90 Ball Bingo Online
90 Ball bingo games is one of the three online bingo variations that you can enjoy at various online bingo rooms. Unlike other online gambling games, bingo has remained one the games that does not offer a variety of variant. In 90 Ball bingo games, there are 90 balls available in. 90 Ball Bingo is your standard UK bingo game, and one you are probably the most familiar with. Each 90 ball bingo game is usually played for three prizes, although there are some variations that may miss out one or two of these possibilities, such as playing directly for a full house.
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Want to get to know your 90 ball from 75-ball bingo? Fancy taking a shot at big cash prizes in classic 90-ball action? You’re in the right place. Here’s everything you need to know before you join the fun with Mecca and play bingo online.
How Does 90-ball Bingo Work?
The rules of 90-ball bingo are fair easy to grasp – so you should have no trouble before you jump into the action.
There are 15 numbers on each bingo ticket. The numbers sit in a 9×3 grid. Numbers one – 9 can be found on the first column, with 10 – 19 on the second column and so on.
The host or bingo caller will then draw out numbers from one to 90 at random as you cross off, or dab, any matching numbers on your tickets.
Great 90-ball Bingo Games
We LOVE 90-ball bingo here at Mecca and have a great selection of rooms and promotions for you to enjoy. Our favourite rooms include:
Main Event – which is always packed with jackpots and big prizes.
Penny Lane – where tickets cost just 1p each.
Deal or No Deal Bingo – where a £5,000 jackpot is up for grabs and is split between the full-house winner and everyone in the room!
There are even five Premiere Bingo Jackpot prizes up for grabs daily in selected rooms. But don’t take our word for it, grab your tickets and come and see for yourself.
How to Play 90-ball Bingo
Most 90-ball games will follow the same simple and fun formula as other popular bingo games.
The aim is to complete lines on your tickets, that are displayed in a 9x3 grid pattern, as the host calls out numbers at random from one to 90 (hence the name). There are three ways to win with 90-ball bingo – 1 line, 2 line and full house – that’s the aim of the game!
What Are the Rules of 90-ball Bingo?
Online bingo rules are fairly simple. First up, you will need to buy your tickets. Our online bingo tickets cost from as little as 1p, or free in Lucky for Some, our free bingo room, and are available before the start of every game in the bingo lobby. You can even buy tickets ahead of time, so you’re guaranteed a place if spaces are limited.
The first number called will mark the start of each game. If the number called matches the number on your ticket, cross it off! If you’re playing online bingo, our clever system will mark the numbers off for you. However, if you’re playing in your local Mecca Bingo Club – listen up!
The host or caller will continue to call numbers until someone has crossed off all their numbers to pocket the first prize – this is often called a 1-line win. The game will then continue until a 2-line win is claimed, and the coveted full house prize will be won when all the numbers of a ticket are crossed off. Good luck!
How Do You Win in 90-ball Bingo?
So, you’ve got three ways to win in 90-ball games:
1-line win – where you’ll try to cover off a complete horizontal line on your card.
2-line win – where you’ll have two completed horizontal lines. These don’t have to be on the same tickets where a 1-line win was crossed off, but they do have to be on the same ticket as each other.
Full house win – the classic call and the most fruitful way to win! Mark off all the numbers on a single ticket and you’ll often pocket a grand prize, a cash jackpot or even a shared prize that’s split between you and all the other players in the winning room.
What are the odds in 90-ball bingo?
A 90-ball bingo card usually consists of 15 numbers, and the chances of calling a full house in just 15 numbers is nearly statistically impossible! However, on average, 75% of 90-ball games are won by the 64th call.
There are a few tips you can use to up your odds, like playing at a time when the room is quietest, buying multiple cards or waiting for a shared jackpot prize to drop.
But if you truly want the best odds of winning at bingo, BOB (or Best Odds Bingo), is the place to be. Player numbers are capped, and you can only buy a maximum of 10 tickets – which only costs 50p! There are even cool rewards up for grabs, like ‘A Few Extra BOB’ and the ‘BOB’s Your Uncle’ jackpots. Want the best odds of winning at bingo? Check it out.
About 90-ball bingo
A British classic, today 90-ball bingo is still one of the most popular types of bingo, played both online and in the real-world. People like it so much, it’s also being played all over the world. What makes it such an exiting game is you’ve got three chances to win in every round, but with 90 balls in play, winning involves a sharp eye as well as luck.
How to play 90-ball bingo
Although you can use any amount, traditionally, 90-ball bingo is played using a full strip of cards. Six individual bingo cards make up a strip, with all 90 numbers scattered amongst them. During each round, all 90 balls are called in random order. On any card, you can win by dabbing out all the numbers on one and/or two lines, or by completing an entire card – the iconic full house.
Rules
In any round of 90-ball bingo, each number can only be called once. This is why it’s ‘eyes down’ time. It’s also when a jam-packed, buzzing bingo hall suddenly falls silent. To win, all one-line, two-line and full house winners must shout bingo for it to be valid. Also, cards are usually checked by an independent party before play commences or a new round begins.
Prize structure
You can organise the prizes however you like, but generally the prize value increases with each win:
- 3rd prize: all the numbers on any one-line, on any card.
- 2nd prize: all the numbers on any two-lines, but on the same card.
- 1st prize: all the numbers on one card, equalling a full house.
Because it’s a bit like winning the lottery, some bingo rooms have a special jackpot for anyone who wins all three in one round.
90-ball bingo card design
Each 90-ball bingo card design is set out like a grid: 9 columns and 3 rows, totalling 27 boxes. For ease, from left to right, column values increase by values of ten:
- Column 1: numbers 0-9.
- Column 2: numbers 10-19.
- Column 3: numbers 20-29, etc.
- The last being column 9: numbers 80-90.
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Each row is what’s referred to as ‘a line’ in one and two-line wins. Some boxes are blank; unlike 75-ball bingo’s wildcard, here they serve no purpose.
Play in a group, alone, anywhere
With our printable 90-ball cards and digital bingo caller, you can play anywhere, anytime you fancy, alone or with friends. Once you’ve printed your cards and loaded Bingo Machine 90, you don’t need even need an internet connection to play a game.
Print 90-ball bingo cards in 3 simple steps
Okay, you’re almost there. It’s time to think about drinks and snacks and locate your best dabbers while your shiny new 90-ball bingo cards print off. Printing should be a breeze, just follow these 3 simple steps.
Tip: using the cards you can see on-screen now, print a test sheet first.
First step: pick a colour
We’ve given you a choice of 7 great rainbow colours to choose from: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, dark blue, violet. Be sure to check you’ve got enough ink in your print cartridge before you choose one and remember to set your printer to colour. Otherwise, just select black and white.
Second step: set print dimensions
Make sure your printer is set to a standard A4 print format, or portrait size, and formatted in the upright position. These dimensions should already be set by default, but it’s useful to use the print preview function before burning through sheets of paper and wasting playtime.
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Third step: create and print
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Now you’re ready to roll, using the control panel (underneath colour options), select ‘create new cards’ and then hit ‘print’. You’ll no-doubt be excited, but try wait a few minutes for the print to dry before you grab them. Your friends should be pretty impressed by your bingo card creation, but smudged numbers and dirty finger prints won’t win any prizes.