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 type of bingo played in North America. The Bingo 75 game’s bingo cards at Bingo Cafe have random numbers ranging from one through 75. As soon as the bingo game commences, the Bingo Cafe computer will call out (in randomized order) all 75 Bingo balls from a pool of 75 balls.

As the numbers are automatically called during the game, you will watch the numbers get marked off on your bingo card. If the number that is called is on your bingo card, then that number is marked off. The very first player to complete the pre-determined pattern with all the numbers marked off on their bingo card wins BINGO!

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

Every square on the grid has a number apart from the square in the centre which has a picture of the Bingo Cafe logo.

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

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

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

At times, Bingo Cafe offers a in a specified number of bingo games. Bingo Cafe calls this the “Bingo Bonanza” Progressive Jackpot and it’s played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

In-Game Options
Inside Bingo Cafe exist many game options. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the autodaub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, 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
REQUIRED: To participate in a bingo game at Bingo Cafe, you have to purchase at least 1 bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you have the option to buy bingo cards by selecting a specific number of cards via the plus/minus arrows 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” pop-up display.

Picking Bingo Cards
In order to play bingo at Bingo Cafe, it’s required that you purchase at least one 75-ball bingo card.

You can choose specific bingo cards to purchase on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking each card individually or by selecting the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. After a card has been selected, the colour changes to orange from grey.

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

New bingo games at Bingo Cafe commence every few minutes – so you’ll not have to wait long for the next game to begin. While you are waiting, you can play from directly within the game interface.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you want to find out which days and hours are specifically the best times for playing virtual bingo, read on…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing Internet bingo games at Bingo Cafe at daybreak, lunch time, nightfall, or bedtime, makes truly no difference at all. However, some Bingo Cafe players have mentioned that their best days to bet online occur on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during mid-week, and not on Monday’s. Regarding Saturday’s or Sunday’s, many are strictly down the middle.

Even though there is not a thread of genuine proof to support these opinions (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo game operators like Bingo Cafe assure players that playing bingo on the Internet on any day, at any time, offers equal odds of winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Playing) Your Numbers
Bingo Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you want to daub your bingo card yourself manually (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 never forget to daub a number.

You can choose any of the bingo cards you bought at Bingo Cafe for autoplay functionality via the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you’d like to have auto-played. You can also switch off auto-daubing at any time by pressing the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you still be able to turn Autodaub back on whenever you decide.

Whether you let the system autoplay for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither choice will alter the outcome of the game. In the event that your bingo card wins, Bingo Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – signed, sealed, delivered!

Chat Whilst You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Cafe isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It is also about socializing with other like-minded people and making new friendships!

That’s why chat games are such an exciting aspect of playing games at Bingo Cafe. As a matter of fact, games to play in a chat room take place in all 75-ball bingo rooms and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily create a chat on the chat board by posting a message and just the same close a chat with the click of a button.

Bingo Cafe’s Chat Leaders are always reachable to have a chat and help out – all the while keeping things interesting. Just make sure you enlighten yourself with the first!

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

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

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

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