How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

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

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

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

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

The vertical columns are arranged like so:

• 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 have 3 horizontal lines and 9 vertical columns. Because each line has five numbers, each card totals 15 numbers.

Winning Pattern
When it comes to 90-ball bingo games, there are three winning patterns at King Jackpot that allow you to win, and each individual pattern carries its own prize amount.

Succeeding patterns in 90-ball bingo are as follows:

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

From time to time, King Jackpot players can collect all three of the prizes during one game if they are the first to obtain all 3 of the patterns.

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

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

Every so often, King Jackpot offers a in a specified number of bingo games. King Jackpot has labeled this the “Mega Vault” (aka Bingo Bonanza) Progressive Jackpot and it is played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

Game Options
Many game options exist inside King Jackpot. You can turn the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) on/off, buy new bingo cards, or play themed slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your individual preferences, you can even customize the King Jackpot interface.

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

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can purchase 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 plus/minus arrow buttons. The price per card is visible on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen.

Choosing Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To be able to play bingo at King Jackpot, you’ll have to purchase at least one 90-ball bingo card.

You have the option to select which bingo cards to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup screen 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 one-by-one by clicking on them individually. The colour changes to orange from grey when a card has been selected.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards at King Jackpot for a bingo game, you will then need to wait for the game to commence. 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 commence every few minutes – so you’ll never need to wait long for the next game to begin. While you’re waiting, you can play straight from in the game interface.

As soon as the bingo game begins, all details about the game can be seen in the information area at the top of the interface. 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 curious as to what days and/or hours specifically are the best times to play bingo on the Web, continue reading…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing King Jackpot’s Internet bingo games at dawn, afternoon, sundown, or bedtime, makes absolutely no difference whatsoever. Although, some players at King Jackpot have suggested that their best days to play online occur during midweek, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and not ever on Monday’s. With regards to Saturday’s or Sunday’s, most remain strictly divided down the middle.

Although there is not a thread of concrete evidence to back these conclusions (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo game providers like King Jackpot assure its players that playing bingo on the Internet on any day, at any time, provides equal odds at winning bingo.

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

At King Jackpot, you can pick any of the bingo cards you bought to play automatically via the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just press the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-daubed. You can also switch off the auto-play feature anytime by removing the check-mark 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 anytime you decide.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you get the system to auto-daub for you, neither option will change the game result. If your bingo card wins, King Jackpot will award you the prize and/or jackpot – guaranteed!

Chat Whilst Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at King Jackpot isn’t just about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It is also about socializing with other like-minded folks and making new friendships!

That’s why chat games are such a huge aspect of playing games at King Jackpot. As a matter of fact, chat games take place in all 90-ball bingo rooms and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message to the chat board to open a chat or just the same close a chat using the click of a button.

King Jackpot’s Chat Moderators are always around to shoot the breeze and help out – all the while keeping things entertaining. Just don’t forget to catch up on some first!

Winning B-I-N-G-O
In 90-ball bingo at King Jackpot, you’ll be eligible to win a prize if you score B-I-N-G-O on any one of the following three horizontal line patterns: One Line, Two Line and/or Full House.

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 correctly marks off all three horizontal lines on their ticket.

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your ticket, the game ends and your King Jackpot username will pop up in a display message showing that you are one of the winners of that game and the amount you have collected.

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

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