How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the dominant form of bingo played in the UK. At King Jackpot, the Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards have random numbers ranging from one to 90. Once the bingo game starts, the King Jackpot computer will call out (in randomized order) all 90 Bingo balls from a pool of 90 balls.

You will see 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 get B-I-N-G-O and be eligible to win a prize amount at King Jackpot in 90-ball bingo if the pattern on your bingo ticket matches the predetermined winning pattern.

The first place winner is the player that covers any 1 line pattern, the second place winner correctly marks off any 2 horizontal lines, and the “Full House” winner covers all 3 lines on the card.

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

The lines 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

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

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

90-ball bingo winning patterns are any of the following:

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

From time to time, King Jackpot players can collect all 3 of the prize amounts during a game if they’re the first one to collect all 3 of the patterns.

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

All bingo games at King Jackpot are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies according to hours of play and pre-determined patterns. The first person to score “B-I-N-G-O” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. If no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the next game.

Sometimes, King Jackpot offers a in a limited number of bingo games. King Jackpot has coined this the “Mega Vault” (often referred to as Bingo Bonanza) Progressive Jackpot and it is played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

In-Game Options
Lots of game options exist inside King Jackpot. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play video slots while waiting for the next bingo game to start. To suit your individual preferences, you can also personalize the King Jackpot interface.

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

You have the option to purchase bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Quick Buy” tab 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 per card can be seen on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up display.

Choosing Bingo Cards
In order to play bingo at King Jackpot, it’s a requirement that you purchase at least one 90-ball bingo card.

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

Playing the Game
After you buy cards at King Jackpot for a bingo game, you will then wait for the game to commence. You can keep track of the time remaining before the game commences by checking the “Next Game” countdown timer, which can be seen on the left-hand side of the King Jackpot game interface.

New bingo games at King Jackpot occur every few minutes – so you will not need to wait long for the next game to start. While you wait, you can play from straight in the game interface.

As soon as the bingo game starts, all game details can be seen in the info section at the top of the interface. E.g. you’ll see the the winning pattern, the prize and jackpot, total number of players, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re wondering what days and/or hours specifically are the best times for playing bingo online, continue reading…

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing King Jackpot’s virtual bingo games at sunrise, lunch time, evening, or bedtime, truly makes no difference at all. Nonetheless, some King Jackpot players have stated that the best days to gamble online occur on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during the middle of the week, and at no time on Monday’s. Regarding Saturday’s or Sunday’s, they are totally down the middle.

Although there is not any physical evidence to back these theories (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo games operators such as King Jackpot assure its players that playing bingo online on any day, at any time, gives equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Playing) Your Numbers
King Jackpot’s bingo rooms allow you to decide whether you’d like to let the King Jackpot computer automatically daub your cards for you or by manually daubing your bingo card yourself (by using your mouse). Having the system for you will ensure you never forget to daub a number.

You can pick any of the bingo cards you purchased at King Jackpot to play automatically on the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you would like to have auto-daubed. Also, you can switch off the autodaub feature anytime by clearing the check-mark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll still be able to switch Autoplay back on anytime you so desire.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you get the system to autodaub for you, neither option will alter the game result. In case your bingo card is a winner, King Jackpot will award you the prize and/or jackpot – signed, sealed, delivered!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at King Jackpot isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about chatting with other like-minded folks and making new friendships!

That’s why chat games are such an exciting aspect of playing games at King Jackpot. As a matter of fact, chat room games take place in each 90-ball bingo room and are moderated by Chat Leaders. To create a chat, you can easily post a message to the chat board and just the same cancel a chat using the click of your mouse.

King Jackpot’s Chat Hosts are always available to chat and help out – all while keeping things interesting. Just remember to catch up on a bit of first!

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

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 goes to the player that covers all 3 lines on their ticket.

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your bingo ticket, the game will end and your King Jackpot username opens up in a display box saying that you’re one of the winners of the game and the amount you’ve won.

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

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