75 Ball Bingo
75 Ball Bingo is the Bingo game that started in the United States and Canada but is now very common in the UK too. Generally, the 75 Ball Bingo is similar to 90 Ball Bingo.The first difference is that the balls are only numbered up to 75. The second difference is that it is played on 5 X 5 cards. The 5 X 5 card allows for a lot more patterns to be played. In 90 Ball Bingo you basically only have one line, two lines, and a Full House. Here, in 75 Ball Bingo, there are literally hundreds of patterns you can play for.
Examples of 75 Ball Bingo Patterns
Generally, each game will be offered with a different winning pattern to add more excitement to the game. Some patterns may consist of just 4 numbers (Four Corners), others may require all numbers on your Bingo Card (Coverall). The winner will be someone who has all the squares daubed in any of her/his 5 X 5 Bingo card.
Patterns played in 75 Ball Bingo rooms are generally made up from letters of the alphabet, numbers and then other various shapes such as 4 corners, any line, pyramid, arrow, ball, flower, coverall and many more.
Examples of 75 Ball Bingo Patterns
The game consists of Bingo cards with 25 numbers (5 rows by 5 columns). Each number is represented by a letter: B, I, N, G and O. Letter B (the first column) has numbers between 1 and 15, Letter I (second column) has numbers between 16 and 30, Letter N (third column) has numbers between 31 and 45, Letter G (fourth column) has numbers between 46 and 60 and finally Letter O (fifth column) has the numbers between 61 and 75. The center square of the 5 X 5 card is always free.
Various sites where you can play 75 Ball Bingo:
