How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

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Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the dominant type of bingo played in the UK. The Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards at Jackpot Cafe have random numbers ranging from one to 90. Once the bingo game starts, the Jackpot Cafe computer will call out all 90 Bingo balls – randomly – from a pool of 90 balls.

As the numbers are called automatically during gameplay, you’ll watch the numbers get marked off on your bingo card. If your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. At Jackpot Cafe, if the pattern on your ticket matches the winning pattern in 90-ball bingo, you will hit BINGO and be eligible to win a prize amount.

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

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

The vertical columns are arranged like so:

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

The tickets always have 9 vertical columns and 3 horizontal lines in 90-ball bingo games. Because each line contains five numbers, each card has a total of 15 numbers.

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Winning Pattern
At Jackpot Cafe, there are three succeeding patterns in 90-ball bingo games that can give you a win, and each unique pattern carries its own prize amount.

Succeeding patterns in 90-ball bingo 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 numbers on a ticket)

Sometimes, players at Jackpot Cafe can collect all 3 of the prizes during one game if they are the first one to get all three of the patterns.

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: Jackpots & Prizes
In Jackpot Cafe’s , the prize amount is dependent on the number of people participating in the bingo game and the number of bingo cards you possess.

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

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

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Game Options
Inside Jackpot Cafe exist many game options. You can switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, buy additional bingo cards, or play themed slots while you wait for the next bingo game to begin. You can even customize the Jackpot Cafe interface to suit your personal preferences.

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Buying Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To enter a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe, you must purchase at least 1 bingo card.

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

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Picking Bingo Cards
It’s a requirement that you purchase at least one 90-ball bingo card at Jackpot Cafe in order to play bingo.

You have the option to select which bingo cards to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup screen 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. The colour turns to orange from grey after a card has been selected.

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

At Jackpot Cafe, new bingo games occur every few minutes – so you’ll never need to wait long before the next game starts. While you are waiting, you can play straight from within the game screen.

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

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TIP: Best Time to
If you are curious about which days and hours specifically are the best times to play online bingo, continue reading…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing virtual bingo games at Jackpot Cafe during the morning, noon, sundown, or night, makes precisely no difference at all. Yet, some Jackpot Cafe players have mentioned that the best days to bet online tend to be on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during midweek, and not at all on Mondays. As for weekends, they are divided.

Even though there is not a thread of concrete proof to back 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 online on any day, at any time, offers the same odds of winning bingo.

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Daubing (or Automatically Daubing) Your Numbers
Jackpot Cafe’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you’d like to let the Jackpot Cafe computer automatically daub your cards for you or daub your bingo card yourself manually (by clicking your mouse). Letting the system for you will ensure you do not forget to daub a number.

At Jackpot Cafe, you can select any of the bingo cards you bought to play automatically on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just press the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-daubed. You can also turn off auto-daubing at any time by removing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you will still be able to switch Autodaub back on anytime you decide.

Whether you have the system autoplay for you or you daub your numbers manually, neither option will alter the game result. In case your bingo card wins, Jackpot Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – guaranteed!

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Chat Whilst You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It is also about socializing with other similar folks and making new buddies!

That’s why chat games are such an appealing part of playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe. In fact, chat room games go on in each 90-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. To open a chat, you can easily post a message on the chat board or just as easily terminate a chat via the click of your mouse.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always around to have a chat and help out – all while keeping things interesting. Just remember to enlighten yourself with a bit of first!

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

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

If the pattern on your card matches the winning pattern, the game will stop and your Jackpot Cafe username will open up in a display message saying that you are a winner of that game and prizes and/or jackpots you’ve won.

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

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Game Disconnections
Jackpot Cafe understands that at times, the Internet goes out unexpectedly and you can become disconnected during a game. If this happens, the Jackpot Cafe system continues to play automatically for you and award you any prizes you may have won during the time you are away.

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6 thoughts on “How To Play 90-Ball Bingo”

  1. Noel says:

    Always on this game.. I’m totally addicted.

  2. Zoey says:

    Best game ever!! I have met a lot of lovely people while playing this game. Always makes me smile. :)

  3. Carolann says:

    The funnest bingo game by far! I prefer this game the most out of all the bingo games i have played online. I recommend this game to every single one of my friends and family!!

  4. Leandra says:

    Phenomenal game! I am so addicted to this game. I could play it all day every day.

  5. Synthia says:

    I did give this game 5 stars because it is my favourite!

  6. Laci says:

    Really love playing and like it so much better than other bingo games that I have downloaded.

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