How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the dominant type of bingo played in the United Kingdom. At King Jackpot, the Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards have random numbers ranging from one to 90. Once the bingo game begins, the King Jackpot computer will call out (in randomized order) all 90 Bingo balls from a pool of 90 balls.

When the numbers are called automatically during the game, you will see 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 ticket matches the predetermined winning pattern, you’ll get BINGO and be eligible to win a prize amount.

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

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

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)

The cards have 3 horizontal lines and 9 vertical columns in 90-ball bingo games. Because each line has five numbers, 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 can bring you a win, and each unique pattern carries its own prize.

90-ball bingo successive patterns are as such:

• Any One Line (Cover all of the numbers in any 1 row)
• Any Two Lines (Cover all of the numbers in any two rows)
• Full House (Cover all 15 of the numbers on any ticket)

From time to time, King Jackpot players can get all 3 prizes during one game if they’re the first one to collect all three patterns.

: Jackpots & Prizes
In King Jackpot’s , the prize amount is largely dependent on the number of players who are participating in the bingo game and the number of bingo cards you have.

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at King Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies based on times of play and pre-determined patterns. The first player to score “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In the event no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the following game.

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

In-Game Options
Many game options exist within King Jackpot. You can buy additional bingo cards, turn the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play themed slots while you wait for the next bingo game to commence. You can even personalize the King Jackpot interface to suit your individual preferences.

Buying Bingo Cards
A prerequisite for joining a bingo game at King Jackpot is the purchase of at least one 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 set number of cards with the plus/minus arrows or by clicking the pre-defined 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” pop-up screen.

Bingo Cards Selection
To be able to play bingo at King Jackpot, it’s 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 which bingo cards to buy. You can either select the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or you can select cards individually by clicking each card one-by-one. The colour turns to orange from grey when a card is selected.

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

At King Jackpot, new bingo games take place every few minutes – so you’ll never need to wait long for the next game to begin. While you are waiting, you can play directly from in the game screen.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you’d like to find out what days and hours are specifically the best times to play Internet bingo, keep reading…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing virtual bingo games at King Jackpot at daybreak, noon, evening, or bedtime, truly makes no difference at all. However, some King Jackpot players have suggested that the best days to bet online tend to be during the middle of the week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and at no time on Monday’s. With regards to weekends, many are strictly neutral.

Even though there is no actual evidence to back these theories (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo game providers such as King Jackpot assure players that playing bingo online at any time, on any day, gives equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Playing) Your Numbers
King Jackpot’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you’d like to have the King Jackpot computer daub your cards automatically for you automatically or to daub your bingo card yourself manually (by mouse-click). Having the system for you will make sure you do not forget to daub a number.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can choose any of the bingo cards you purchased at King Jackpot for autoplay functionality. Simply hit the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-daubed. You can also switch off the auto-daub feature anytime by removing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by pressing the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll still have the option to switch Autodaub back on anytime you so desire.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you let the system auto-daub for you, neither choice will change the game result. If your bingo card wins, 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’s also about connecting with other similar people and making new buddies!

That’s why chat games are such a huge part of playing bingo at King Jackpot. As a matter of fact, games to play in a chat room take place in all 90-ball bingo rooms and are moderated by Chat Leaders. To create a chat, you can easily post a message to the chat board and just as easily terminate a chat using the click of your mouse.

King Jackpot’s Chat Hosts are always available to chat and provide assistance – all the while keeping things engaging. Just remember to catch up on the first!

Winning BINGO
In 90-ball bingo games at King Jackpot, you’ll be eligible to win a prize amount if you hit BINGO on any of the following three patterns: One Line, Two Line and/or Full House.

First place goes to the player that covers any one line pattern, 2nd place goes to the player that correctly marks off any 2 horizontal lines, and the “Full House” winner is the player that correctly marks off all 3 horizontal lines on the card.

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your card, the game comes to a stop and your King Jackpot username pops up in a display window saying that you’re a winner of the game and prizes and/or jackpots you have won.

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

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