How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the standard type of bingo played in the UK. At King Jackpot, the Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards have random numbers that range from 1 to 90. As soon as the bingo game starts, the King Jackpot computer will call out all 90 balls (from a pool of 90 balls) in randomized order.

You will watch the numbers on your bingo card get marked off when the numbers are called automatically during gameplay. 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 score BINGO and be eligible to win a prize.

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

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

The columns are arranged like so:

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

In 90-ball games, the tickets always contain 9 vertical columns and 3 horizontal lines. Each line contains five numbers; thus each ticket has a total of 15 numbers.

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

90-ball bingo winning patterns are as follows:

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

On occasion, King Jackpot players can get all three prize amounts during a game if they are the first one to obtain all three of the patterns.

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

All bingo games at King Jackpot are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies according to pre-determined patterns and times of play. The first person to hit “B-I-N-G-O” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. If nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the next game.

Periodically, King Jackpot offers a in a limited 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
A whole host of game options exist inside King Jackpot. You can turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, buy additional bingo cards, or play video slots while you wait for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your personal preferences, you can even personalize the King Jackpot interface.

Buying Bingo Cards
The purchase of at least 1 bingo card is a requirement for playing in a bingo game at King Jackpot.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you have the option to buy bingo cards by clicking the pre-defined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards) or by selecting a specific number of cards via the +/- arrow buttons. The price per card is visible on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup display.

Choosing Bingo Cards
It is a requirement that you purchase at least one 90-ball bingo card at King Jackpot to be able to play bingo.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab, you can select specific bingo cards to purchase. 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. After a card has been selected, the colour turns to orange from grey.

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 track how much time is remaining before the game commences by checking the “Next Game” countdown, which appears on the left side of the King Jackpot game interface.

At King Jackpot, new bingo games start every few minutes – so you will never be waiting long before the next game starts. While you are waiting, you can play directly from within the game interface.

Once the bingo game begins, all details concerning the game will appear in the info section at the top of the screen. For example, you will see the the prize and jackpot, total number of players, the winning pattern, etc.

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

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing King Jackpot’s online bingo games during the morning, afternoon, sundown, or bedtime, makes exactly no difference at all. Although, some King Jackpot players have mentioned that the best days to gamble online tend to be on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during mid-week, and not ever on Mondays. Regarding weekends, most remain strictly divided down the middle.

Even though there is not any genuine evidence to back these observations (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 on any day, at any time, offers equal odds of winning bingo.

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

You can choose any of the bingo cards you purchased at King Jackpot for autoplay functionality on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just click the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have daubed automatically. Also, you can switch off the auto-play feature at any time by clearing the check-mark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you will still have the option to turn Auto-daub back on whenever you want.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you have the system autodaub for you, neither option will affect the result of the game. In the event that your bingo card be a winner, King Jackpot will award you the jackpot and/or prize – for sure!

Chat Whilst Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at King Jackpot is not only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about making new friends and chatting with other players!

That’s why live chat is such an appealing aspect of playing bingo at King Jackpot. In fact, chat room games take place in each 90-ball bingo room and are administered by Chat Leaders. To start a chat, you can easily post a message on the chat board and similarly cancel a chat via the click of a button.

King Jackpot’s Chat Leaders are always within reach to have a chat and offer assistance – all the while keeping things interesting. Just don’t forget to brush up on a little first!

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

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

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

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

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