Bingo Textbook: 75 Ball Online Bingo

THE GAME ITSELF

• How to start playing
• Cards
• Winning Patterns
• Payouts and Jackpots
• Game Options

BUYING CARDS

• Selecting your CardsÖ
• Ömanually
• Öautomatically
• Buying your Cards

PLAYING THE GAME

• Daubing your numbers
• Winning
• Disconnections
• Chatting
• Instant Games

How to start playing

Click on "Play Bingo Now" button on our website.

Cards

75-ball Bingo is played on a 5x5 grid of numbers called a card. All the squares contain a number except the middle square which is left free.

Winning Patterns

There are tens if not hundreds of possible patterns in 75-ball Bingo.

Payouts and Jackpots

In general, the more a card costs and the more people participate in a particular game, the bigger the payout for that game.
Sometimes we guarantee a minimum payout no matter how few the players or inexpensive the cards.
We also offer additional jackpots on some games.

All payout and jackpot information for the game at hand is displayed in the information bar above the bingo cards, before and during the game.

Game Options

To personalize the online bingo game room to suit your preferences, you can click on the Options button at the top right of your screen, just above the Superslots and Table Games buttons.

Just mark your game preferences in the menu that opens up in the middle of your screen and then click OK. You can change your preferences any time you want.

The Show 3tg (3 to go) option will automatically show you the cards that only have 3, 2, or 1 numbers left to daub before claiming a win.

The Autodaub option will allow the computer to mark off the called numbers on your card automatically. The computer never misses!

Please note that whether or not you daub the numbers and how you daub them has no effect on the game outcome. IF YOU HAVE A WINNING BINGO CARD YOU WILL ALWAYS WIN!

You need to buy at least one card in order to play a game of bingo.
You can play up to 24 cards in a single game.
In order to buy a card, you need to make sure you have enough money in your online bingo account. Your account balance is shown at the top of your screen. To make a deposit, click on banking.

The cost per card is displayed clearly at the top of the information bar on the left side of your screen.

Selecting your cardsÖ

You can select the cards you want to buy by clicking on them or you can let the computer choose them for you at random.

Ömanually

To select individual cards, just click on those that strike your fancy. If the cards don't look lucky enough to you, click on the get new cards button that appears just under the card cost and new cards will replace the old. However, it will not replace the cards that you've already selected (since we assume you liked them enough to have selected them in the first place).

The red buttons on top with the arrows inside allow you to rotate between the 24 cards on offer.

Öautomatically

If you'd prefer to take it easy and let the computer choose your cards for you, just click on the number of cards you'd like to play in the auto select cards box (max. 24). You can then click on any of the selected cards individually to unselect them from the strip. The total number of cards selected will be shown at the bottom of the auto select cards box.

Buying your cards

When you are satisfied with your selection, click on the buy selected cards button to make the purchase. Bear in mind that you need to purchase your cards at least 12 seconds before the game begins. However, even if you miss the deadline for a particular game, the next game's cards will be available for purchase right away.

Once you've bought your cards, you need to wait for game to start after the countdown in the upper left corner of your screen, just under the 888ladies logo.
A new game starts every couple of minutes, so you never have to wait more than a couple of minutes.

As soon as the game starts, all the relevant game information is displayed in the game information bar above your cards. You'll be able to see the number of players in the game, the jackpots and the game winning pattern.

During the game, every number called is shown in the bingo ball in the top left corner.
Just under it is a strip showing the last five calls, just in case you missed one.
Below that is an automatic checklist with all 90 bingo numbers.

Daubing your numbers

888ladies lets you choose either to daub your bingo card yourself with the computer mouse, or to have the computer do it for you automatically so you never miss a number.

The automatic option is selected by default, but if you'd rather do your own daubing, just open the options menu in the top left corner of your screen and remove the tick next to Autodaub.

Please note that whether or not you daub the numbers, and how you daub them has no effect on the game outcome. IF YOU HAVE A WINNING BINGO CARD YOU WILL ALWAYS WIN!

You can enable Autodaub again at any time.

Winning

As soon a player (hopefully you!) completes the winning pattern, the game ends and you and all the other players are shown a message detailing who won and how much.
If you are the lucky winner, your winnings will automatically be credited to your account.

Disconnections

At 888ladies we are well aware that internet connections can be fickle and that you might be disconnected during a game through no fault of your own. No need to worry, if you do get disconnected, the computer will automatically daub your card to perfection and you will be credited with any winnings you may have earned in your brief absence.

888ladies is well-known for its bubbly chat rooms. In the room you can talk to other players and make new friends, ask our Chat Hosts questions and play games to earn Loyalty Points.

The chat window is available from the right-hand side of the bingo rooms. Click on the chat icon to open the chat window.

Occasionally some of our players have problems connecting to the chat rooms because their computers are set-up behind firewalls. If you have any trouble connecting please contact us.

The chat window contains of 3 main areas:

1. The rooms and message display area
2. The control panel and text input area
3. The usernames of the other players in the chat room

The top of the message display window displays the current room you are chatting in. This defaults to the Main Room when you connect initially. Click on the down arrow in the Chatroom field to see a list of other rooms that are open for chatting. You will also see the number of people talking in each room and you can select the room you want to chat in.

The message window displays the text conversations from the people in your chat room. The number of players in the chat room and the name of the Chat Host appear in the top right of the chat window. Click on the button next to this info to see the names of the other players in the chat room.

To send a chat message, enter the text in the "send" box and click on the arrow button. You can also send quick, short messages by clicking on the chat lingo buttons. Rolling over these buttons will display their meaning in the chat community.

888ladies does not tolerate rude or offensive chat and players who violate this rule will be removed from the site.

888ladies has over 30 Instant Games to choose from including:

• Instant Wins
• Table Games (BlackJack, Roulette, etc.)
• Slots
• Video Poker

Instant Games can be played while you are playing bingo (or in between games). You can play at any time by clicking on the Instant Games buttons above the chat window. A separate game window will pop-up and you can follow the instructions for that game by selecting the associated "help" icon within the window.

The games form part of your bingo account and any wagers made will be immediately deducted from your account balance. Your wins likewise will be immediately added to your account balance.

You have the option to play Instant Games for real or for fun. 888ladies promotional bonuses and Loyalty Points cannot be used to play Instant Games for real, only deposited funds are accepted. If you place a wager on an Instant Game and you have insufficient funds in your account, your wager will be voided.