Getting Started with Online Bingo
Register :
All you have to do to play online bingo is to register with your favored online bingo site. After you register you will receive an activation email from your preferred site. Activate your online bingo account by clicking on the indicated link in this email. After the activation, any bonuses that was offered will be credited to your account so you can try playing online bingo straight away.
Buying Online Bingo Tickets :
After you have entered the online bingo room of your choice, the first thing to do is to buy your bingo tickets. Some internet bingo sites limit the amount of bingo tickets you can purchase but on average most bingo sites state 60 tickets per game. Most online bingo sites use a simple click on the ticket method then confirm by clicking the BUY button. The bingo ticket price will automatically be taken from your player account. For easier and quicker game play, you can choose to use the quick buy feature that most major sites offer by clicking on the quick buy button on the bingo ticket option. You can then choose either the default number of strips, or click on the 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 or Max buttons, or enter any number of strips you wish to purchase. Then simply click on BUY.
Online Bingo Calling :
All the bingo numbers from 1-90 are displayed on a call board. The current bingo number being called is shown in large font, while the last 5 bingo calls are displayed usually at the top of the call board. As the numbers are called, they light up. The call board also indicates the current call number. There are a maximum total of 90 calls that can be made during one game.
Online Bingo Dabbing :
In Online Bingo as in ofline Bingo , cards have three rows and nine columns. Five squares in each row contain numbers ranging from 1 to 90, while the rest are blank. Mark your bingo numbers off on your cards with your personally customized dabber, as the numbers are displayed on the call board. You can choose to do this manually or you can select the auto dab function from the game options menu.The auto dab option will automatically mark all your numbers that are called out for you. This means you do not have to mark off each corresponding number on your card as it is called. This is ideal if you have purchased a large number of tickets, which can be difficult to manage. If you would like to change back to manual dab, do so in the options menu. Do not worry if you miss a called number while manually dabbing, it will not affect the outcome of the game if your ticket is the winner! All called numbers will be highlighted in colored squares on all bingo game cards that you have purchased.
Winning Online Bingo :
To win you must be the first player to complete the winning pattern, which will be shown on the screen.
The patterns include:
Single Line Across (Line): a row of numbers in a horizontal line.
Two Line Across (Two Lines): two completed horizontal rows of numbers.
Full House: all numbers on the card marked off.
If you see that you have your winning pattern, you should call ‘Claim!’ by clicking on the claim button. “Claim” is similar to calling “Bingo” in a traditional bingo hall. Your prize will then go directly into your player account. For games where there is more than one winner the jackpots are shared evenly amongst all the winners of a game.
You can now start playing online bingo!