How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the primary style of bingo played in the UK. At Jackpot Cafe, the Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards have random numbers that range from one through 90. Once the bingo game has started, the Jackpot Cafe computer will call out all 90 balls (from a pool of 90 balls) randomly.

When the numbers are automatically called during gameplay, you will see the numbers on your bingo card get marked off. If your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. In 90-ball bingo at Jackpot Cafe, if the pattern on your ticket matches the winning pattern, you will get BINGO and be eligible to win a prize.

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

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

The columns are arranged in this manner:

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

The cards always contain 3 horizontal lines and 9 vertical columns in 90-ball bingo games. Each line contains five numbers; therefore each bingo card has a total of 15 numbers.

Winning Patterns
When it comes to 90-ball bingo games at Jackpot Cafe, there are three succeeding patterns that can give you a win, and each individual pattern carries its own prize.

Winning 90-ball bingo patterns are as below:

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

Sometimes, Jackpot Cafe players can get all 3 prizes during a game if they’re the first to achieve all 3 of the patterns.

: Jackpots & Prizes
In Jackpot Cafe’s , the prize amount is largely dependent on how many bingo cards you have and how many people are playing in the bingo game.

At Jackpot Cafe, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies based on pre-determined patterns and hours of play. The first player to hit “BINGO” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. If nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

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

In-Game Options
A lot of game options exist inside Jackpot Cafe. You can switch the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) on/off, purchase new bingo cards, or play themed slots while you’re waiting for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your individual preferences, you can even customize the Jackpot Cafe interface.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To participate in a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe, you have to purchase at least one bingo card.

You can purchase bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Quick Buy” tab by selecting a set number of cards with the +/- arrow buttons or by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price of each card is visible on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup display.

Selecting Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To be able to play bingo at Jackpot Cafe, you’ll have to buy at least one 90-ball bingo card.

You can choose which bingo cards to purchase on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or by selecting cards individually by clicking on them one-by-one. When a card is selected, the colour changes to orange from grey.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards at Jackpot Cafe for a bingo game, the next step is to wait for the game to commence. You can monitor how much time remains until the game begins by looking at the “Next Game” countdown timer, which is visible on the left-hand side of the Jackpot Cafe game interface.

At Jackpot Cafe, new bingo games commence every few minutes – so you will never be waiting long for the next game to commence. While you’re waiting, you can play from straight in the game screen.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you would like to find out which days and/or hours specifically are the best times to play bingo online, keep reading…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing online bingo games at Jackpot Cafe in the morning, lunch time, nightfall, or night, makes exactly no difference whatsoever. Although, some players at Jackpot Cafe have said that the best days to play online occur during mid-week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and not ever on Monday’s. Regarding Saturday’s or Sunday’s, they are totally divided.

Even though there is not a thread of hard evidence to back up these claims (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo games operators such as Jackpot Cafe assure players that playing bingo on the Web at any time, on any day, provides the same odds of winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Daubing) Your Numbers
Jackpot Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you want to let the Jackpot Cafe computer automatically daub your cards for you or by daubing your bingo card manually yourself (by using your mouse). Having the system for you will ensure you do not forget to daub a number.

You can pick any of the bingo cards you purchased at Jackpot Cafe for autoplay functionality via the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just click the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you would like to have auto-daubed. Also, you can turn off the autodaub feature anytime by pressing the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you still be able to switch Autodaub back on anytime you choose.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you get the system to autoplay for you, neither option will affect the game outcome. In the event that your bingo card is a winner, Jackpot Cafe will award you the prize and/or jackpot – no doubt!

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

That’s why chat games are such a stimulating aspect of playing games at Jackpot Cafe. As a matter of fact, games to play in a chat room go on in every 90-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message to the chat board to start a chat or just the same cancel a chat with the click of a button.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always around to shoot the breeze and provide support – all while keeping things entertaining. Just remember to catch up on some first!

Winning B-I-N-G-O
You will be eligible to win a prize in 90-ball bingo at Jackpot Cafe if you hit B-I-N-G-O on any one of the following 3 horizontal line patterns: One Line, Two Line and/or Full House.

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

If the pattern on your bingo ticket matches the winning pattern, the game comes to an end and your Jackpot Cafe username will pop up in a display message showing that you are one of the winners of that game and jackpots and/or prizes you’ve collected.

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

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