What is the difference between 75 & 90 ball bingo?

75 Ball Bingo

75 ball bingo is the American game, played on a board with a total of 20 squares - 5 across - 5 down. Usually the board for 75 ball bingo has B I N G O across the top and the numbers for each letter are as below:-

B = numbers 1 - 15
I = numbers 16 - 30
N = numbers 31 - 45
G = numbers 46 - 60
o = numbers 61 - 75

This is an example of a 75 ball bingo call board:-

 

A typical 75 ball bingo card will look like this; this is an example from www.thinkbingoplus.com

 

At the beginning of every game a designated pattern will be shown and this pattern must be marked off on your bingo card in order for you to win.

In this example the pattern name is "3"

 

You would need to mark off numbers 1, 30, 41, 52, 62, 17, 60, 70, 7, 20, 42 and 59 to win.

90 Ball Bingo

90 ball bingo is the established bingo game in the UK, and is played on a board with 27 squares - 9 across and 3 down. Of the 27 squares only 15 will contain numbers.

This is an example of a typical 90 ball bingo card taken from www.thinkbingoplus.com.

 

Although you won't see B I N G O at the top of your cards, as with 75 ball bingo if you take a look at the call board below you will see that the numbers are in 5 rows, similar to the 75 ball bingo.

B = numbers 1 - 18
I = numbers 19 - 36
N = numbers 37 - 54
G = numbers 55 - 72
o = numbers 73 - 90

In 90 ball bingo you have three chances to win although this can vary from one online bingo site to another.

Its simple really, mark off 5 numbers on any line, you win the line prize amount, mark of 10 numbers on two lines you win the two lines and mark off all 15 numbers and you win the full house prize.