How to play online bingo

Bingo is a game of chance in which randomly selected numbers are drawn and players match those numbers to those appearing on their ticket which are printed or electronically represented and are known as "cards." The first person to have a card where the drawn numbers form a specified pattern is the winner and calls out the word "Bingo!" to alert others and inform the caller of the win. The card must first be properly checked for accuracy before the "win" is officially confirmed at which time the prize is secured and a new game is begun. Online bingo takes the hassle out of checking the cards as everything is done electronically and if you miss a number or make a mistake and don't know if you've made bingo the computer programme will announce bingo so you will never lose out.

In Online bingo each player selects an amount of tickets for a single game, the more tickets you buy the more chance of winning you'll have, when the game begins you have the choice to dab the numbers yourself or let the computer do it, it does'nt matter which option you choose as the computer programme keeps track of all of the tickets (cards) and announces bingo when the winning number is called, this is very handy if you buy a lot of tickets.

The caller or computer programme selects and announces the randomly choosen numbers until the first player forms the agreed pattern (one line, two lines, full house etc.) on their card or tickets, the computer programme will then announce bingo and that player has won the agreed prize and the game continues to the next line, full card or pattern.

One of the most common patterns, called full card, blackout and cover-all simply consists of marking all the numbers on the card. Other common patterns are single line, two lines, the four corners, centre cross, L, T, Y, postage stamp (2x2 and in a corner) inner square (4 × 4), roving square (3 × 3), and roving kite (a 3 × 3 diamond). Lines can be made horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Inner and roving squares and kites must be completely filled; roving squares and kites may be made anywhere on the card.