How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the typical version of bingo played in the UK. At King Jackpot, the Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards have random numbers that range from one to 90. As soon as the bingo game begins, the King Jackpot computer will call out all 90 Bingo balls – from a pool of 90 balls – in random order.

As the numbers are automatically called during the game, you’ll watch the numbers get marked off on your bingo card. If the number that is called is on your bingo card, then that number is marked off. In 90-ball bingo at King Jackpot, if the pattern on your card matches the winning pattern, you’ll win Bingo and be eligible to win a prize.

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

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

The lines are arranged in this manner:

• 1-9 (First Column)
• 10-19 (Second Column)
• 20-29 (Third Column)
• 30-39 (Fourth Column)
• 40-49 (Fifth Column)
• 50-59 (Sixth Column)
• 60-69 (Seventh Column)
• 70-79 (Eighth Column)
• 80-90 (Ninth Column)

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

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

Winning patterns in 90-ball bingo are as below:

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

On occasion, King Jackpot players can get all 3 of the prizes during a game if they’re the first to achieve all three patterns.

: Jackpots & Prizes
In King Jackpot’s , the prize amount is largely dependent on how many bingo cards you hold and how many players are participating in the bingo game.

At King Jackpot, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on pre-determined patterns and hours of play. The first player to score “BINGO” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. In case no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

Sometimes, King Jackpot offers a in a specified 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 a slew of game options. You can switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, buy new bingo cards, or play video slots while waiting for the next bingo game to start. To suit your personal preferences, you can even customize the King Jackpot interface.

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

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can buy bingo cards by clicking the pre-defined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards) or by selecting a set number of cards using the plus/minus arrows. The price per card is visible on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” popup display.

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

You can choose which bingo cards to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking each card individually or by selecting the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. The colour turns from grey to orange when a card is selected.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at King Jackpot, you’ll then wait for the game to begin. You can track how much time remains before the game begins by watching the “Next Game” countdown timer, which is visible on the left side of the King Jackpot game interface.

At King Jackpot, new bingo games occur every few minutes – so you will never need to wait long for the next game to commence. While you’re waiting, you can play from directly within the game interface.

As soon as the bingo game commences, all details concerning the game will be visible in the info section at the top of the screen. E.g. you’ll see the the winning pattern, total number of players, the prize and jackpot, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are wondering which days and/or hours specifically are the best times for playing bingo on the Internet, read on…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing King Jackpot’s Internet bingo games at dawn, lunch time, evening, or bedtime, makes precisely no difference at all. Nonetheless, some King Jackpot players have said that their best days to gamble online tend to be during mid-week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and at no time on Monday’s. Regarding weekends, most are neutral.

Although there isn’t any genuine proof to back these theories (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo games providers like King Jackpot assure players that playing bingo online on any day, at any time, gives equal odds of winning bingo.

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

At King Jackpot, you can pick any of the bingo cards you bought for autoplay functionality on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you’d like to have auto-daubed. Also, you can switch off auto-playing at any time by hitting the “Turn Off” button or by removing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you’ll always have the option to turn Autoplay back on whenever you want.

Whether you let the system autodaub for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither option will change the game result. Should your bingo card be a winner, King Jackpot will award you the jackpot and/or prize – no matter what!

Chat While You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at King Jackpot isn’t just about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about making new buddies and socializing with other players!

That’s why live chat is such a big aspect of playing games at King Jackpot. As a matter of fact, chat room games go on in all 90-ball bingo rooms and are moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily start a chat on the chat board by posting a message or similarly exit a chat with the click of a button.

King Jackpot’s Chat Moderators are always around to chat and help out – all while keeping things engaging. Just don’t forget to familiarize yourself with a little first!

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

The first place winner is the player that correctly marks off any horizontal line, the second place winner is the player that correctly marks off any 2 horizontal lines, and the “Full House” winner is the player that covers all 3 lines on their card.

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your ticket, the game will end and your King Jackpot username will open up in a display box showing that you are one of the winners of that game and jackpots and/or prizes you have collected.

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

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