How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the usual form 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 has started, the King Jackpot computer will call out all 90 balls (from a pool of 90 balls) in randomized order.

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

The 1st place winner is 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 their ticket.

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

The 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

In 90-ball games, the cards contain 9 vertical columns and 3 horizontal lines. Because each line has five numbers, each bingo ticket has a total of 15 numbers.

Winning Patterns
When it comes to 90-ball bingo games, there are 3 winning patterns at King Jackpot that can give you a win, and each unique pattern carries its own prize amount.

Succeeding patterns in 90-ball bingo are:

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

From time to time, players at King Jackpot can collect all 3 of the prize amounts during a game if they are the first to achieve all three of the patterns.

: Jackpots & Prizes
In King Jackpot’s , the prize amount largely depends on the number of bingo cards you possess and how many people are playing in the bingo game.

At King Jackpot, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on times of play and predetermined patterns. The first person to hit “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In the event nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

At times, King Jackpot offers a in a select number of bingo games. King Jackpot has named this the “Mega Vault” (aka Bingo Bonanza) Progressive Jackpot and it is played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

In-Game Options
Within King Jackpot exist many game options. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play themed slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to begin. You can even personalize the King Jackpot interface to suit your personal preferences.

Buying Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To participate in a bingo game at King Jackpot, you must purchase at least 1 bingo card.

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

Bingo Card(s) Selection
It’s required that you purchase at least one 90-ball bingo card to be able to play bingo at King Jackpot.

You have the option to choose specific bingo cards to purchase on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select the whole row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or you can select cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually. The colour changes from grey to orange when a card has been selected.

Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards at King Jackpot for a bingo game, you will then need to wait for the game to commence. You can check how much time is remaining until the game commences by checking the “Next Game” countdown timer, which is visible on the left-hand side of the King Jackpot game interface.

New bingo games at King Jackpot occur every few minutes – so you will not be waiting long before the next game begins. While you are waiting, you can play straight from in the game interface.

Once the bingo game begins, all details concerning the game appear in the information section at the top of the interface. E.g. you’ll see the the winning pattern, total number of players, the prize and jackpot, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you want to find out what days and/or hours are specifically the best times for playing virtual bingo, read on…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing King Jackpot’s virtual bingo games in the morning, noon, dark, or bedtime, makes truly no difference at all. Yet, some King Jackpot players have stated that the best days to play online tend to be during midweek, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and never on Mondays. As for weekends, most remain strictly divided down the middle.

Even though there isn’t any hard proof to back these theories (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo games operators such as King Jackpot assure players that playing bingo on the Web at any time, on any day, provides the same odds of winning bingo.

Daubing (or Autodaubing) Your Numbers
King Jackpot’s bingo rooms let you decide whether you’d like to let the King Jackpot computer daub your cards automatically for you automatically or to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by using your mouse). Letting the system for you will ensure you don’t miss a number.

At King Jackpot, you can pick any of the bingo cards you bought to autoplay on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just press the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you would like to have auto-daubed. You can also turn off auto-playing at any time by clearing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by pressing the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll always be able to switch Autoplay back on whenever you choose.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you have the system autodaub for you, neither option will alter the game result. Should your bingo card win, King Jackpot will award you the jackpot and/or prize – for sure!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at King Jackpot isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about connecting with other like-minded people and making new friends!

That’s why chat games are such an appealing part of playing bingo at King Jackpot. As a matter of fact, chat games go on in all 90-ball bingo rooms and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message to the chat board to begin a chat or just as easily terminate a chat via the click of a button.

King Jackpot’s Chat Leaders are always around to chat and provide support – all the while keeping things engaging. Just don’t forget to brush up on a bit of first!

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

The first 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 correctly marks off all 3 horizontal lines on their ticket.

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your bingo card, the game comes to a stop and your King Jackpot username opens up in a display window stating that you’re one of the winners of the game and the amount you have collected.

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

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