How To Play 90-Ball Bingo

Overview: How To Play 90-Ball Bingo
90-ball bingo is the usual version of bingo played in the UK. At Bingo Liner, the Bingo 90 game’s bingo cards have random numbers that range from one through 90. Once the bingo game has started, the Bingo Liner computer will call out all 90 Bingo balls – randomly – from a pool of 90 balls.

You’ll see the numbers get marked off on your bingo card when the numbers are called automatically during gameplay. If your bingo card has the number that is called, then that number is marked off. At Bingo Liner, if the pattern on your bingo card matches the pre-determined winning pattern in 90-ball bingo, you will score BINGO and be eligible to win a prize.

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

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

The lines 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 games, the tickets have 3 horizontal lines and 9 vertical columns. Because each line has five numbers, each card totals 15 numbers.

Winning Patterns
When it comes to 90-ball bingo games, there are 3 succeeding patterns at Bingo Liner that can bring you a win, and each individual pattern carries its own prize amount.

Successive 90-ball bingo patterns are as such:

• Any 1 Line (i.e. Cover all of the numbers in any 1 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)

Sometimes, Bingo Liner players can collect all 3 of the prize amounts during one game if they’re the first one to acquire all 3 of the patterns.

: Prizes & Jackpots
In Bingo Liner’s , the prize amount is dependent on how many bingo cards you purchased and the number of people participating in the bingo game.

At Bingo Liner, all bingo games are played for a Jackpot. The Jackpot amount fluctuates according to predetermined patterns and times of play. The first person to score “BINGO” within a set number of balls wins the jackpot. In case no one wins the jackpot, the jackpot is carried over to the following game.

At times, Bingo Liner offers a in a specified number of bingo games. Bingo 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 Bingo Liner. You can buy additional bingo cards, switch the auto-daub (aka Autoplay) ON or OFF, or play themed slots while you wait for the next bingo game to commence. To suit your individual preferences, you can even personalize the Bingo Liner interface.

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

You have the option to purchase bingo cards on the “Buy Cards” popup 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 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.

Selecting Bingo Cards
It’s required that you purchase at least one 90-ball bingo card at Bingo Liner in order to play bingo.

You can choose specific bingo cards you want to buy on the “Buy Cards” popup display under the “Select Cards” tab. You can either select cards individually by clicking on them one-by-one or by selecting an entire row of cards by clicking on the “Select Row” button. After a card has been selected, the colour changes from grey to orange.

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

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

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

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

As far as AM and PM is concerned, playing virtual bingo games at Bingo Liner during the morning, lunch time, sundown, or bedtime, makes absolutely no difference whatsoever. Although, some players at Bingo Liner have suggested that the best days to play online occur during midweek, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and not at all on Monday’s. As for Saturday’s or Sunday’s, most are strictly divided down the middle.

Although there isn’t any genuine evidence to back up these thoughts (on when is the best time to play online bingo), virtual bingo games operators such as Bingo Liner assure its players that playing bingo online on any day, at any time, provides the same odds at winning bingo.

Daubing (or Automatically Playing) Your Numbers
Bingo Liner’s bingo rooms allow you to decide whether you would like to daub your bingo card manually yourself (by clicking your mouse) or by letting the Bingo Liner computer daub your cards automatically for you. Having the system for you will make sure you never forget to daub a number.

You can select any of the bingo cards you bought at Bingo Liner to play automatically via the “Buy Cards” pop-up display under the “AutoPlay” tab. Simply press the “Turn On” button and then select the cards you want to have daubed automatically. Also, you can turn off the auto-daub feature anytime by removing the check-mark beside the card you selected for autoplay or by clicking the “Turn Off” button. Of course, you’ll still have the option to switch Auto-daub back on whenever you choose.

Whether you manually daub your numbers or you let the system autoplay for you, neither option will alter the outcome of the game. In case your bingo card is a winner, Bingo Liner will award you the prize and/or jackpot – for sure!

Chat While Playing Bingo!
Playing bingo at Bingo Liner is not only about playing your cards and counting your chips… It’s also about making new friendships and chatting with other similar people!

That’s why live chat is such a huge aspect of playing bingo at Bingo Liner. In fact, chat room games go on in each 90-ball bingo room and are supervised by Chat Leaders. You can easily start a chat on the chat board by posting a message or just the same end a chat with the click of your mouse.

Bingo Liner’s Chat Leaders are always around to chat and provide assistance – all the while keeping things entertaining. Just make sure you enlighten yourself with the first!

Winning B-I-N-G-O
You will be eligible to win a prize amount in 90-ball bingo at Bingo Liner if you score BINGO on any one of the following 3 patterns: One Line, Two Line and Full House.

First place goes to 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 is the player that correctly marks off all three horizontal lines on the card.

If the pattern on your card matches the winning pattern, the game will end and your Bingo Liner username will open up in a display message stating that you are one of the winners of that game and jackpots and/or prizes you’ve collected.

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

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