Bingo Aficionados Encore! Be Game! A smart road-map for Bingoers on how to play the erudite way!
by Danny Benjamen LANDMARK BINGO
What's with the emergence of online bingo, that it has become a wee tad bit too easier for playing the game without indulging in much elbow grease! Despite the fact that there are benefits galore at the offing to be able to play it, but still yardsticks involving convenience, big prizes and for that matter, unlimited entertainment stands at the top.
Now Picture this! if you are a new player and don't know much about the game then bracing your gaming senses with a few steps shall indeed carry you in good stead concerning the query of how to play online bingo?
The Big Question- How To Play Bingo Games Online?
First things first, all you need to do is register yourself on any reliable online bingo site. This involves you to sign up for a user name along with a valid email address in order to sledgehammer the winning amounts. Following the successful completion of registration, you will be presented a random card and it is harmless to know that – Being a bingo aficionado, you can play up to 50 cards at a time, all depending on your wish.
So, the numbers will be called between one and ninety, you just need to match these numbers with those imprinted on their cards. Once you successfully make the desired pattern of numbers, you will bag the game. Here, you just need to pay attention on the display board when numbers are called because if you have made the right pattern, you can call B-I-N-G-O and win the prize money accompanying the game.
There are five rows and five columns in each card and some numbers are printed on them. The middle space is kept blank. Though players can play with several cards at one go still it is always viable a point to start up with four to five cards to win the game. If you want to snowball your chances of winning big payouts then pick out the bingo site which has got good number of players, followed by chat rooms, games and bingo promotions along with progressive jackpots to its kitty. The ratio here stands as- More you play the games and participate in chat rooms, more are the chances that you will get to win consistently. As well, wager as much as you can because more you wager more chances you will get to sledgehammer the jackpot.
Get 24/7 chat rooms where you can socialize with players coming from different corners of the world. Once you start playing and chatting regularly, you will get to know user names and rooms that are very popular. You can join that room to acquire tips as well as suggestions from the end of seasoned players or for that matter, make new friends to kill your sense of ennui!
But in case entailing the online version of bingo you might come across some pitfalls that mostly happen due to your Internet service provider, besides excessive traffic on the Web, too much congestion on the website etc. Thus, a great deal of patience is necessary while playing online bingo. In addition to this, watch out for false bingo sites that claim to offer heavy jackpots and prizes right away and easily.
The Time to Play Bingo Online is Now!
Attention, Bingoers! There are scores of bingo and bingo-related games on – board the Internet, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! What you'll ever need is a reasonably updated computer coupled with a modem (Which is but a device used to connect your computer to the Internet), Internet access, and a Web-browsing software program.
For
those who came in late, online bingo games are a lot like the games
at actual bingo halls, but then they arrive without the smoke and the
noise. The main bingo card is a pop-up window that contains data such
as, viz:
your card faces (usually three)
the current number and a tote board of previously called numbers
a list of current players
a "chat room" where players can type a few quick words to each other in between games. To chat during the game, players type into the chat box under their cards and press the 'Enter' key on the keyboard.
All said and done, there's more to online bingo than the card. Most Web sites that host bingo games takes into account- a bunch of fun stuff online, including bingo news, followed by pictures and comments from past winners, news about upcoming special tournaments and events, and a list of prizes or places where you can redeem gift certificates you win online.
Wait
up! Some amount of Fees Required
While
many of the online games themselves are free, most do come at some
price. You'll have to trot your way through ads plastered next to the
game cards or in pop-up windows. What's more, you'll need to pay the
monthly fee for Internet access. Rock-ribbed online enthusiasts might
even choose to invest in a second phone line so they don't tie up the
only line.
Some for-pay online games (which calls for a virtual
buy-in using a credit card or check) promise to award big prizes.
Finally!
How
to Play?
Are you Game?
The
kickoff: At
Bingo.com,
players vie for prizes in free games. Before you play any game at
Bingo.com, still, you have to sign up for a user name. Be sure to
provide a valid e-mail address, or you won't be able to claim prizes.
Almost all of the games are straight-line bingo or else cover
all.
Each
player gets three cards per game, which appear in a special pop-up
window with the bingo tote board and a chat area (and of course, a
lot of advertisements following suit). The pattern players have to
match appears in the upper right corner of the bingo window. The
Bingo.com computer calls numbers at random. As numbers are known as,
players "daub" their cards with a click of the mouse. When
a player's card matches the pattern, he or she hits the "Bingo"
button.
Prizes
waiting to be won: While
there are some cash prizes at Bingo.com (for example, on Mondays all
winners are automatically entered in a drawing for $50 in cash),
don't expect the stakes to be too high for most online games. At
Bingo.com, most games are worth a set amount of "bingo bucks."
A straight-line bingo might be worth 20 bingo bucks. If more than one
player wins, they split the bucks. Every 1,000 bingo bucks can be
redeemed for a $10 gift certificate.
The
winnings for progressive blackout are a lot higher, and can easily
top 1,500 bingo bucks, but the odds are no different than they are in
the real bingo hall. People can play for days and never even come
close to hitting the blackout.
Socializing-
Coming together of
Bingo aficionados:
If
you spend long enough on Internet bingo games, you will start to
recognize the user names of certain regulars. Some games are
downright chatty, while others are uncomfortably silent (or
peacefully quiet, depending on your perspective). Socializing is not
mandatory. You may choose to just sit at your computer and play. If
you don't like a particular person's chatter – you may find them to
be rude or annoying, perhaps – you can just click on their name and
hit the "Ignore" button, and they're history.
As
well, you can click on the "Private Chat" button to send a
confidential message to another player. You may not find that you
have a whole lot of time to socialize, however, because the online
"caller" (basically just a little box where the current
number appears) may churn out several numbers seemingly as fast as
you click the mouse. After just a few games, though, it becomes
easier to keep up with the caller, and you may find yourself with
extra time to surf other bingo games at Web sites like Uproar.com
and
BingoMania.
Expected
pitfalls: Sometimes
online bingo doesn't go as smoothly as it would otherwise at the
local bingo hall. The card face may not fit on the screen. The game
could get terribly slow, depending on your connection speed, followed
by the quality of the Internet service provider, the amount of
traffic on the Internet, or problems with the Web site itself. A
player may get disconnected from a game owing to heavy Internet
traffic, or simply because the Web site itself is so busy that it
can't handle all the requests. Here, a heavy dose of patience may be
called for.
Online
bingo players also should be careful of other potential pitfalls, as
for instance false bingo sites. So, its harmless to discuss tips on
how you can play it safe and still bask in the glory of your bingo
experience.
Just because you have a computer at your arm's length and a working knowledge of bingo, that doesn't automatically make you an expert at online bingo. Some tips that will propel you as a Bingoer towards what can be concluded as a successful online bingo experience.
The
Road Map to Safety
Bazillion
number of people are afraid of the fact that- the Internet is full of
hackers who will go on to corrupt their computer or for that matter,
steal their credit card number. But playing bingo on the Web
shouldn't be a security risk, as long as you take note of some easy
rules.
Ensure that the site is legit- Some gambling sites are perpetrated by fishy characters who, in different circumstances, might as a preposition taken – try to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge. Other sites are just so disorganized that it's just about impossible to sort through all the passwords, registration numbers, and Web pages, and if you bag a prize, you might not see it for months (if at all) attributable to disorganized Web masters.
Unluckily, there's no "Better Business Bureau" that specializes in the niche of online bingo, especially concerning the sites that want your credit card number to play. There should be no problem at all with the "free" sites offered by the big boys of the Web (Examples here are Uproar, Excite, Gamesville, Bingo.com). If you have any doubts about a for-pay site, just see if the proprietors address issues of security and privacy (some post "Privacy Policy" statements or for that matter descriptions of the security measures they make use of).
Don't give out your password- Cherry Pick that unique password to protect your account – rather one that would prove difficult for others to guess. If you blank out, don't worry – for most sites will give you a clue or the option of receiving the password at a private e-mail address.
Just Watch out for Web sites that promise big money- To be sure as shooting don't give out your credit card number! On these lines, Seasoned Internet bingo players can recall unfortunate stories about prizes that never arrived and online accounts that weren't credited on time!
Keep
Looking for free games-
Try and stick around to well-trafficked Web sites that promise the
fun quotient at the first place coupled with prizes for little or no
investment on your part. That way, if they aren't up to snuff, you
can simply tread on, a little sagacious but then again no poorer!
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