Introduction to the game
Playing bingo is one of the fastest growing hobbies for both young and old people. One of the reasons for its longevity is that it has always stayed fresh by enabling the players to win in different ways. This has come about through different ways of buying tickets, different ways of getting the numbers, and different ways of winning the jackpots. The most popular version in the USA and Canada is the version called 75 ball bingo. This is very different from the game of 90 ball bingo played in the UK and Australia, and 80 ball bingo which is gaining popularity around the world. The 75 ball bingo is played with a ticket with 25 spaces, which is a 5 by 5 grid. The centre number is left free, so there are a 24 numbers on each ticket. Different games give you different ways of winning the game including full houses, lines, corners, and diagonals. Diagonal bingo is a way of winning when you hit a diagonal on your ticket. Diagonal bingo is fairly common as its cousins, vertical and horizontal bingo. A diagonal line must be covered on the card to win the bingo game. On the ticket that you buy you can acquire this pattern by matching 4 numbers. Since the diagonal line goes through the middle of the ticket you do not need as many numbers called to win. Unlike vertical and horizontal bingo games, any free spaces in the middle will help acquire this pattern more each time.
How to win diagonal bingo
As in any other game of bingo, winning the game depends on chance. Once you have bought your ticket then it is up to luck whether your number is called or not. When you decide to play, you should click on the tickets that you want to buy and confirm your purchase. When the game starts you simply mark off the numbers as they come up on the call board. The probability of diagonal bingo is better than that of blackout or many of the other pattern bingos. Unlike line bingo though, there are only 2 diagonals that you can make, instead of 5 horizontal lines. The big X is a variation on the diagonals as you will need both diagonals to make it work. As with all these games, the more tickets that you buy, the higher the probability you will have of winning the game. Some bingo halls will also give extra bonuses if you happened to hit the diagonal patterns before a certain number of balls are called. The aim of course is for you to hit Bingo before anyone else manages to get that diagonal pattern. Good luck on hitting the jackpot! |
