About 75 Ball Bingo

The predominant bingo game played in the US and Canada is the 75 ball bingo game. This is played with a game card that consists of a gridded 5 column by 5 horizontal line with 25 spaces for numbers.

Each letter of the word “Bingo” heads up each column with numbers 1 to 15 under “B”, 16 to 30 under “I”, 31 to 45 under ‘N” 46 to 60 under “G” and 61 to 75 in the “O” column.

The traditional rules are that players daub numbers on their bingo cards as they are called out. A player completing a horizontal, vertical or corner to corner line wins that game.

Online sites will auto daub a player’s game card. They will automatically advise if Bingo is attained and even highlight the best cards with the least amount of numbers to go. Of course, there are sites were the player can daub cards manually.

Variations on the 75 ball bingo game include game cards that have some of the most creative patterns available. These patterns extend these variations of games such as the very popular “Coverall’ which is also known as the “Blackout” pattern.

The Coverall/Blackout game is won when a player daubs all numbers on the card. This game card is recommended for experienced players, as it’s easier to start with single line bingo game cards.

There is a multitude of game card patterns available depending on the site you have signed up with. These can be variable, multi combination patterns, alphabet or numbers.

For example, alphabet patterns can be an X or T as well as “B”, “J” or “R”. Number patterns can include 1, 10, 4, 5, 3 or 6. Multi combination game patterns include Four Corners, Outside Picture Frame, Inside Picture Frame and Love Heart.

The varieties are endless and only limited by the online site and their imaginative creators.