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Do not Lose Your Winnings/Account! Read This!
In order to provide a fun environment for those who wish to enjoy it, we enforce these rules without hesitation. If you do not like our rules, then please exit the tournament bingo site now. You are not welcome here if you can not abide by the rules and there are no second chances.
The following can result in termination of your account / loss of chat privileges and/or forfeiture of any winnings:
How do I play/win the different types of bingo games?
Traditional Bingo:
Our game rooms playing Traditional Bingo are labeled Traditional T# (Rooms are numbered in place of the # symbol above)
Cover the numbers on your cards that have been called out by the Bingo Caller for that game.
Our Traditional Bingo Games can be won 2 different ways:
Cover 5 Numbers in a row either vertically, horizontally or diagonally on one or more of your cards.
Cover all 4 Corners on one or more of your cards.
Then Click the Bingo Button on the Game Screen. If you are the first person to achieve this, then you are the winner. In case of multiple winners the pot winnings will be split evenly among the multiple winners.
BlackOut Bingo:
Our game rooms playing BlackOut Bingo are labeled BlackOut B# (Rooms are numbered in place of the # symbol above)
Cover the numbers on your cards that have been called out by the Bingo Caller for that game.
BlackOut Bingo Games can be won by:
Covering all the numbers on one or more of your cards.
Then Click the Bingo Button on the Game Screen. If you are the first person to achieve this, then you are the winner. In case of multiple winners the pot winnings will be split evenly among the multiple winners.
Pattern Bingo
Our game rooms playing Pattern Bingo are labeled Pattern P# (Rooms are numbered in place of the # symbol above)
Cover the numbers on your cards that have been called out by the Bingo Caller for that game.
Pattern Bingo Games can be won by:
Completely covering the black pattern shown on one or more of your cards.
Then Click the Bingo Button on the Game Screen. If you are the first person to achieve this, then you are the winner. In case of multiple winners the pot winnings will be split evenly among the multiple winners.
How does the tournament work?
Each Day (7 days a week) at 12:00 AM EST we we provide 2500 Free Credits to each member. For each game of Bingo you play, 100 credits will be deducted from this 2500 credits. Your goal is to win bingo for as many of these games as possible that day. Each game has a Pot that consists of the amount of players who have joined that specific game multiplied by 100 points (Note: Not ever player in the room during each game will have joined the game, thus the pot may not always match the amount of players shown in a room) If you successfully claim bingo for that game the pot total will be added to your score (In the case of multiple winners the pot will be split evenly among the multiple winners.) for that day. Each days tournament ends when the final game underway at 11:45 PM EST is completed (Note: BlackOut and Pattern games take a little longer to complete than a Traditional Game)
How can I win one of the cash prizes?
At 11:59:59 PM EST the players with the highest scores for that day will be awarded the cash prizes and the tournament for the new day will begin. Unused credits and scores from the previous day are not carried forward from one day to another, thus allowing each player the same exact chance to win the cash prizes each day.
What is the strategy for winning a cash prize?
Play all of your credits for each day you have time and have fun. Based on our pot size structure you have the same odds of winning a cash prize whether you are in a room with a lot of other players or if you are in a room with a few players. Pots may be smaller in a room with fewer players but you have the chance to win more often and it all averages out. As for the type of you play, simply choose the style of game play you prefer and have time for. Playing one game type vs. the other does not offer any advantages or any disadvantages, so play what you enjoy the most :-)
How often can I play / win?
You may play as many games each day as your credits allow, and you may participate in as many daily tournaments as you like just by returning each day that you want to play. There are no limitations on how many times or how much you can win in any aspect.
Can I have more than one account? *MODIFIED*
This Free Bingo Tournament is designed to be fair to all players, therefore each player receives the exact same amount of credits to play with each day and same chances to win the cash prizes. Usage of Multiple Accounts is strictly prohibited to ensure fairness to all players. Please bear in mind this is a Tournament, therefore it is not fair to others if some players get more chances to win the cash prizes each day just because some players have have more free spare time to play each day.
2/27/2003 **Modification** Due to the continued abuse of multiple account usage there will no longer be any exceptions to this rule and we will be taking steps to strictly enforce this rule to maintain a fair tourmament for all. Players insisting trying to cheat by employing various methods to use multiple accounts will be BANNED and will automatically forfeit and winnings.
I won - How do I get paid?
Prize payments are automatically made in US Funds via check. All prize checks are mailed via the United State Postal Service within 6-8 weeks proceeding the win.
IMPORTANT: Double Check your Personal Information, mailing address etc. on your account within 48 hours of each win! We are not responsible for lost or misdirected payments due to incorrect information in your account.
How To Chat / Chat Features / Chat Problems
Where is the chat room?
Each Bingo room contains its own chat room located on the right hand side of the game screen for the players within that room to chat among themselves. Once you enter the a game, you should see messages moving up on the right hand side of the screen.
How do I type in a message in the chat room?
To chat, just type in a message in the bottom command line and then hit the "enter" or "return" button on your keyboard. (The command line is the long empty line at the bottom of the chat room screen with the stop light to the right of it.)
How do I look to see what room my friend is in?
This feature will allow you to see if the member you are looking for is in a different room. It will tell you what room they were last spotted in, but doesn't necessarily mean they are still there playing. For example type: {FIND} JohnBoy1 the word FIND must be capitalized and encased in the { } symbols, not the ( ) symbols. And of course put the username of the member you are looking for in place of JohnBoy1.
How do I Ignore a Player in the Chat Room?
Our chat engine comes with an Ignore feature where you can block certain user's chat. To do this, just type IGNORE Johnboy1 into chat and you will not see anymore of their chat. The word Ignore must be in capitol letters and you must of course type the exact username of the player you wish to ignore in place of JohnBoy1. You will see recieve an acknowledgement of this in your chat window, this will only be seen in your chat window, no other players will see this nor will they see that you have ignored someone. After you ignore a player if you decide you want to start seeing this players chat again, use UNIGNORE Johnboy1 instead.
How do I chat privately with one of my Friends?
We do allow you to to send private messages to one of your friends and it is similar to AOL or ICQ instant messaging. You simply put the username of the person you want to direct your comments to in asterisks. For example typing: *JohnBoy1* How are you? Will send the message How are you? to JohnBoy1 in private and only yourself and JohnBoy1 will see the message in the chat window.
How do I Scroll through or Pause the Chat Window?
Click on the little stop light next to the chat-entry bar. This will cause a scrollbar to appear. When the stoplight is red, the chat window is paused and you can scroll back and read previous lines of chat. Remember to click the stoplight again to unpause your chat. If you forget, chat will automatically un-pause itself once the buffer is full.
Why can't anyone see me when I am chatting?
It can be one of several problems, either you have had your chat privileges removed by one of our chat moderators, your chat was filtered due to the content or you could have a username that includes a word that will not pass through our chat filters.
Someone in Chat is being Rude and Offensive!
We have a Zero tolerance policy for players typing in profanity or harassing players in the chat room. If you see this taking place, please report the user via the link below so we can rectify the problem as quickly as possible.
Someone is Soliciting/Spamming in Chat!
We have a Zero tolerance policy for players soliciting or spamming in the chat room. If you see this taking place, please report the user via the link below so we can rectify the problem as quickly as possible.
I am having a Technical Problem.
All I get is a Black Window when I try to Play:
This typically indicates that your java program on your computer has become corrupted, and you will find can not play any java games at any website. Our recommendations listed below seem to have about a 90% success rate with others who have experienced this problem.
Recommendation #1: Upgrade/Re-Install the Java Plugin directly from Sun, CLICK HERE to go their download site.
Recommendation #2: Upgrade/Re-Install your Microsoft Virtual Machine version, to upgrade, just CLICK HERE. You will be sent to the Microsoft VM update site where you can download the "Microsoft Virtual Machine".
Room will not load all the way :
In most cases a simple reboot of your computer will rectify this matter as you most likely need to free up some of your computers memory in order to play.
I keep losing my connection to game.
The internet superhighway is just like the roads and highways around your city, traffic jams take place, sometimes momentarily and sometimes longer. We are unable to control your connectivity to our servers, the game constantly communicates back and forth with your computer, if this connection is broken due to a traffic jam somewhere between us, this is beyond our control. This is a reality regardless of what type of connection you have to the internet. Sometimes reconnecting to the internet will resolve this and sometimes it is best to just wait awhile and come back a little later.
How do I Modify/Update/Verify My Account Information?
For a variety of reasons we do not allow members to change their username, mainly because players tend to behave more appropriately in chat if they do not have the ability to change it.
How can I hear the Bingo Callers Voice?
This is not recomended for players using a 56k or less internet connection as the load time to enter a game room will dramatically increase for you, however by modifying your account information and selecting Cable/DSL for your connection speed will allow for you to hear the bingo callers voice instead of the standard sound affect for balls being called.
