10 things to think about when you’re picking a bingo room to play in

With nearly 20 bingo rooms for players to choose between, there’s a bingo room to suit everyone!

So, how do you find your Goldilocks’ bed of a bingo room that’s just right for you?

Here’s 10 things to consider when picking a bingo room to play in.

• Ball count

Most virtual bingo rooms will only host one type of bingo game.

If you already know which varieties you like, using that to decide which room to play in can be a good way to start.

If you’re not sure about the different bingo game options, here’s a quick summary.

Traditional bingo games are differentiated by the total number of balls in play.

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The most popular form of bingo in the UK is 90-ball games, whereas in America the usual game played is 75-ball bingo.

If you want to start with some shorter games, try picking a room that hosts 75-ball or 80-ball games.

At Sun Bingo, we offer a range of games in different rooms:

• Winning Headlines Bingo Room hosts 36-ball games.
• Rainbow Riches Bingo Room hosts 40-ball games.
• Brit 50 Bingo Room hosts 50-ball games.
• Deal or No Deal 75 Room hosts 75-ball games.
• Heart Room hosts 80-ball games.
• Candy Room hosts 90-ball games.

Knowing the ball count of the games being played out can help you to decide if that’s the right room for you.

• Game format

When you think of bingo, you think of a caller randomly selecting balls and players with those numbers dabbing them off their sheets.

Most online bingo rooms have games that follow this format as closely as possible.

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However, that’s not always the case.

Sometimes, the numbers are swapped for symbols, and players have to match the symbols on their sheets with those being randomly selected by the virtual caller.

The essence of traditional bingo is still there, and it can be more exciting.

Although, if you aren’t expecting the game format to be different, it could be quite confusing.

That’s why it’s a good idea to double check whether there is a different game format before playing in certain rooms.

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At Sun Bingo, the cards in Brit 50 Bingo Room use iconic landmarks and symbols from the UK (e.g. Loch Ness Monster, London Eye, lucky clover and a daffodil).

If you’re playing in the Mystic Meg Room, you’ll be dabbing astrological symbols. 

• Cost

You should always know how much a game will cost you. Sometimes, it’s obvious what the price per ticket will be.

For instance, in the Penny Press Room, tickets will be 1p each.

However, when it’s not obvious, make sure to find the price per ticket so that you’re playing within your budget.

This can also help you to pick a room, as they can vary quite a lot in price.

This can even change between the specific games playing out in a given room.

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In Fluffy Favourites Bingo Room, you can pay between 1p and 35p per ticket, depending on the game. 

Other rooms will offer multi-price bingo. That means that you choose how much to pay for your tickets from a list of options.

In the Mystic Meg Room, you pay between 5p and £2. Meanwhile, in the Brit 50 Room, you pay between 10p and £2.

The effect that this has on your game is that the more you pay for your tickets, the more you can win, as the prize pots fluctuate according to how much you paid to play.

If you want to play bingo for free, that’s usually possible!

Sun Bingo have a dedicated free bingo room that offers 13 hours of daily free games.

Head over to Cabaret Room to play for less than the cost of a penny sweet.

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Don’t forget to check whether the room hosts Session Bingo, as that means you’ll be paying for a bundle of tickets played out over several games, rather than just paying to play in one game.

At Sun Bingo, our session plays in the Oasis Room.

• Opening hours

Check out the operational hours for the room that you’re interested in playing in.

Some, like Sun Bingo’s Glamour Room, are open 24/7. However, others, such as Pick n Mix have set hours of midday to midnight.

You can look up the opening hours for specific rooms using the “Prebuy” feature, which is accessible from the bingo lobby.

• Game length

Do you want to play quick games or would you like to have a longer session?

The length of bingo games is generally determined by the ball count; the fewer balls in play, the faster the game.

The average game of 90-ball bingo will take approximately five minutes.

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The only exception is when you’re playing speedy bingo.

This is when the games are designed to be short, so the ball calls come much faster than in traditional bingo.

You can play speedy bingo in the Rapid Room on Sun Bingo.

• Additional features

Some bingo rooms have unique additional features that are exclusive to that room.

Therefore, if you like the sound of the feature, you’ll have to play in that room.

For instance, at Sun Bingo, there are lots of rooms with their own additional features that can help to increase the chances of players winning cash prizes.

This includes Money Drop Bingo Room’s Money Drop Feature Prize, where players predict the number range of certain balls in order to trigger a jackpot win.

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Players in the Age of the Gods Room get to watch the Arena of the Gods feature, where the full house winner(s) play an extra game to determine how their winnings are split.

If you’re in the Deal or No Deal Bingo Room, you can vote to help the full house winner(s) decide whether to swap their red box for an offer from the Banker.

• Jackpot

As well as the in-game prizes, most bingo rooms will have a room jackpot.

This is triggered when the full house is won within a certain number of ball calls.

If you are interested in picking a room based on the jackpot available, try to think about the three “S”s: 

• Size: How much is the jackpot worth?
• Seed: How much does the jackpot start at?
• Share: How is the jackpot split between winners and community?

Some bingo rooms, like Age of the Gods, don’t have a jackpot at all!

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Meanwhile, Deal or No Deal Bingo has a jackpot that starts at £5,000 but it currently worth over £53,000.

• Game size

Looking into how many players can play in a game within the individual rooms is a helpful indicator when deciding the right bingo room for you.

Choosing to play in a room that caps the number of players per game at a relatively small number can be a double-edge sword.

On the one hand, you are more likely to win than in a big game. However, it usually means the winnings pot is smaller.

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Sun Bingo’s rooms vary hugely in this regard. In the Spirit Twister Room, the games are capped at 10 people per game.

Meanwhile, games in bigger rooms like the Candy Room can reach into the 100s.

• Chat rooms

Community is at the heart of bingo culture. While playing online means that you can’t chat with your usual crew at the bingo hall, it doesn’t mean you’re alone.

Virtual chat rooms can help you get that sense of community that bingo is all about.

You can chat to people from all over the UK, guided by chat hosts.

At Sun Bingo, some of our chat rooms are dedicated to specific bingo rooms.

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While the chat doesn’t have to be about the games, everyone in there will be playing in that room, so any game chat will be about that room.

We have specific room chats for Age of the Gods Bingo, Candy Room, Cash Cave, Mystic Meg and Penny Press.

• Specific games

Last, but definitely not least, when picking a bingo room to play in, why not have a look at the room’s schedule and read into a few of the specific games to see if you like the sound of them.

This will let you know if that bingo room hosts certain games.

For instance, not all of our bingo rooms host Bingolinx games.

Yet, with a jackpot of £15,000, you might want to play in Bingolinx game.

Therefore, you’d have to be in an eligible room like Candy or Cabaret.

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If you already know what elements of a bingo game are important to you, you can use those to help you pick the right bingo room.

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