How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the standard form of bingo played in the UK. At Jackpot Cafe, the Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards have random numbers ranging from 1 to 90. As soon as the bingo game starts, the Jackpot Cafe computer will call out all 90 Bingo balls – from a pool of 90 balls – in randomized order.

You’ll watch the numbers on your bingo card get marked off as the numbers are called automatically during the game. If your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. You will win BINGO and be eligible to win a prize in 90-ball bingo at Jackpot Cafe if the pattern on your card matches the pre-determined winning pattern.

The 1st place winner is the player that correctly marks off any horizontal line, 2nd place goes to the player that correctly marks off any 2 horizontal lines, and the “Full House” winner is the player that covers all 3 lines on their ticket.

90-Ball Bingo Cards
The sold for 90-ball bingo games inside Jackpot Cafe have a 3×9 grid of numbers. Each horizontal line of 9 boxes displays 4 empty spots and 5 numbers.

The columns are arranged like so:

• 1-9 (1st Column)
• 10-19 (2nd Column)
• 20-29 (3rd Column)
• 30-39 (4th Column)
• 40-49 (5th Column)
• 50-59 (6th Column)
• 60-69 (7th Column)
• 70-79 (8th Column)
• 80-90 (9th Column)

The tickets always have 9 vertical columns and 3 horizontal lines in 90-ball games. Each line has five numbers; thus each bingo card totals 15 numbers.

Winning Patterns
When it comes to 90-ball bingo games, there are 3 successive patterns at Jackpot Cafe that can bring you a win, and each pattern has its own prize.

Successive 90-ball bingo patterns are:

• Any 1 Line (i.e. Cover all the numbers in any 1 row)
• Any 2 Lines (i.e. Cover all of the numbers in any two rows)
• Full House (i.e. Cover all 15 of the numbers on a card)

On occasion, players at Jackpot Cafe can collect all three of the prizes during a game if they are the first one to achieve all three of the patterns.

: Prizes & Jackpots
In Jackpot Cafe’s , the prize amount largely depends on how many people are participating in the bingo game and how many bingo cards you bought.

At Jackpot Cafe, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates according to times of play and predetermined patterns. The first person to hit “B-I-N-G-O” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. In case nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the following game.

Sometimes, Jackpot Cafe offers a in a specified number of bingo games. Jackpot Cafe has named this the “Mega Vault” (also known as Bingo Bonanza) Progressive Jackpot and it’s played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

Game Options
Inside Jackpot Cafe exist a whole host of game options. You can buy additional bingo cards, turn the autodaub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play video slots while you wait for the next bingo game to commence. You can even personalize the Jackpot Cafe interface to suit your personal preferences.

Buying Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: You have to purchase at least 1 bingo card to participate in a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can buy bingo cards by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards) or by selecting a specific number of cards using the plus/minus arrow buttons. The price per card can be seen on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” popup display.

Bingo Cards Selection
It is a requirement that you buy at least one 90-ball bingo card at Jackpot Cafe to be able to play bingo.

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

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

New bingo games at Jackpot Cafe start every few minutes – so you will never be waiting long for the next game to begin. While you wait, you can play straight from in the game interface.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re wondering which days and/or hours specifically are the best times to play Internet bingo, read on…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing Jackpot Cafe’s online bingo games at sunrise, afternoon, nightfall, or night, makes absolutely no difference whatsoever. However, some players at Jackpot Cafe have mentioned that the best days to gamble online have been during midweek, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and at no time on Monday’s. As for weekends, many are totally divided down the middle.

Although there isn’t any actual evidence to back up these speculations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo games providers such as Jackpot Cafe assure its players that playing bingo on the Web on any day, at any time, provides equal odds of winning bingo.

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

At Jackpot Cafe, you can choose any of the bingo cards you bought for autoplay functionality via the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you want to have auto-daubed. You can also switch off auto-daubing at any time by pressing the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you will always be able to switch Auto-daub back on anytime you so desire.

Whether you get the system to autodaub for you or you daub your numbers manually, neither option will change the outcome of the game. In case your bingo card wins, Jackpot Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – signed, sealed, delivered!

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

That’s why chat games are such a stimulating part of playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe. In fact, chat games take place in all 90-ball bingo rooms and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily begin a chat on the chat board by posting a message or just as easily cancel a chat via the click of a button.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always accessible to chat and offer support – all the while keeping things engaging. Just make sure you catch up on some first!

Winning Bingo
In 90-ball bingo games at Jackpot Cafe, you will be eligible to win a prize if you hit BINGO on any one of the following 3 horizontal line patterns: One Line, Two Line and/or Full House.

1st place goes to the player that correctly marks off any horizontal line, 2nd place goes to the player that correctly marks off any 2 horizontal lines, and the “Full House” winner goes to the player that correctly marks off all three horizontal lines on the card.

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your ticket, the game ends and your Jackpot Cafe username opens up in a display box showing that you are one of the winners of the game and how much you’ve won.

Your winnings will be then credited to your Jackpot Cafe account.

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