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 most popular form of bingo played in North America. At Bingo Cafe, the Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards have random numbers that range from one to 75. As soon as the bingo game has started, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 balls (from a pool of 75 balls) in random order.

When the numbers are automatically called during gameplay, you’ll see 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 predetermined pattern on their bingo card – with all of the numbers marked off - wins bingo!

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

Aside from the middle square which has an image of the Bingo Cafe emblem, each spot on the grid has a number.

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

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

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at Bingo Cafe. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on 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.

Sometimes, Bingo Cafe offers a in a specified number of bingo games. Bingo Cafe has named this the “Bingo Bonanza” Progressive Jackpot and it is played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

Game Options
A lot of game options exist within Bingo Cafe. You can turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, buy more bingo cards, or play video slots while waiting for the next bingo game to commence. To suit your personal preferences, you can even customize the Bingo Cafe interface.

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

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can purchase bingo cards by selecting a specific number of cards via the plus/minus arrow buttons or by clicking the pre-defined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price per card is visible on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” popup screen.

Picking Bingo Cards
It’s a requirement that you buy at least one 75-ball bingo card at Bingo Cafe to be able to play bingo.

You can choose which bingo cards to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually or you can select the whole row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. After a card is selected, the colour turns to orange from grey.

Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards at Bingo Cafe for a bingo game, you’ll then need to wait for the game to commence. You can check how much time remains before the game commences 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 begin every few minutes – so you’ll not be waiting long before the next game commences. While you are waiting, you can play straight from inside the game screen.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you would like to find out 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 Internet bingo games at Bingo Cafe at daybreak, afternoon, dark, or night, makes really no difference at all. Although, some players at Bingo Cafe have suggested that the best days to gamble online occur during the middle of the week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and never on Monday’s. Regarding weekends, many are totally divided down the middle.

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

Daubing (or Auto-Playing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms allow you to decide whether you want to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by mouse-click) or by letting the Bingo Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you. Letting the system for you will ensure you don’t forget to daub a number.

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can select any of the bingo cards you purchased at Bingo Cafe for autoplay functionality. Just click the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you’d like to have auto-daubed. Also, you can switch off the auto-play feature at any time by removing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by pressing the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll still be able to switch Autoplay back on anytime you please.

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

Chat While You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe is not just about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about making new buddies and chatting with other similar folks!

That’s why chat games are such a thrilling part of playing bingo at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, chat room games take place in all 75-ball bingo rooms and are moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily begin a chat by posting a message to the chat board or just the same quit a chat using the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always available to chat and help out – all the while keeping things interesting. Just remember to brush up on your first!

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

Next, the game will end and your Bingo Cafe username pops up in a display window saying that you are the winner of the game and prizes and/or jackpots that you’ve won.

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

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