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The Basic Rule of Online Bingo: Have Fun

There are very few rules to the game of bingo in general and the same applies to online bingo. Once it is understood that the aim is to match numbers called to the numbers on their cards - either free bingo cards or purchased ones - on the screen and that the very first person to have a line or the specified pattern marked off on the cards will win, all is pretty much sorted.

Naturally the rules vary a little from game to game. A 75 ball online bingo game, for example, players typically use one or several cards containing 25 squares, 5 across, five down. Above the columns will be the letters - what else could it be - B, I, N, G and O. The 5 squares below each letter will have a number each from a range of 15 numbers.

So under the first letter, B, the numbers appearing will be between numbers 1 and 15; below the I the numbers will be selected from a range of 16 to 30 and under the N, the numbers will fall between 31 and 45. Under the G, the numbers possible will be between 46 and 60, while the numbers underneath the O will range from 61 to 75.

The numbers are marked off as they are called and once a line or pattern is filled, it is time to yell Bingo or House. Actually, in many online bingo casinos, the computer will mark off the called numbers and declare the winner automatically, so players can just sit back and how their cards are doing, or have a chat with other players.

That is, basically it, there is little else to know and if in doubt, the help files, chats and forums on the sites will soon clear up any questions. The biggest problem is to find a favourite site and a favourite game to really enjoy playing. There are certainly more sites than there are rules, so the best thing to do is to start with some of these top sites here:

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All of these sites have free bingo for those just wishing to have a giggle and win minor prizes and a range of excellent jackpots for those who have purchased tickets, or cards. Newcomers will, by the way, be welcomed with a bingo bonus. This usually means that their initial deposit will be multiplied in some way, giving them more plays for their money.

Some of these bonuses are really quite excellent and will go a long way towards multiplying one's winning chances with more cards to play with. To sum it all up, there really is only one major rule when it comes to play bingo online, namely to have a most wonderful, thrilling time and try out as many different variants of the game to find a favourite.