How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

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

You’ll see the numbers get marked off on your bingo card when the numbers are called automatically during the game. 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 card matches the pre-determined winning pattern, you’ll hit BINGO and be eligible to win a prize.

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 correctly marks off all 3 horizontal lines on the card.

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

The columns are arranged in this manner:

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

In 90-ball bingo games, the cards always have 9 vertical columns and 3 horizontal lines. Because each line contains five numbers, each bingo ticket has a total of 15 numbers.

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

Succeeding patterns in 90-ball bingo are:

• Any One Line (Cover all the numbers in any 1 row)
• Any Two Lines (Cover all of the numbers in any 2 rows)
• Full House (Cover all 15 numbers on any ticket)

In some cases, players at Jackpot Liner can collect all three prize amounts during one game if they are the first to get all three patterns.

: Prizes & Jackpots
In Jackpot Liner’s , the prize amount depends on how many bingo cards you bought and the number of people who are participating in the bingo game.

All bingo games at Jackpot Liner are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates according to predetermined patterns and hours of play. The first person to score “BINGO” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. In the event nobody wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the next game.

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

Game Options
Within Jackpot Liner exist a whole host of game options. You can switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, buy new bingo cards, or play themed slots while you wait for the next bingo game to begin. To suit your individual preferences, you can even personalize the Jackpot Liner interface.

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

You have the option to buy bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen 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 using the plus/minus arrow buttons. The price of each card can be seen on the left side of the the “Buy Cards” popup display.

Bingo Card(s) Selection
REQUIRED: To be able to play bingo at Jackpot Liner, you have to buy at least one 90-ball bingo card.

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “Select Cards” tab, you have the option to select specific bingo cards to purchase. 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 to orange from grey when a card is selected.

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

New bingo games at Jackpot Liner occur every few minutes – so you’ll not be waiting long for the next game to start. While you wait, you can play from straight in the game interface.

As soon as the bingo game commences, all details about the game will be visible in the info area at the top of the screen. E.g. you’ll see the total number of players, the prize and jackpot, the winning pattern, etc.

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

As far as AM or PM is concerned, playing Internet bingo games at Jackpot Liner at sunrise, afternoon, sundown, or night, makes truly no difference whatsoever. Yet, some Jackpot Liner players have stated that their best days to wager online are during the middle of the week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and not at all on Monday’s. Regarding Saturdays or Sundays, most are strictly neutral down the middle.

Although there is not a thread of actual evidence to back these conclusions (on when is the best time to play online bingo), online bingo games operators like Jackpot Liner assure players that playing bingo online on any day, at any time, offers equal odds of winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Playing) Your Numbers
Jackpot Liner’s bingo rooms let you choose whether you would like to daub your bingo card yourself manually (by mouse-click) or have the Jackpot Liner computer automatically daub your cards for you. Letting the system for you will make sure you never miss a number.

At Jackpot Liner, you can select any of the bingo cards you bought for autoplay functionality via the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply hit the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-daubed. Also, you can switch off auto-daubing at any time by hitting the “Turn Off” button or by removing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you’ll still have the option to turn Auto-daub back on anytime you choose.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you have the system autoplay for you, neither option will change the game result. If your bingo card is a winner, Jackpot Liner will award you the jackpot and/or prize – 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 buddies and chatting with others!

That’s why live chat is such an appealing aspect of playing bingo at Jackpot Liner. As a matter of fact, chat room games take place in all 90-ball bingo rooms and are administered by Chat Leaders. To start a chat, you can easily post a message to the chat board 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 give support – all the while keeping things interesting. Just don’t forget to familiarize yourself with the first!

Winning BINGO
You’ll be eligible to win a prize in 90-ball bingo games at Jackpot Liner if you hit BINGO on any of the following 3 patterns: One Line, Two Line and/or Full House.

The 1st place winner is the player that covers any one line pattern, second place goes to the player that correctly marks off any 2 horizontal lines, and the “Full House” winner covers all 3 lines on the ticket.

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your bingo ticket, the game comes to an end and your Jackpot Liner username pops up in a display box showing that you are a winner of the game and the amount you’ve won.

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

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