How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the typical style of bingo played in the United Kingdom. The Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards at Jackpot Liner have random numbers that range from one to 90. As soon as the bingo game commences, the Jackpot Liner computer will call out all 90 balls (from a pool of 90 balls) in randomized order.

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

The 1st 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 is the player that covers all 3 lines on their card.

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

The vertical columns are arranged like so:

• 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 cards always have 9 vertical columns and 3 horizontal lines in 90-ball bingo games. Each line contains five numbers; therefore each bingo card totals 15 numbers.

Winning Pattern
When it comes to 90-ball bingo games, there are 3 winning patterns at Jackpot Liner that can give you a win, and each pattern has its own prize amount.

Successive patterns in 90-ball bingo are any of the following:

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

Occasionally, Jackpot Liner players can get all 3 prize amounts during one game if they’re the first one to obtain all 3 patterns.

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

At Jackpot Liner, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies based on pre-determined patterns and times of play. The first person to score “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In case nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

Occasionally, Jackpot Liner offers a in a limited number of bingo games. Jackpot Liner has coined this the “Mega Vault” (aka 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 buy additional bingo cards, turn the autodaub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play video slots while you wait for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your personal preferences, you can also customize the Jackpot Liner interface.

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

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Quick Buy” tab, you have the option to purchase bingo cards by clicking the pre-defined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards) or by selecting a set number of cards using the +/- arrows. The price per card can be seen on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up display.

Bingo Cards Selection
To be able to play bingo at Jackpot Liner, it is a requirement that you buy at least one 90-ball bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab, you have the option to choose which bingo cards to buy. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking each card individually or you can select the whole row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. After a card is selected, the colour changes from grey to orange.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Jackpot Liner, you will then wait for the game to start. You can keep track of the time remaining until the game starts by looking at the “Next Game” countdown, which can be seen on the left-hand side of the Jackpot Liner game interface.

At Jackpot Liner, new bingo games start every few minutes – so you’ll not need to wait long before the next game begins. While you’re waiting, you can play from straight in the game screen.

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you’re curious as to which days and/or hours specifically are the best times for playing online bingo, keep reading…

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing Jackpot Liner’s Internet bingo games at sunrise, lunch time, evening, or night, makes truly no difference whatsoever. However, some Jackpot Liner players have mentioned that their best days to bet online tend to be on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, during the middle of the week, and not on Monday’s. Regarding Saturdays and Sundays, they are neutral down the middle.

Although there is not any hard evidence to back up these theories (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo game providers such as Jackpot Liner assure players that playing bingo on the Web on any day, at any time, offers the same odds of winning bingo.

Daubing (or Autoplaying) Your Numbers
Jackpot Liner’s bingo rooms allow you to choose whether you’d like to daub your bingo card yourself manually (by clicking your mouse) or by having the Jackpot Liner computer daub your cards automatically for you. Letting the system for you will ensure you do not miss a number.

You can select any of the bingo cards you purchased at Jackpot Liner for autoplay functionality via the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-daubed. Also, you can switch off auto-playing at any time by clearing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by hitting the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you will still have the option to turn Autoplay back on anytime you choose.

Whether you let the system autodaub for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither option will affect the game outcome. If your bingo card is a winner, Jackpot Liner will award you the prize and/or jackpot – guaranteed!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Liner isn’t just about playing your cards and counting your chips… It’s also about making new friendships and connecting with other similar folks!

That’s why chat games are such a huge part of playing games at Jackpot Liner. In fact, games to play in a chat room take place in all 90-ball bingo rooms and are moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily post a message to the chat board to create a chat or just the same quit a chat with the click of your mouse.

Jackpot Liner’s Chat Moderators are always accessible to have a chat and give assistance – all the while keeping things engaging. Just don’t forget to familiarize yourself with a bit of first!

Winning Bingo
At Jackpot Liner, you’ll be eligible to win a prize in 90-ball bingo games if you get BINGO on any one of the following three patterns: One Line, Two Line and Full House.

The first place winner is 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 is the player that covers all 3 lines on the ticket.

If the pattern on your card matches the winning pattern, the game will stop and your Jackpot Liner username opens up in a display message saying that you’re a winner of the game and jackpots and/or prizes you’ve won.

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

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