How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

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

As the numbers are called automatically during gameplay, you’ll see the numbers get marked off on your bingo card. If your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. In 90-ball bingo at Jackpot Liner, if the pattern on your bingo ticket matches the pre-determined winning pattern, you’ll win 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 correctly marks off any 2 horizontal lines, and the “Full House” winner covers all 3 lines on their ticket.

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

The lines are arranged like so:

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

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

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

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

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

From time to time, players at Jackpot Liner can get all 3 prizes during one game if they are the first one to collect all 3 of the patterns.

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

All bingo games are played for a Jackpot at Jackpot Liner. The Jackpot amount fluctuates according to predetermined patterns and hours of play. The first player to score “B-I-N-G-O” within a specific number of balls wins the jackpot. In the event no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot rolls over to the following game.

Periodically, Jackpot Liner offers a in a limited number of bingo games. Jackpot Liner has named this the “Mega Vault” (aka Bingo Bonanza) Progressive Jackpot and it is played across all participating Leapfrog Gaming sites.

In-Game Options
A slew of game options exist within Jackpot Liner. You can turn the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, buy new bingo cards, or play video slots while you wait for the next bingo game to commence. You can also personalize the Jackpot Liner interface to suit your individual preferences.

Buying Bingo Cards
A prerequisite for entering a bingo game at Jackpot Liner is the purchase of at least 1 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 is visible on the left-hand side of the the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen.

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

You have the option to select which bingo cards you want to buy on the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select the entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button or by selecting cards individually by clicking each card one-by-one. The colour turns to orange from grey after a card is selected.

Playing the Game
After you buy cards at Jackpot Liner for a bingo game, you’ll then need to wait for the game to begin. You can check how much time remains before the game starts by watching the “Next Game” countdown, which is visible on the left-hand side of the Jackpot Liner game interface.

New bingo games at Jackpot Liner occur every few minutes – so you will never have to wait long before the next game begins. While you wait, you can play straight from within the game interface.

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 will see the the jackpot and prize, the winning pattern, total number of players, etc.

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

As far as AM/PM is concerned, playing Internet bingo games at Jackpot Liner during the morning, noon, dark, or night, truly makes no difference whatsoever. Yet, some players at Jackpot Liner have said that their best days to play online have been during mid-week, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, and at no time on Monday’s. With regards to Saturday’s or Sunday’s, most remain totally divided down the middle.

Although there is no concrete proof to back up these viewpoints (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo games operators like 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 Automatically Playing) Your Numbers
Jackpot Liner’s bingo rooms let you decide whether you’d like to let the Jackpot Liner computer daub your cards automatically for you or to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by clicking your mouse). Having the system for you will ensure you never forget to daub a number.

At Jackpot Liner, you can select any of the bingo cards you purchased to autoplay via the “Buy Cards” pop-up screen under the “AutoPlay” tab. Just hit the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have auto-played. Also, you can switch off auto-daubing anytime by clicking the “Turn Off” button or by removing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay. Of course, you will always have the option to turn Autoplay back on anytime you so desire.

Whether you let the system autoplay for you or you daub your numbers manually, neither option will change the outcome of the game. In the event that your bingo card be a winner, Jackpot Liner will award you the jackpot and/or prize – signed, sealed, delivered!

Chat Whilst You Play Bingo!
Playing bingo at Jackpot Liner is not only about playing your cards and counting your winnings… It’s also about socializing with other players and making new friendships!

That’s why chat games are such a thrilling aspect of playing games at Jackpot Liner. As a matter of fact, chat room games go on in all 90-ball bingo rooms and are moderated by Chat Leaders. You can easily create a chat by posting a message on the chat board or similarly end a chat with the click of your mouse.

Jackpot Liner’s Chat Moderators are always within reach to shoot the breeze and offer support – all while keeping things engaging. Just remember to enlighten yourself with a little first!

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

The first place winner is the player that covers any 1 line pattern, the 2nd 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 the ticket.

If the winning pattern matches the pattern on your card, the game ends and your Jackpot Liner username will pop up in a display window stating that you’re one of the winners of that game and prizes and/or jackpots you’ve collected.

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

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