How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

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

You’ll see the numbers on your bingo card get marked off when the numbers are called automatically during the game. If your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. If the pattern on your card matches the winning pattern, you will hit Bingo and be eligible to win a prize at King Jackpot in 90-ball bingo.

The first place winner is the player that covers any one line pattern, the 2nd place winner covers any 2 line pattern, and the “Full House” winner is the player that covers all 3 lines on their card.

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

The vertical columns are arranged in this manner:

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

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

Winning Patterns
At King Jackpot, there are 3 succeeding patterns in 90-ball bingo games that allow you to win, and each unique pattern has its own prize amount.

Successive patterns in 90-ball bingo are as such:

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

In some cases, King Jackpot players can collect all three of the prizes during a game if they are the first to obtain all 3 patterns.

: Prizes & Jackpots
In King Jackpot’s , the prize amount is largely dependent on the number of people playing in the bingo game and the number of bingo cards you bought.

At King Jackpot, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies based on pre-determined patterns and times of play. The first person to hit “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In case nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

Periodically, King Jackpot offers a in a limited number of bingo games. King Jackpot has coined this the “Mega Vault” (aka Bingo Bonanza) Progressive Jackpot and it’s played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

In-Game Options
Within King Jackpot exist a whole host of game options. You can buy additional bingo cards, turn the autodaub (aka Autoplay) on/off, or play themed slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to start. You can even customize the King Jackpot interface to suit your personal preferences.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To enter a bingo game at King Jackpot, you must 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 specific number of cards using the +/- arrows or by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price per card can be seen on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup screen.

Bingo Card(s) Selection
REQUIRED: To be able to play bingo at King Jackpot, you will have to purchase at least one 90-ball bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab, you have the option to select which bingo cards to purchase. You can either select cards individually by clicking each card one-by-one or by selecting an entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. The colour changes to orange from grey when a card has been selected.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards at King Jackpot for a bingo game, you will then need to wait for the game to start. You can monitor how much time is remaining before the game commences by watching the “Next Game” countdown timer, which can be seen on the left-hand side of the King Jackpot game interface.

New bingo games at King Jackpot begin every few minutes – so you will not be waiting long before the next game starts. While you’re waiting, you can play from directly within the game screen.

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

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

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing King Jackpot’s Internet bingo games in the morning, afternoon, nightfall, or bedtime, truly makes no difference whatsoever. Although, some players at King Jackpot have mentioned that the best days to bet online occur on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during mid-week, and not at all on Monday’s. Regarding Saturday’s and Sunday’s, many are neutral.

Although there is not a thread of actual evidence to support these claims (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo games providers such as King Jackpot assure its players that playing bingo online at any time, on any day, gives the same odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Autodaubing) Your Numbers
King Jackpot’s bingo rooms allow you to decide whether you want to manually daub your bingo card yourself (by using your mouse) or have the King Jackpot computer daub your cards automatically for you automatically. Letting the system for you will ensure you do not miss a number.

At King Jackpot, you can select any of the bingo cards you bought to autoplay via the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you would like to have daubed automatically. You can also turn off the auto-play feature anytime by hitting the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you will still be able to switch Auto-daub back on whenever you decide.

Whether you get the system to autoplay for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither choice will affect the result of the game. Should your bingo card be a winner, King Jackpot will award you the prize and/or jackpot – no doubt!

Chat Whilst You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at King Jackpot is not just about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about making new friendships and socializing with other like-minded people!

That’s why chat games are such an exciting aspect of playing games at King Jackpot. In fact, chat games go on in all 90-ball bingo rooms and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message on the chat board to begin a chat or just as easily terminate a chat with the click of your mouse.

King Jackpot’s Chat Moderators are always around to shoot the breeze and help out – all while keeping things entertaining. Just don’t forget to brush up on a little first!

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

First place goes to the player that covers any one 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.

If the pattern on your bingo ticket matches the winning pattern, the game will end and your King Jackpot username will pop up in a display window showing that you are a winner of that game and how much you have collected.

All winnings will be then credited to your King Jackpot account.

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