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 form 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 balls (from a pool of 75 balls) in randomized order.

As the numbers are automatically called during the game, you will see 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 on their bingo card – with all of the numbers marked off - wins bingo!

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

Apart from the square in the middle which has an image of the Bingo Cafe emblem, each spot on the chart has a number.

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

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

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at Bingo Cafe. The Jackpot amount fluctuates according to predetermined patterns and times of play. The first player to hit “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In the event nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

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

Game Options
Inside Bingo Cafe exist many game options. You can turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, purchase new bingo cards, or play video slots while you’re waiting for the next bingo game to commence. To suit your personal preferences, you can even personalize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
The purchase of at least one bingo card is a requirement for playing in a bingo game at Bingo Cafe.

You can buy bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Quick Buy” tab by selecting a set number of cards via 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-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen.

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

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Select Cards” tab, you can select specific bingo cards you want to buy. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually or by selecting the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. The colour turns from grey to orange 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 track how much time remains before the game begins by watching the “Next Game” countdown, which is visible on the left side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe take place every few minutes – so you’ll not be waiting long for the next game to start. While you’re waiting, you can play from straight in the game interface.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you are curious as to which days and/or hours are specifically the best times to play Internet bingo, keep reading…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing Bingo Cafe’s virtual bingo games at daybreak, noon, nightfall, or bedtime, makes really no difference at all. Although, some players at Bingo Cafe have stated that their best days to wager online occur during mid-week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and at no time on Monday’s. With regards to weekends, many are strictly divided down the middle.

Even though there is no actual evidence to back these theories (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo games operators such as Bingo Cafe assure players that playing bingo on the Internet at any time, on any day, gives equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Daubing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you’d like to manually daub your bingo card yourself (by clicking your mouse) or by letting the Bingo Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you. Letting 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 choose any of the bingo cards you purchased at Bingo Cafe to autoplay. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have daubed automatically. Also, you can switch off auto-daubing at any time by clicking the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you still be able to turn Auto-daub back on whenever you decide.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you get the system to autodaub for you, neither option will affect the result of the game. If your bingo card wins, Bingo Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – no doubt!

Chat Whilst 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 friendships and connecting with other similar folks!

That’s why live chat is such an appealing aspect of playing games at Bingo Cafe. In fact, chat games go on in each 75-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message to the chat board to create a chat or similarly terminate a chat using the click of your mouse.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Hosts are always reachable to chat and provide assistance – all the while keeping things entertaining. Just remember to brush up on a bit of first!

Winning B-I-N-G-O
If the winning pattern matches the marked off numbers on your bingo card, you’ll score B-I-N-G-O and win the Bingo Cafe game!

At this time, the game will end and your Bingo Cafe username will pop up in a display box saying that you are the winner of that game and how much that you’ve won.

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

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