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 usual style of bingo played in North America. The Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards at Bingo Cafe have random numbers that range from one through 75. As soon as the bingo game starts, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out all 75 balls (from a pool of 75 balls) at random.

You’ll see the numbers on your bingo card get marked off when the numbers are called automatically 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 the game!

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

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

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

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

All bingo games at Bingo Cafe are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies based on hours of play and predetermined patterns. The first person 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 is carried over to the next game.

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

In-Game Options
Inside Bingo Cafe exist a lot of game options. You can switch the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) on/off, buy more bingo cards, or play themed slots while waiting for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your individual preferences, you can even personalize the Bingo Cafe interface.

Buying Bingo Cards
The purchase of at least 1 bingo card is a requirement for playing in a bingo game at Bingo Cafe.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Quick Buy” tab, you have the option to buy bingo cards by selecting a specific number of cards with the +/- arrows or by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price per card can be seen on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up display.

Picking Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To be able to play bingo at Bingo Cafe, you’ll have to purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card.

You can select specific bingo cards to buy on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Select Cards” tab. 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 at Bingo Cafe for a bingo game, you will then need to wait for the game to start. You can check how much time is remaining until the game begins by watching the “Next Game” countdown, which can be seen on the left-hand side of the Bingo Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe begin every few minutes – so you will not be waiting long before the next game begins. While you are waiting, you can play from straight inside the game screen.

As soon as the bingo game begins, all game details appear in the info section at the top of the interface. For example, you will see the the jackpot and prize, total number of players, the winning pattern, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re curious about what days and hours are specifically the best times for playing online bingo, keep reading…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing online bingo games at Bingo Cafe in the morning, lunch time, evening, or bedtime, truly makes no difference at all. Yet, some players at Bingo Cafe have mentioned that their best days to bet online are during midweek, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and never on Mondays. With regards to Saturday’s and Sunday’s, many are divided.

Even though there is no genuine evidence to support these conclusions (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo game providers like Bingo Cafe assure its players that playing bingo online on any day, at any time, offers the same odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Autoplaying) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms allow you to decide whether you would like to manually daub your bingo card yourself (by mouse-click) or have the Bingo Cafe computer daub your cards automatically for you. Having the system for you will make sure you don’t forget to daub a number.

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can pick any of the bingo cards you bought at Bingo Cafe for autoplay functionality. Just press the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you would like to have auto-played. You can also switch off the autodaub feature anytime by clicking the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you always be able to turn Auto-daub back on anytime you want.

Whether you have the system auto-daub for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither option will change the result of the game. If your bingo card is a winner, Bingo Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – signed, sealed, delivered!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe is not only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about socializing with other players and making new friendships!

That’s why chat games are such a thrilling part of playing games at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, chat games go on in each 75-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily open a chat on the chat board by posting a message and similarly quit a chat using the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always accessible to have a chat and offer support – all while keeping things engaging. Just remember to brush up on some first!

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

Next, the game will end and your Bingo Cafe username will pop-up in a display box stating that you are that game’s winner and the amount that you’ve collected.

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

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