Bingo Lingo
Even in the jungle there is a common language and understanding it makes living there easy. With this brief overview of basic online bingo terms you will soon be chatting like an old bingo hand! It is fun and easy to learn, so let's get started.
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Page Topics 75 Ball Bingo
75 Ball bingo is one of the most popular versions of internet bingo. As the name says, the bingo card will have numbers between 1 and 75. The card contains 5 rows and 5 columns with one free square in the middle.
90 Ball Bingo
90 Ball bingo is played on a 9 x 3 grid card. Numbers range between 1 and 90. Card patterns for 90 ball bingo are typically, one line, two line and full house. The rules are the same as for 75 ball bingo.
80 Ball Bingo
With 5 numbers more and 10 numbers less than its cousins, 80 ball bingo offers players some exciting pattern variations. It is played on a shutterboard which has a 4 x 4 grid. Each group of numbers is assigned a different color, either red, yellow, blue or silver.
Bingo Board
A bingo board displays all the numbers that have been called. Online bingo makes use of a number generator to call numbers, standardly the last 5 numbers are displayed on the bingo board.
Card
Depending on which variant you are playing, a bingo card contains a 5 x 5 grid with numbers ranging between 1 and 75 for 75 ball bingo or a 3 x 9 grid with numbers ranging between 1 and 90 for 90 ball bingo.
Chat Games
There are a number of games online bingo players can play in the chatroom whilst playing bingo. These games are designed so that players can meet other internet bingo players in a friendly atmosphere.
Chat Master (CM)
The online bingo abbreviation for a chat master is cm, they are also called chat monitors. CMs are employed by bingo rooms to keep order and ensure the enjoyment of the players.
Chat Room
Chat rooms have become an essential part of online bingo. The chat room is more like a social club for bingo players. A special screen in the chat room enables players to exchange messages with each other whilst playing online bingo.
Coverall
Coverall is a bingo card pattern, it is sometimes also called blackout. It means in order to be declared the winner, a player has to cover all the numbers on a card first.
Free Space
A free space is usually on the centre of a 75 ball bingo card. This free space can be used to complete a line, in other words, instead of needing 5 numbers to complete a pattern, with the free space in the pattern, you will need only 4 numbers.
Game Room
The term game room refers to the "room" in which you play for instance 75 ball bingo. Some sites have more than one game room for each bingo variant. There could also be a game room for newbies.
House
House could mean the bingo operator and it could also be used instead of the terms coverall and blackout.
Inside Square
Marking off all the numbers in the columns I, N and G which borders the free space is called inside square. This is a popular version of bingo and as in other versions, the first player to mark this square, is the winner.
Jackpot
Each game has a jackpot attached to it. The first player to declare "bingo" wins the jackpot - a sum of money accumulated for the winner.
Minimum Buy-in
Online bingo rooms usually have a minimum amount which you have to play if you want to qualify for a win.7
Pattern
In online bingo, there are an endless variety of card patterns. Bingo cards can have a one line pattern, four corners or blackout and many more.
Payout
This refers to the percentage of the take paid out to a winner. Internet bingo rooms usually average about 75% of the total take.
Progressive Jackpot
Several games are linked to a progressive jackpot, this means that as players join and purchase cards, the jackpot increases. More players, more money.
RNG
To ensure that all players get a fair chance, online bingo rooms use a random number generator to call numbers.
Single Line Across
This is a pattern in 90 ball bingo. The first player to cross of any single horizontal line first, is the winner.
Split Pot
A bingo room will split the takings with the winner of an online bingo game. The percentage of the split varies from bingo room to bingo room.
Tickets
Tickets are bingo cards that you purchase upon entering a bingo room. These tickets normally come in books and are barcoded. You may buy one or more tickets at a time.
