How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the typical version 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 starts, the King Jackpot computer will call out all 90 Bingo balls – from a pool of 90 balls – at random.

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

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

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

The lines are arranged in this manner:

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

The tickets always contain 3 horizontal lines and 9 vertical columns in 90-ball games. Because each line has five numbers, each card totals 15 numbers.

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

Succeeding patterns in 90-ball bingo are as follows:

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

Sometimes, King Jackpot players can get all three of the prize amounts during one game if they are the first one to get all three of the patterns.

: Prizes & Jackpots
In King Jackpot’s , the prize amount largely depends on how many bingo cards you hold and how many players are participating in the bingo game.

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at King Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on predetermined patterns and hours of play. The first person to score “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. If no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the next game.

Sometimes, King Jackpot offers a in a specified number of bingo games. King Jackpot calls this the “Mega Vault” (also known as Bingo Bonanza) Progressive Jackpot and it is played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

Game Options
Within King Jackpot exist lots of game options. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, or play themed slots while waiting for the next bingo game to commence. To suit your personal preferences, you can even customize the King Jackpot interface.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
The purchase of at least one bingo card is a requirement for joining a bingo game at King Jackpot.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can purchase bingo cards by selecting a set number of cards via the +/- 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 side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen.

Picking Bingo Cards
In order to play bingo at King Jackpot, it’s required that you buy at least one 90-ball bingo card.

You can select which bingo cards you want to purchase on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select the whole row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or by selecting cards individually by clicking on them one-by-one. After a card is selected, the colour changes to orange from grey.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at King Jackpot, you will then need to wait for the game to start. You can check on the time remaining until the game starts by checking the “Next Game” countdown, which is visible on the left side of the King Jackpot game interface.

At King Jackpot, new bingo games start every few minutes – so you will never need to wait long before the next game begins. While you are waiting, you can play directly from in the game interface.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re wondering what days and hours specifically are the best times to play bingo on the Web, continue reading…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing Internet bingo games at King Jackpot in the morning, lunch time, nightfall, or bedtime, makes exactly no difference whatsoever. Although, some players at King Jackpot have stated that the best days to gamble online tend to be on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during the middle of the week, and not on Monday’s. Regarding weekends, most are strictly down the middle.

Even though there isn’t any concrete evidence to support these opinions (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo games providers like King Jackpot assure players that playing bingo on the Internet on any day, at any time, provides the same odds of winning bingo.

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

You can choose any of the bingo cards you purchased at King Jackpot to play automatically on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you’d like to have daubed automatically. You can also turn off auto-playing anytime by pressing the “Turn Off” button or by removing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you always be able to switch Autoplay back on anytime you want.

Whether you daub your numbers manually or you get the system to autoplay for you, neither option will alter the game result. Should your bingo card be a winner, King Jackpot will award you the jackpot and/or prize – guaranteed!

Chat Whilst You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at King Jackpot isn’t just about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about connecting with other like-minded folks and making new buddies!

That’s why chat games are such a significant 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 moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily begin a chat on the chat board by posting a message and just as easily exit a chat with the click of a button.

King Jackpot’s Chat Leaders are always accessible to chat and give assistance – all the while keeping things entertaining. Just remember to familiarize yourself with some first!

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

First place goes to the player that covers any 1 line pattern, the second place winner is 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 card.

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your bingo card, the game stops and your King Jackpot username will pop-up in a display window stating that you’re one of the winners of the game and how much you’ve won.

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

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