How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the regular style of bingo played in the UK. The Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards at King Jackpot have random numbers that range from 1 to 90. Once the bingo game begins, the King Jackpot computer will call out all 90 Bingo balls – in random order – from a pool of 90 balls.

As the numbers are automatically called during the game, you will watch the numbers get marked off on your bingo card. If your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. At King Jackpot, if the pattern on your ticket matches the pre-determined winning pattern in 90-ball bingo, you’ll get BINGO and be eligible to win a prize.

1st place goes to the player that correctly marks off any horizontal line, 2nd place goes to the player that covers any two line pattern, and the “Full House” winner covers all 3 lines on the 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 contains 9 boxes that display 4 empty spots and 5 numbers.

The columns 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 tickets contain 3 horizontal lines and 9 vertical columns. Each line contains five numbers; thus each bingo ticket totals 15 numbers.

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

90-ball bingo winning patterns are as such:

• Any 1 Line (i.e. Cover all of 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 of the numbers on any ticket)

From time to time, players at King Jackpot can get all 3 prize amounts during one game if they are the first one to obtain all 3 patterns.

: Prizes & Jackpots
In King Jackpot’s , the prize amount largely depends on the number of bingo cards you possess and the number of players participating in the bingo game.

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at King Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates according to hours of play and pre-determined patterns. The first player to score “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 following game.

Occasionally, 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’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 auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, or play themed slots while you’re waiting for the next bingo game to start. You can even customize the King Jackpot interface to suit your individual preferences.

Buying Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: You have to purchase at least 1 bingo card to join a bingo game at King Jackpot.

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

Bingo Cards Selection
REQUIRED: To be able to play bingo at King Jackpot, you must purchase at least one 90-ball bingo card.

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

Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards at King Jackpot for a bingo game, you’ll then wait for the game to start. You can check how much time remains until the game starts by looking at the “Next Game” countdown timer, which appears on the left-hand side of the King Jackpot game interface.

New bingo games at King Jackpot begin every few minutes – so you’ll not need to wait long before the next game starts. While you are waiting, you can play directly from in the game interface.

Once the bingo game commences, all game details will be visible in the information area at the top of the screen. E.g. you’ll see the the jackpot and prize, the winning pattern, total number of players, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are wondering what days/hours are specifically the best times to play virtual bingo, read on…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing virtual bingo games at King Jackpot at sunrise, noon, sundown, or bedtime, makes exactly no difference whatsoever. However, some players at King Jackpot have suggested that the best days to play online occur during mid-week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and at no time on Mondays. With regards to Saturday’s and Sunday’s, they remain divided.

Although there is no hard evidence to support these views (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo games operators like King Jackpot assure its players that playing bingo on the Web at any time, on any day, offers equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Daubing) Your Numbers
King Jackpot’s bingo rooms let you decide whether you want to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by using your mouse) or have the King Jackpot computer daub your cards automatically for you. Having the system for you will make sure you don’t forget to daub a number.

At King Jackpot, you can select any of the bingo cards you purchased to play automatically via the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just hit the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you’d like to have auto-played. You can also turn off the auto-play feature anytime by clicking the “Turn Off” button or by removing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay. Of course, you’ll still have the option to turn Autodaub back on whenever you so desire.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you let the system autoplay for you, neither choice will affect the result of the game. In the event that your bingo card wins, King Jackpot will award you the jackpot and/or prize – for sure!

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

That’s why chat games are such a big part of playing bingo at King Jackpot. As a matter of fact, games to play in a chat room go on in every 90-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message on the chat board to open a chat and similarly cancel a chat using the click of a button.

King Jackpot’s Chat Leaders are always around to shoot the breeze and give assistance – all the while keeping things interesting. Just don’t forget to brush up on a bit of first!

Winning B-I-N-G-O
In 90-ball bingo at King Jackpot, you will be eligible to win a prize amount if you score B-I-N-G-O on any one of the following three horizontal line 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 covers all 3 lines on their card.

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your ticket, the game comes to an end and your King Jackpot username opens up in a display message stating that you’re one of the winners of the game and the amount you have won.

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

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