Playing Games
In order to play, it is necessary to buy tickets either from the main game interface or from the "Advanced Buy" Menu at the bottom of the game interface. "Advanced Buy" provides the following options:
- Buy Games: Buy Tickets in advance for future Games
- Purchase History: View a history of the games you played and see what you won
- Accounts Summary: View a history of all your BBz credits
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90 Ball Bingo
Each ticket is made up of 3 rows and 9 columns. Each row has 5 numbered squares; while there will always be 4 free squares per row.
Sets of 6 tickets are called strips, and in a strip, every single number from 1 to 90 is distributed ONCE (and only once) across these 6 tickets. Thus, for every ball called, one number can be marked on any of the 6 tickets.
75 Ball Bingo
Every ticket is made up of 25 numbered squares, arranged 5 x 5. The centre square always remains free.
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You can buy as many tickets as you wish, up to 24 hours in advance.
To buy tickets in advance, log into BingoOntheBox.com and click "Buy Tickets". You can select the amount of tickets and the games you want to play from the menu provided.
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You can purchase between 1 and 50 tickets per game.
REMEMBER: Your chances of winning are increased if you buy more tickets. Although your screen will only show 6 tickets at any one time, you can scroll across to view the rest, Your best card is always shown and your cards are automatically daubed so you will never miss a win.
Also, your best ticket is always indicated in the Best Ticket window.
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Costs vary between 5p and £1 depending on the type of game and the time of day.
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This is unfeasible because new and unique tickets are generated by the system to ensure that everyone has a fair and equal chance of winning.
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All of your bingo cards are displayed in the game with your best card being prominently displayed at the top of the game.
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The game will call BINGO for you automatically, when it detects that you have successfully formed the winning pattern. Though don’t let this stop you shouting ‘bingo’ at your screen.
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Our 90 ball games can last up to 6 minutes, and are played 10 times every hour. The 75 ball games are a bit faster (up to 5 minutes) and are played 12 times every hour. The average game normally lasts between 2 - 4 minutes.
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This depends on the amount of players currently in the game. Check under Current Game on the game interface to see how many players are in the room with you.
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Open one of our games (it will pop-up in a new window) and type your message into the chat window to start chatting and making new friends from across the globe. Our super-friendly Chat Hosts are on hand by 24/7 to assist you whenever you need them!
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Indeed you can. You can currently join any game in progress provided that no more than 10 balls have been called for the game in question.
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The odds of winning a game are not diminished if you enter the game after it has already started.
When you enter the game your ticket(s) are automatically daubed with all numbers that have been called thus far in the game.
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Depending on your Internet connection, you can stay in the game for as long as you like, however, you will be automatically logged out of the room if you remain inactive for 1 hour. Remember that you don't even have to be at your computer if you have bought tickets in advance as any winnings will be automatically credited to your account.
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Your Nickname is the only ID seen by the other roomies. We encourage players to be creative in choosing a unique Nickname. Be aware that an alias can only be selected once though, so get it right the first time!
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Click here for our Password Location page to provide us with your email address, player alias or Player ID. We will automatically email your account ID and password, to the email addresses you provided when you registered.
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Players must be at least 18 years old in order to be allowed to play.
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Winners are picked at random. To explain it another way - we have zero control of who wins or how many times they win.
We all love to win, and just like in real life, players sometimes go on hot streaks.
The odds of you winning are the same as the other players, so all you should do is wait for it to happen to you!
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No, you can’t transfer your cash or BBz to anyone else.
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Bingo is a social game and we realize this. That's why we made BingoOntheBox.com games run in "Autodaub" mode. (This means that you don’t need to remember to mark off the numbers that have been called. You will never miss a Bingo again!)
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Tickets can be purchased in advance using the Scheduled Buying option. This means that you can schedule specific games in advance, even if you can't be online at that time. (This is great for those special games that you do not want to miss!) Don’t forget that the games are also shown live on Sky TV every day, so you can watch your games on the live BingoOntheBox.com TV show too!
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