How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the regular form of bingo played in the United Kingdom. At King Jackpot, the Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards have random numbers ranging from 1 through 90. Once the bingo game has begun, the King Jackpot computer will call out (in randomized order) all 90 Bingo balls from a pool of 90 balls.

You’ll watch the numbers on your bingo card get marked off when the numbers are automatically called during gameplay. If the number that is called is on your bingo card, then that number is marked off. You will win Bingo and be eligible to win a prize amount in 90-ball bingo at King Jackpot if the pattern on your ticket matches the winning pattern.

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

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

The vertical columns are arranged like so:

• 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

The tickets have 9 vertical columns and 3 horizontal lines in 90-ball games. Each line has five numbers; therefore each card totals 15 numbers.

Winning Pattern
At King Jackpot, there are 3 successive patterns in 90-ball bingo games that can net you a win, and each unique pattern carries its own prize.

Winning 90-ball bingo patterns are as such:

• Any One Line (Cover all the numbers in any 1 row)
• Any Two Lines (Cover all the numbers in any 2 rows)
• Full House (Cover all 15 numbers on a card)

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

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

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at King Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies according to predetermined patterns and hours of play. The first player to hit “BINGO” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. In the event 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 calls this the “Mega Vault” (often referred to as Bingo Bonanza) Progressive Jackpot and it is played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

Game Options
Inside King Jackpot exist a whole host of game options. You can turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, purchase new bingo cards, or play themed slots while waiting for the next bingo game to commence. You can also customize the King Jackpot interface to suit your individual preferences.

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

You can buy bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Quick Buy” tab by clicking the pre-defined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards) or by selecting a set number of cards via the plus/minus arrow buttons. The price of each card can be seen on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” popup screen.

Choosing Bingo Cards
It’s required that you purchase at least one 90-ball bingo card in order to play bingo at King Jackpot.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab, you can select specific bingo cards to buy. You can either select cards individually by clicking each card one-by-one or you can select 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 Bingo Game
After you buy cards at King Jackpot for a bingo game, you will then wait for the game to start. You can check how much time remains until the game commences by checking the “Next Game” countdown timer, which is visible on the left side of the King Jackpot game interface.

New bingo games at King Jackpot begin every few minutes – so you will never need to wait long for the next game to commence. While you wait, you can play straight from inside the game interface.

As soon as the bingo game begins, all details concerning the game will be visible in the information section at the top of the screen. For example, you will see the the winning pattern, the jackpot and prize, total number of players, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re curious about what days and/or hours specifically are the best times to play bingo on the Web, read on…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing Internet bingo games at King Jackpot during the morning, lunch time, evening, or bedtime, makes truly no difference whatsoever. Nonetheless, some King Jackpot players have stated that the best days to bet online tend to be during midweek, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and at no time on Mondays. As for weekends, they are divided.

Although there is not any hard evidence to back these claims (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo game operators like King Jackpot assure players that playing bingo online at any time, on any day, provides the same odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Daubing) Your Numbers
King Jackpot’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you would like to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by clicking your mouse) or by letting the King Jackpot computer daub your cards automatically for you. Letting the system for you will ensure you do not forget to daub a number.

At King Jackpot, you can choose any of the bingo cards you bought to play automatically on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you’d like to have daubed automatically. You can also switch off the autodaub feature at any time by clearing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay or by hitting the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you will still be able to turn Auto-daub back on whenever you please.

Whether you let the system auto-daub for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither option will change the game result. Should your bingo card be a winner, King Jackpot will award you the prize and/or jackpot – signed, sealed, delivered!

Chat Whilst You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at King Jackpot isn’t just about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It is also about chatting with other players and making new friends!

That’s why chat games are such a huge aspect of playing games at King Jackpot. As a matter of fact, chat room games take place in all 90-ball bingo rooms and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily open a chat on the chat board by posting a message and just as easily terminate a chat using the click of your mouse.

King Jackpot’s Chat Leaders are always around to have a chat and offer support – all the while keeping things entertaining. Just don’t forget to enlighten yourself with a bit of first!

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

First 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 is the player that covers all 3 lines on their ticket.

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 box saying that you’re one of the winners of the game and how much you have won.

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

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