For years, 75-ball and 90-ball bingo ruled the online bingo world. 75-ball bingo was always considered a favourite among the traditional players, while 90-ball bingo gave players a lot of different ways to win cash prizes.
In recent years, online bingo players have demanded more variety from their online bingo playing experience.
That brought about the addition of games like 30-ball, 50-ball and 80-ball Bingo, all of which operated with a unique set of rules. Based on this notion, it’s time to introduce 5 Line Bingo, also known as Swedish Bingo.
How to Play 5 Line Bingo
Upon close examination, 5 Line Bingo looks to be the perfect combination of 75-ball bingo and 90-ball bingo. The Swedish game makes use of the same 5×5 game card matrix and 25 spots as 75-ball bingo, but offers more than one different prize for each game.
When playing 90-ball bingo, the player wins if they are the first to cover one horizontal line, the first to cover two complete horizontal lines, and a final prize to the player who covers all three horizontal lines.
The game matrix is 3×9. By comparison, 5 Line Bingo pays five different prizes, which is sure to appeal to bingo players who prefer lots of action from a single game.
General Rules of 5 Line Bingo
The game is played with 75 balls. Before the game begins, players purchase however many cards they wish to play at a time. Note: most online casinos offer bingo card packages for one discounted price.
Once the cards are in play, random bingo balls will be drawn from a group of 75 balls, numbered from 1-75. The numbers relate to the bingo cards as follows:
- Column 1 – numbers 1-15
- Column 2 – numbers 16-30
- Column 3 – numbers 31-45
- Column 4 – numbers 46-60
- Column 5 – numbers 61-75.
Players can complete lines in any direction, vertically, diagonally or horizontally. The first player in the bingo room to cover one line wins the first prize. The first player in the bingo room to cover two lines wins the second prize.
This continues up to four lines, until finally, the first player in the bingo room to cover five lines (blackout) wins the grand prize. While playing the game online, players can dab their own cards or have it handled automatically.
Where to Play 5-Line Bingo
At this point in time, it would be safe to say the 5 line bingo is slowly making headway into the online bingo arena. Currently, it looks the Dragonfish software platform by Brigend Limited is offering 5 Line Bingo to a small collection of online bingo sites owned by 888 Holding PLC.
Summary
5 Line Bingo, also known as Swedish Bingo, is a type of bingo with a 5×5 grid and five ways to win. It’s played with 75 balls, and the first player to complete the first, second, third, fourth or all lines, in any direction, vertically, diagonally or horizontally, wins a prize.