Because there are 9 columns the numbers are called out without the letters B-I-N-G-O. The popularity of 90-ball Bingo is primarily because the overall game is faster than 75-ball. Each game is actually three games in one. In the first game players try to fill one row, meaning they try to cover the five numbers in any row. But when someone wins the first round players continue on with the same card and the same already-covered numbers for part two.
The goal of part two is to fill two rows. This means, of course, that a different player can win part two than the player who won part one. Finally, in part three, everyone tries to achieve a "full house" meaning covering all 15 numbers on their card. In practice, round one may take a while, but all players fill other numbers during round one, making rounds two and three relatively fast. It is unusual for one player to win all three parts of a game. When that does happen we say that he or she has "scored a hat trick". |
