How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the typical type of bingo played in the United Kingdom. At Jackpot Liner, the Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards have random numbers ranging from 1 to 90. As soon as the bingo game has begun, the Jackpot Liner computer will call out (at random) all 90 Bingo balls from a pool of 90 balls.

When the numbers are automatically called during the game, 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. In 90-ball bingo at Jackpot Liner, if the pattern on your bingo ticket matches the predetermined winning pattern, you’ll hit B-I-N-G-O and be eligible to win a prize amount.

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

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

The lines are arranged in this manner:

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

The cards contain 9 vertical columns and 3 horizontal lines in 90-ball bingo games. Because each line contains five numbers, each ticket has a total of 15 numbers.

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

Successive patterns in 90-ball bingo are as below:

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

In some cases, players can collect all 3 of the prize amounts during one game if they are the first one to obtain all 3 of the patterns.

: Jackpots & Prizes
In Jackpot Liner’s , the prize amount depends on the number of bingo cards you have and the number of people playing in the bingo game.

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

At times, Jackpot Liner offers a in a select number of bingo games. Jackpot Liner has coined this the “Mega Vault” (often referred to as Bingo Bonanza) Progressive Jackpot and it’s played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

In-Game Options
Inside Jackpot Liner exist many game options. You can turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, purchase more bingo cards, or play video slots while you wait for the next bingo game to begin. You can also customize the Jackpot Liner interface to suit your personal preferences.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
A prerequisite for entering a bingo game at Jackpot Liner is the purchase of at least one bingo card.

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

Bingo Card Selection
In order to play bingo at Jackpot Liner, it is a requirement that you purchase at least one 90-ball bingo card.

You can choose specific bingo cards you want to purchase on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards one-by-one by clicking each card individually or you can select an entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. The colour turns from grey to orange when a card has been selected.

Playing the Bingo Game
After you buy cards for a bingo game at Jackpot Liner, you will then need to wait for the game to begin. You can track how much time is remaining until the game begins by checking the “Next Game” countdown, which is visible on the left-hand side of the Jackpot Liner game interface.

New bingo games at Jackpot Liner commence every few minutes – so you’ll never need to wait long before the next game begins. While you wait, you can play from straight in the game screen.

As soon as the bingo game starts, all game details will appear in the information area at the top of the screen. For example, you will see the the winning pattern, the jackpot and prize, total number of players, etc.

TIP: Best Time to
If you want to find out what days/hours are specifically the best times for playing online bingo, read on…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing Jackpot Liner’s online bingo games at dawn, lunch time, dark, or bedtime, makes truly no difference whatsoever. However, some Jackpot Liner players have suggested that their best days to gamble online occur on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during midweek, and not ever on Monday’s. Regarding Saturdays and Sundays, most are totally down the middle.

Even though there is not any hard evidence to back these views (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo game providers like Jackpot Liner assure its players that playing bingo online on any day, at any time, offers the same odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Auto-Daubing) Your Numbers
Jackpot Liner’s bingo rooms allow you to decide whether you would like to let the Jackpot Liner computer daub your cards automatically for you automatically or to manually daub your bingo card yourself (by mouse-click). Letting the system for you will ensure you don’t forget to daub a number.

On the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can select any of the bingo cards you bought at Jackpot Liner to play automatically. Simply click the “Turn On” button and then checkmark the cards you would like to have auto-played. You can also switch off the auto-play feature anytime by clearing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you will still have the option to switch Autodaub back on anytime you decide.

Whether you let the system autoplay for you or you manually daub your numbers, neither choice will alter 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 just about playing your cards and counting your chips… It’s also about connecting with other players and making new friendships!

That’s why chat games are such a big part of playing bingo at Jackpot Liner. In fact, chat games take place in all 90-ball bingo rooms and are administered by Chat Leaders. You can easily start a chat on the chat board by posting a message and similarly cancel a chat with the click of your mouse.

Jackpot Liner’s Chat Hosts are always accessible to shoot the breeze and provide assistance – all the while keeping things engaging. Just make sure you familiarize yourself with the first!

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

1st place goes to the player that covers any one line pattern, the second place winner correctly marks off any 2 horizontal lines, and the “Full House” winner correctly marks off all 3 horizontal 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 will pop up in a display window stating that you are one of the winners of the game and prizes and/or jackpots you’ve won.

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

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