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. The Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards at Jackpot Liner have random numbers ranging from 1 to 90. Once the bingo game starts, the Jackpot Liner computer will call out all 90 Bingo balls – in random order – from a pool of 90 balls.

As the numbers are automatically called during gameplay, you will see the numbers on your bingo card get marked off. If your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. You will win B-I-N-G-O and be eligible to win a prize amount at Jackpot Liner in 90-ball bingo if the pattern on your bingo card matches the predetermined winning pattern.

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

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

The vertical columns are arranged in this manner:

• 1-9 in the First Column
• 10-19 in the Second Column
• 20-29 in the Third Column
• 30-39 in the Fourth Column
• 40-49 in the Fifth Column
• 50-59 in the Sixth Column
• 60-69 in the Seventh Column
• 70-79 in the Eighth Column
• 80-90 in the Ninth Column

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

Winning Pattern
In 90-ball bingo games at Jackpot Liner, there are 3 succeeding patterns that can bring you a win, and each pattern carries its own prize.

Succeeding 90-ball bingo patterns are as follows:

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

On occasion, players at Jackpot Liner can get all 3 of the prizes during one game if they are the first one to obtain all three of the patterns.

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

At Jackpot Liner, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates based on hours of play and pre-determined patterns. The first person to score “B-I-N-G-O” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. If nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

From time to time, Jackpot Liner offers a in a limited number of bingo games. Jackpot Liner calls this the “Mega Vault” (also known as Bingo Bonanza) Progressive Jackpot and it’s played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

Game Options
A whole host of game options exist within Jackpot Liner. You can buy additional bingo cards, turn the automatic dauber (aka Autoplay) on/off, or play themed slots while you’re waiting for the next bingo game to commence. You can also customize the Jackpot Liner interface to suit your individual preferences.

Buying Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: To enter a bingo game at Jackpot Liner, you’ll have to purchase at least one bingo card.

You can purchase bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Quick Buy” tab by selecting a specific number of cards via the +/- arrows or by clicking the predefined buttons (Minimum cards, 6, 12, 24, Maximum cards). The price of each card can be seen on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up display.

Choosing Bingo Cards
It is required that you buy at least one 90-ball bingo card in order to play bingo at Jackpot Liner.

You can select specific bingo cards you want to purchase on the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or you can select cards one-by-one by clicking on them individually. The colour turns 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 check how much time remains until the game begins by watching the “Next Game” countdown timer, which appears on the left-hand side of the Jackpot Liner game interface.

At Jackpot Liner, new bingo games begin every few minutes – so you’ll never have to wait long for the next game to begin. While you wait, you can play from straight inside the game screen.

Once the bingo game begins, all details concerning the game will appear in the information area at the top of the interface. E.g. you’ll see the the jackpot and prize, total number of players, the winning pattern, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you are wondering which days and/or hours are specifically the best times for playing bingo on the Web, read on…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing online bingo games at Jackpot Liner at dawn, noon, sundown, or night, makes truly no difference whatsoever. Nonetheless, some Jackpot Liner players have mentioned that their best days to play online have been on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during the middle of the week, and not on Monday’s. With regards to weekends, most remain neutral down the middle.

Even though there is no actual proof to back these claims (on when is the best time to play online bingo), Internet bingo games operators like Jackpot Liner assure its players that playing bingo online at any time, on any day, offers equal odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Daubing) Your Numbers
Jackpot Liner’s bingo rooms let you decide whether you want to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by clicking your mouse) or by having the Jackpot Liner computer daub your cards automatically for you automatically. Having the system for you will ensure you never forget to daub a number.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can select any of the bingo cards you purchased at Jackpot Liner to autoplay. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you would like to have daubed automatically. Also, you can switch off auto-daubing anytime by pressing the “Turn Off” button or by clearing the checkmark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you always be able to switch Autodaub back on whenever you decide.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you have the system autoplay for you, neither choice will change the game result. If your bingo card wins, Jackpot Liner will award you the jackpot and/or prize – no doubt!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Liner isn’t only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about socializing with other like-minded people and making new buddies!

That’s why chat games are such a huge aspect of playing bingo at Jackpot Liner. In fact, games to play in a chat room take place in every 90-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily create a chat by posting a message to the chat board or just the same terminate a chat via the click of your mouse.

Jackpot Liner’s Chat Moderators are always available to shoot the breeze and give assistance – all while keeping things interesting. Just make sure you familiarize yourself with the first!

Winning Bingo
In 90-ball bingo games at Jackpot Liner, you will be eligible to win a prize if you score BINGO on any of the following 3 horizontal line patterns: One Line, Two Line and/or Full House.

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

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your card, the game comes to a stop and your Jackpot Liner username opens up in a display window showing that you are one of the winners of the game and prizes and/or jackpots you’ve won.

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

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