Friday, April 10, 2009

The Two Types of Online Bingo Games

With the raving craze for the online bingo sites increasing every second, it is worth taking a look at the two different popular bingo games widely played. The traditional bingo games are conducted by a person who calls out a number that has to be marked off the cards if found on any players individual ticket. The numbers are distributed on tickets and are randomly called out, the game lies in trying to mark off the particular decided pattern as required by the type of bingo game played.

The two kinds of bingo games are the 75 ball online bingo game and the 90 ball game. The major difference between the two games lies on the manner in which the numbers are arranged on the tickets. While the 75 ball bingo game is popular in the US, the 90 ball game is more popularly played in the UK, Australia and Asia.

The 75 ball online bingo is played on a square shaped card with 5 rows and 5 columns, with 24 numbers between 1 to 75 scattered on each ticket of a set of strip. A single strip consists of 3 tickets. Each ticket has 24 numbers on it with a single star marked off in the central block. The game has five prizes to be won depending up on a pre-decided patter. The 75 ball online bingo is also quick to be played as it consists of the pattern games, where a particular pattern has to be marked off in order to win. A player can buy a maximum of 12 strips at a time.

The 90 ball online bingo however has only three prizes to be won i.e the 1 line, 2 line and the full house. This game is played on a rectangular ticket with 3 rows and 9 columns. There are 5 number and 4 blanks on every row of the ticket, with a set of 6 tickets in a single strip. A single ticket has 15 numbers on it and a player can purchase a maximum of 6 strips for a game.

With the online bingo games gaining popularity, a lot has been changed in the manner at which the game is conducted. The numbers are called out by an automatic caller and each number is marked off on a ticket by the auto-daub technology. The software recognizes the winner instantly and does not require you to shout Bingo every time you win. The online bingo games also have more than one winner, where the prize money can be equally divided amongst the winners and are directly deposited in their accounts. The introduction of the chat rooms is also an important feature of the online bingo games. Here the players can socialize and interact with friends. The chat room is monitored by the chat host who co-ordinates the conversations and also conducts various contests.

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