Types Of Online Bingo

There are many types of online bingo available, to a point which it can be daunting selecting one to play. Below is a short summary of the main types of online bingo available.

30 ball

30 ball bingo is a very fast pace form of bingo played on a 3×3 card. This favours shorter games where multiple games can be played in an hour. It is important to note that on a 3×3 bingo card all of the squares need to be checked off, unlike in higher ball games where the check off process is done in individual lines on the bingo card.

75 ball

75 ball bingo is most popular in the United States, and to some extent online. Played with 75 balls on a 5×5 bingo card. winning can be achieved by checking off a row or column first, it is irrelevant if a row or column is checked off first. Worth noting is that the 5×5 bingo card usually only has 24 number spaces as the middle space is given as a free number. 75 ball bingo will usually have more than one prize on offer, winning states include but are not limited to:

• One line – One complete line is checked off.
• Tow line – Two complete lines are checked off.
• Full house – All numbers on the bingo card are checked off.
• Selected pattern – Some bingo cards will include a certain pattern which if checked off, would denote winning.

80 ball

80 ball bingo is not as common as 75 and 90 ball but a great form of bingo to play. Played with 80 balls on a 4×4 bingo card 80 ball bingo.  Winning states include:

• One line – One complete line is checked off.
• Tow line – Two complete lines are checked off.
• Full house – All numbers on the bingo card are checked off.
• Selected pattern – Some bingo cards will include a certain pattern which if checked off, would denote winning.

90 ball

Most common in the United Kingdom, 90 ball bingo is a form of bingo is mostly played on a 3×5 bingo card, however 3×9 is also a common card layout. Making use of 90 balls, this is a much longer form of the game.

90 ball bingo has 4 winning states:

• One line – One complete line is checked off.
• Tow line – Two complete lines are checked off.
• Full house – All numbers on the bingo card are checked off.
• Selected pattern – Some bingo cards will include a certain pattern which if checked off, would denote winning.

Bingo patterns

Sometimes bingo is not only played to lines on the card but specialized patterns to check off. Below are some examples of common patterns used. However, this is not a comprehensive list as there are no limits to the potential number of patterns available.

• Four corners – Check off all 4 corners of the bingo card
• Outer edge – Check off all squares on the outer edge of a bingo card
• Letter patterns – Checking off all squares in a pattern meant to resemble a letter, most common are E, L, X, Z and W.

Now that you know to select a game, it’s time to get playing!