, the colour turns to orange from grey.

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

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe start every few minutes – so you’ll not need to wait long before the next game begins. While you are waiting, you can play from straight in the game interface.

As soon as the bingo game starts, all details concerning the game will be visible in the info area at the top of the interface. E.g. you will see the the jackpot and prize, total number of players, the winning pattern, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are wondering which days/hours specifically are the best times for playing online bingo, read on…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing Bingo Cafe’s Internet bingo games during the morning, noon, evening, or night, makes really no difference at all. However, some players at Bingo Cafe have suggested that their best days to gamble online have been during midweek, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and not ever on Mondays. As for weekends, many are totally divided.

Even though there is not any actual evidence to back up these views (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo game operators like Bingo Cafe assure players that playing bingo on the Web at any time, on any day, provides the same odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Autoplaying) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you’d like to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by mouse-click) or by having the Bingo Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you automatically. Having the system for you will ensure you never forget to daub a number.

You can choose any of the bingo cards you purchased at Bingo Cafe to autoplay via the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just hit the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you would like to have auto-played. Also, you can turn off the autodaub feature anytime by removing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by pressing the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you always be able to turn Autoplay back on anytime you want.

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

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about chatting with others and making new friendships!

That’s why live chat is such an appealing aspect of playing games at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, chat games go on in every 75-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. To begin a chat, you can easily post a message on the chat board or just as easily cancel a chat with the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always reachable to have a chat and help out – all while keeping things interesting. Just remember to familiarize yourself with a little first!

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

At this time, the game ends and your Bingo Cafe username will pop up in a display window saying that you are the game winner and prizes and/or jackpots you’ve collected.

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

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