How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

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Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the standard version of bingo played in the United Kingdom. The Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards at Jackpot Cafe have random numbers ranging from 1 to 90. As soon as the bingo game starts, the Jackpot Cafe computer will call out all 90 balls (from a pool of 90 balls) at random.

As 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 card matches the pre-determined winning pattern, you’ll win BINGO and be eligible to win a prize amount.

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

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90-Ball Bingo Cards
The sold in Jackpot Cafe for 90-ball bingo games consist of a 3×9 grid of numbers. Each line contains 9 boxes that display 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 9 vertical columns and 3 horizontal lines in 90-ball bingo games. Each line contains five numbers; thus each card totals 15 numbers.

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Winning Pattern
When it comes to 90-ball bingo games, there are three winning patterns at Jackpot Cafe that allow you to win, and each unique pattern has its own prize.

Succeeding patterns in 90-ball bingo are:

  • Any One Line (Cover all of the numbers in any single row)
  • Any Two Lines (Cover all of the numbers in any 2 rows)
  • Full House (Cover all 15 of the numbers on a ticket)

At times, Jackpot Cafe players can collect all 3 of the prizes during a game if they are the first one to achieve all three patterns.

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

All bingo games at Jackpot Cafe are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates according to hours of play and pre-determined patterns. The first player to score “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. If no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

Occasionally, Jackpot Cafe offers a in a specified number of bingo games. Jackpot Cafe has labeled this the “Mega Vault” (aka 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 automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) on/off, buy more bingo cards, or play themed slots while you wait for the next bingo game to start. You can even customize the Jackpot Cafe interface to suit your personal preferences.

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Purchasing Bingo Cards
The purchase of at least one bingo card is a requirement for joining a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe.

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

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Picking Bingo Cards
To be able to play bingo at Jackpot Cafe, it is required that you buy at least one 90-ball bingo card.

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

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Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Jackpot Cafe, you’ll then wait for the game to start. You can keep track of the time remaining until the game starts by watching the “Next Game” countdown, which can be seen on the left-hand side of the Jackpot Cafe game interface.

New bingo games at Jackpot Cafe occur every few minutes – so you will not have to wait long for the next game to start. While you are waiting, you can play directly from in the game interface.

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

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TIP: Best Time to
If you’re curious as to which days/hours are specifically the best times to play bingo on the Web, read on…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing Jackpot Cafe’s online bingo games in the morning, lunch time, evening, or night, makes precisely no difference at all. However, some players at Jackpot Cafe have said that the best days to wager online tend to be during midweek, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and not ever on Mondays. Regarding Saturday’s or Sunday’s, most remain strictly divided down the middle.

Although there is no concrete evidence to back these views (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo games operators like Jackpot Cafe assure players that playing bingo online at any time, on any day, gives equal odds at winning bingo.

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

You can select any of the bingo cards you bought at Jackpot Cafe to autoplay on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just hit the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you want to have daubed automatically. You can also turn off the auto-play feature at any time by pressing the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you still have the option to turn Autodaub back on anytime you so desire.

Whether you let the system auto-daub for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither option will affect the game outcome. If your bingo card is a winner, Jackpot Cafe will award you the jackpot and/or prize – no doubt!

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Chat Whilst You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe is not 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 a big aspect of playing bingo at Jackpot Cafe. As a matter of fact, chat room games take place in each 90-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. To begin a chat, you can easily post a message to the chat board and just as easily end a chat via the click of your mouse.

Jackpot Cafe’s Chat Moderators are always around to chat and help out – all while keeping things engaging. Just make sure you brush up on your first!

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

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

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

All of your winnings will then be credited to your Jackpot Cafe account.

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In-Game Disconnections
Jackpot Cafe is well aware that every so often, the Internet powers off unexpectedly and you may get disconnected during the middle of a game. If this arises, the Jackpot Cafe system will continue to auto-daub for you and award you any prizes you may win while 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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