How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the primary version of bingo played in the United Kingdom. The Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards at Jackpot Liner have random numbers ranging from one to 90. Once the bingo game starts, the Jackpot Liner computer will call out (in random 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 your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. You’ll score Bingo and be eligible to win a prize at Jackpot Liner in 90-ball bingo if the pattern on your ticket matches the winning pattern.

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

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

The lines are arranged like so:

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

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

Winning Pattern
At Jackpot Liner, there are three succeeding patterns in 90-ball bingo games that can get you a win, and each unique pattern carries its own prize amount.

Successive patterns in 90-ball bingo are as follows:

• Any 1 Line (i.e. Cover all the numbers in any 1 row)
• Any 2 Lines (i.e. Cover all the numbers in any two rows)
• Full House (i.e. Cover all 15 of the numbers on any ticket)

In some cases, players at Jackpot Liner can get all 3 of the prizes during a game if they’re the first one to acquire all three of the patterns.

: Prizes & Jackpots
In Jackpot Liner’s , the prize amount is dependent on the number of bingo cards you possess and the number of players who are playing in the bingo game.

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at Jackpot Liner. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on pre-determined patterns and times of play. The first player to hit “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. If nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

Sometimes, Jackpot Liner offers a in a select number of bingo games. Jackpot Liner calls 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
Within Jackpot Liner exist a slew of game options. You can switch the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, buy new bingo cards, or play themed slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to begin. You can even customize the Jackpot Liner interface to suit your individual preferences.

Buying Bingo Cards
A requirement for participating in a bingo game at Jackpot Liner is the purchase of at least 1 bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Quick Buy” tab, you can buy bingo cards by selecting a specific number of cards with the +/- arrow buttons or by clicking the predefined 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” popup display.

Bingo Card(s) Selection
To be able to play bingo at Jackpot Liner, it is required that you purchase at least one 90-ball bingo card.

You can select which bingo cards to purchase on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually or you can select an entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. The colour changes from grey to orange when a card has been selected.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Jackpot Liner, you will then need to wait for the game to commence. You can track how much time remains before the game commences by watching the “Next Game” countdown timer, which is visible on the left side of the Jackpot Liner game interface.

New bingo games at Jackpot Liner commence every few minutes – so you’ll not have to wait long for the next game to begin. While you wait, you can play straight from inside the game screen.

As soon as the bingo game begins, all details about the game appear in the info area at the top of the interface. E.g. you will see the the jackpot and prize, total number of players, the winning pattern, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re curious as to which days/hours are specifically the best times to play online bingo, read on…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing Jackpot Liner’s Internet bingo games at sunrise, afternoon, evening, or bedtime, makes exactly no difference whatsoever. Although, some Jackpot Liner players have said that their best days to play online tend to be during midweek, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and at no time on Monday’s. Regarding Saturday’s or Sunday’s, most are strictly divided down the middle.

Although there isn’t any hard proof to back up these speculations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo game providers such as Jackpot Liner assure players that playing bingo on the Web at any time, on any day, offers equal odds at winning bingo.

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

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can pick any of the bingo cards you bought at Jackpot Liner to autoplay. Simply hit the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you’d like to have auto-played. You can also turn off the auto-play feature anytime by hitting the “Turn Off” button or by removing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you’ll always have the option to switch Auto-daub back on anytime you so desire.

Whether you have the system autodaub for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither option will affect the game outcome. In the event that your bingo card is a winner, Jackpot Liner will award you the jackpot and/or prize – no matter what!

Chat Whilst Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Liner is not only about playing your cards and counting your chips… It is also about connecting with other similar people and making new friendships!

That’s why live chat is such a significant part of playing bingo at Jackpot Liner. As a matter of fact, chat room games go on in every 90-ball bingo room and are moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily create a chat on the chat board by posting a message or just as easily end a chat using the click of your mouse.

Jackpot Liner’s Chat Leaders are always around to shoot the breeze and help out – all the while keeping things interesting. Just make sure you familiarize yourself with a little first!

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

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

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your card, the game stops and your Jackpot Liner username opens up in a display message saying that you’re one of the winners of the game and how much you have collected.

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

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