Although many still relate to bingo as a game of the elderly, the fact is that the world of online bingo has developed and is gaining more and more fans. Bingo sites are offering quality games with excellent graphics, animation, sound and promotions. In addition, the simplicity of the rules and the process of the game entice new players to join this growing community every day.
Another attraction of the game is that it doesn’t require any strategy, and many hours of practice. Unlike many other online casino and poker games, which require a degree of knowledge of the rules and different strategies in addition to hours of practice, bingo is simple, fast and exciting.
It is not just a game of chance, but a social game, meaning that for many people it represents a chance to socialize and meet other fans of the game.
The game’s rules are very simple: players purchase cards with numbers. Random numbers are drawn and then removed from the players cards. The first player that completes all the numbers on his ticket is the winner. Additional winning combinations include a full line and a diagonal.
Types of Bingo
90 Ball Bingo
90 Ball Bingo is the most popular Bingo game in the UK, Australia, Spain and Latin America. This version of the game uses cards with three rows and nine columns, or a grid of 27 squares, but each row has only five boxes with numbers, while the rest are empty. Each card has 15 numbers ranging from 1 to 90 and each column only includes a selected groups of numbers (first column: from 1 to 9, second: from 10 to 19, third: from 20 to 29, fourth column: 30 to 39, fifth, from 40 to 49, sixth: 50 to 59, column seven from 60 to 69, eighth column from 70 to 79 and ninth column: 80 to 90).
In this type of bingo with winning combinations include: a line (when all 3 lines has been completed), two lines (two full lines in its entirety) and bingo (full card).
75 Ball Bingo
Obviously, this variety has 75 balls numbered 1 through 75. It is very common in the U.S. and Canada. It uses cards with 25 numbers, separated by 5 columns (each headed by one of the letters in the word BINGO). The winner is the first to complete the entire board, but a complete line (vertically or horizontally) and complete 2 lines also grant cards holders with prizes. Another winning combination is four corners, an “L” or a “T” and the center cross.