Bingo Halls
Bingo
Halls, like Gala
Bingo, offer a great alternative to traditional online
casinos and the usual casino
games. The game play is a lot more relaxed (if you want it to be,
unless you are like me, on the edge of your seat waiting for that
one number that you need to be able to shout B-I-N-G-O!! But that's
just me!). Most Bingo Halls offer the two most widely played bingo
games around, the 75-ball and 90-ball variations.
75 Ball Hall
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This the most popular version (also called the US version). Each card
has 25 blocks, arranged in the format 5 rows by 5 columns. 75 numbers
are called, each number is randomly chosen and then sorted into one of 5
columns for a maximum possible 15 numbers per column.
What makes each game different, is the
fact that you don't always have to get the same pattern to get bingo.
There are over 6000 possible patterns that are played, from a total
blackout (all the numbers on the card must be called out), to corners
(only the numbers that make the four corners of the card need to be
called out). Some of the patterns include:
Visit the bingo halls to see what types of patterns
they play, some are quite interesting!
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90 Ball Hall
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This is the version that is most often
played in the UK and other European countries. In the 90 ball the cards
are called tickets. Each card has six tickets, with all 90 possible
numbers distributed throughout the 6 tickets. Each ticket has three rows
and nine columns, with each row containing only five numbers, the rest
are blank. The winning patterns
are always the same (Single Line, Two lines and Full House) and the
first player that gets the pattern wins the prize associated with that
pattern. A jackpot is usually also given when a player gets a Full House
in a period called the Balls to Jackpot time. See Bingo Hall for more
detail.
Examples of the various patterns:
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35 |
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20 |
54 |
7 |
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15 |
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55 |
2 |
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78 |
41 |
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66 |
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10 |
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42 |
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37 |
25 |
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86 |
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Single Line |
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35 |
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20 |
54 |
7 |
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15 |
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55 |
2 |
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78 |
41 |
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66 |
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10 |
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42 |
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37 |
25 |
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86 |
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Two Lines |
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35 |
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20 |
54 |
7 |
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15 |
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55 |
2 |
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78 |
41 |
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66 |
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10 |
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42 |
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37 |
25 |
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86 |
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Full House |
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