How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the most famous version of bingo played in the United Kingdom. At King Jackpot, the Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards have random numbers that range from 1 through 90. As soon as the bingo game has started, the King Jackpot computer will call out all 90 Bingo balls – from a pool of 90 balls – randomly.

As the numbers are called automatically during gameplay, you’ll 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. In 90-ball bingo at King Jackpot, if the pattern on your ticket matches the predetermined winning pattern, you will win B-I-N-G-O 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 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 ticket.

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

The columns are arranged in this manner:

• The 1st Column consists of numbers from 1-9
• The 2nd Column consists of numbers from 10-19
• The 3rd Column consists of numbers from 20-29
• The 4th Column consists of numbers from 30-39
• The 5th Column consists of numbers from 40-49
• The 6th Column consists of numbers from 50-59
• The 7th Column consists of numbers from 60-69
• The 8th Column consists of numbers from 70-79
• The 9th Column consists of numbers from 80-90

In 90-ball bingo games, the tickets always contain 9 vertical columns and 3 horizontal lines. Each line contains five numbers; thus each bingo ticket totals 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 individual pattern carries its own prize amount.

Succeeding patterns in 90-ball bingo are any of the following:

• Any One Line (Cover all of the numbers in any one row)
• Any Two Lines (Cover all of the numbers in any 2 rows)
• Full House (Cover all 15 numbers on any ticket)

From time to time, players at King Jackpot can get all three of the prize amounts during a game if they’re the first one to obtain all three patterns.

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

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

At times, King Jackpot offers a in a limited number of bingo games. King Jackpot calls this the “Mega Vault” (also known as 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 turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, buy additional bingo cards, or play video slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to commence. You can even customize the King Jackpot interface to suit your personal preferences.

Buying Bingo Cards
A prerequisite for entering a bingo game at King Jackpot is the purchase of at least 1 bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can buy bingo cards by selecting a set number of cards with 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-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup display.

Bingo Card(s) Selection
It’s a requirement 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 which bingo cards you want to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards individually by clicking each card one-by-one or you can select the whole row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. When a card has been selected, the colour turns from grey to orange.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at King Jackpot, the next step is to wait for the game to start. You can keep track of the time remaining before the game commences by watching the “Next Game” countdown, which can be seen on the left side of the King Jackpot game interface.

At King Jackpot, new bingo games start every few minutes – so you’ll not have to wait long before the next game commences. While you’re waiting, you can play from directly within the game interface.

Once the bingo game starts, all details about the game will appear in the info section at the top of the screen. E.g. you will see the the jackpot and prize, total number of players, the winning pattern, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you’d like to find out what days/hours are specifically the best times for playing bingo online, read on…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing Internet bingo games at King Jackpot during the morning, afternoon, evening, or night, makes precisely no difference whatsoever. Yet, some players at King Jackpot have stated that their best days to bet online tend to be during the middle of the week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and not at all on Mondays. As for Saturdays and Sundays, many are strictly down the middle.

Even though there isn’t any genuine evidence to back up these theories (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo games operators like King Jackpot assure its players that playing bingo on the Web at any time, on any day, gives equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Daubing) 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 automatically or daub your bingo card yourself manually (by clicking your mouse). Having the system for you will make sure you do not forget to daub a number.

At King Jackpot, you can pick any of the bingo cards you bought for autoplay functionality via the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just hit the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have daubed automatically. You can also turn off the autodaub feature at any time by removing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you still be able to turn Autodaub back on whenever you want.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you get the system to auto-daub for you, neither option will alter the game outcome. If your bingo card is a winner, King Jackpot will award you the prize and/or jackpot – no doubt!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at King Jackpot is not just about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about chatting with other players and making new friendships!

That’s why chat games are such an exciting part of playing bingo at King Jackpot. In fact, chat room 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 open a chat and just as easily end a chat via the click of a button.

King Jackpot’s Chat Hosts are always available to have a chat and provide assistance – all while keeping things engaging. Just remember to familiarize yourself with a little first!

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

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

If the pattern on your card matches the winning pattern, the game comes to an end and your King Jackpot username will pop up in a display box showing that you’re one of the winners of that game and how much you have collected.

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

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