How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the typical form of bingo played in the UK. The Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards at Jackpot Liner have random numbers that range from one to 90. Once the bingo game has started, 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 the game, you will watch the numbers get marked off on your bingo card. 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 ticket matches the predetermined winning pattern, you will hit BINGO and be eligible to win a prize.

The 1st place winner is the player that correctly marks off any horizontal line, 2nd place goes to the player that covers any two line pattern, and the “Full House” winner goes to the player that correctly marks off all three horizontal lines on their card.

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

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

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

90-ball bingo winning patterns are:

• Any 1 Line (i.e. Cover all the numbers in any single 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 a card)

In some cases, players can collect all 3 prizes during a game if they are the first to acquire all 3 of the patterns.

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

All bingo games at Jackpot Liner are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount varies based on hours of play and predetermined patterns. The first person to hit “B-I-N-G-O” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. In case no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the following game.

At times, 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 turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) on/off, purchase more bingo cards, or play video slots while you are waiting for the next bingo game to start. You can even customize the Jackpot Liner interface to suit your individual preferences.

Purchasing Bingo Cards
REQUIRED: You’ll have to purchase at least 1 bingo card to participate in a bingo game at Jackpot Liner.

On the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Quick Buy” tab, you have the option to buy bingo cards by selecting a specific number of cards using the plus/minus arrow buttons 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.

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

You can select which bingo cards you want to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select the whole row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or you can select cards individually by clicking each card one-by-one. When 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, the next step is to wait for the game to start. You can track how much time remains before the game starts by watching the “Next Game” countdown, which is visible on the left side of the Jackpot Liner game interface.

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

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

TIP: Best Time to
If you would like to find out which days/hours specifically are the best times to play bingo on the Web, keep reading…

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing Jackpot Liner’s online bingo games at dawn, noon, evening, or bedtime, makes really no difference whatsoever. However, some players at Jackpot Liner have said that their best days to gamble online are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, during the middle of the week, and not at all on Mondays. As for Saturday’s or Sunday’s, many are strictly down the middle.

Although there is not a thread of physical proof to back up these observations (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo games operators like Jackpot Liner assure its players that playing bingo on the Internet at any time, on any day, offers the same odds of winning bingo.

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

On the “Buy Cards” popup screen under the “AutoPlay” tab, you can choose any of the bingo cards you bought at Jackpot Liner for autoplay functionality. Simply hit the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-daubed. Also, you can switch off the autodaub feature at any time by clearing the checkmark beside the card you chose to autoplay or by pressing the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you always be able to turn Auto-daub back on anytime you decide.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you have the system autoplay for you, neither option will alter the game outcome. Should your bingo card win, Jackpot Liner will award you the prize and/or jackpot – guaranteed!

Chat While You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Liner isn’t just about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It is also about making new buddies and chatting with other players!

That’s why live chat is such a significant aspect of playing games at Jackpot Liner. In fact, games to play in a chat room go on in each 90-ball bingo room and are moderated by Chat Leaders. To begin a chat, you can easily post a message to the chat board or just as easily close a chat via the click of your mouse.

Jackpot Liner’s Chat Hosts are always accessible to shoot the breeze and offer support – all the while keeping things interesting. Just don’t forget to catch up on some first!

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

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

If the pattern on your bingo ticket matches the winning pattern, the game comes to an end and your Jackpot Liner username will pop-up in a display window showing that you’re one of the winners of the game and the amount you have collected.

Your total winnings will then be credited to your Jackpot Liner account.

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