How to play

If you have ever played bingo before, either in an amusement arcade or in a bingo hall, then you'll have an idea of what the game is about. If this is the case, then online bingo isn't that different in terms of the principles of the game; you'll still buy tickets, and your objectives are pretty much the same. The main differences are some of the added extras and perks that you get with online bingo that you can't get elsewhere. Anyway, we'll cover that in the later guides; here, we've summed up how to play bingo, and we hope you find the guide useful.

• First of all, you start by choosing a bingo room at your site of choice, and when you enter you will see a chat room down the side where you can socialise and make friends. You will then see tickets up for sale, and at the top is the marker card, which indicates which numbers have been called out so far. There tends to be a "screen" too, which shows you what the number currently being called is.




• You now choose how many tickets you want, and you can usually purchase them by clicking on them and highlighting. After that, you simply click the buy or purchase button. In case you're unfamiliar, a ticket is basically a square grid of numbers. The amount of tickets you decide to buy depends entirely on you; of course the more you buy, the higher your chances of winning will be.




• The games tend to start at defined times, and when this time is a minute or so away, a countdown clock usually appears. When the game starts a caller will call out the numbers, and any numbers being called need to be crossed off, or "daubed" as it is known. You can do this yourself, or you can set the software to do this for you automatically if you wish.




• The prizes are awarded when a person reaches the defined objective first; the objective depends on which game variety you are playing. If you're not sure what this means, don't worry as we cover these in the game variations guide. For instance, if the game were a 90 ball bingo game, then it would be a case of the first person that gets one line across, would win the first prize. Once this happens, it is a case of who is the first person to get two lines across to win a second prize. Finally, the third and largest prize is awarded to the person who manages to cross off all of their numbers, or as it's known in the bingo world, a "full house".




• Sometimes, there may be special games, such as a £1000 full house only. This is a one-prize game with one objective, so it's relatively simple and straightforward.

I sincerely hope this has helped you gain a better understanding of the game. Now that you've finished this guide, why not view our other ones too?