EZ Bingo 90 by Ezugi is a proper Bingo Game, where you play head to head with other players for a slice of the prize pool. You win by being the first to make one line, two lines or complete a card for a Full-House.
RNG selects the cards and numbers, and the game is hosted by a presenter who does a pretty good job of calling the numbers in the traditional bingo style. I did have to query why “88” wasn’t called “two fat ladies.” It’s non-PC, I guess.
Bingo 90 is the first live dealer game of its type. Although other games use bingo-style cards, they play more like a lottery.
There is a second version of the game for the Brazilian market called EZ Bingo 90 Brasileira, which I’ll cover briefly.
In this review, I’ll explain how to play, how the prize pool is created and divided, and where you can play.
If it’s all too much, my Video review gives a good short but sweet overview.
Ez Bingo 90 is a 90-number game played with bingo cards arranged in three five-numbered horizontal rows, with 15 numbers on each card.
The game starts with you selecting how many cards you want to play. There are options for 5, 10, 25, and 50 cards.
Everyone playing pays the same amount for their cards. In the game I played the values were:
The option is available while a game is in progress, which can be up to four minutes. Once a game has completed, there’s 60 seconds of “additional” betting time when you can make your choices.
The numbers are drawn randomly by computer, if there is a match, it’s marked on the card(s).
Cards with lines nearing completion are sorted to the top, so you can see which number(s) are needed for a win.
If you are the first to get five numbers in one row, you win a part of the prize pool. If you are the only one, you win 23% of the pool.
If other players win simultaneously, you share the prize equally.
A two-line win occurs on a card where you have two completed lines. They do not need to be together, but they do need to be on the same card.
If you get two lines you win 31% of the prize pool. Again, if other players get two lines at the same time, you share the payout.
A Full House occurs when you complete all fifteen numbers on the card. The first person to do this wins 46% of the prize pool.
A Full House also signals the end of the game.
The prize pool gets created from all the bets taken for the game round.
87% of the total value of the bets seeds the Prize Pool.
The Prize pool is then divided into three, to provide payouts for the three parts of the game:
EZ Bingo 90 Brasileira is a version of the game for the Brazilian market where the host speaks Portuguese.
In Brazil, if the host does not speak the native language, the game must be played in silence, which somewhat defeats the point of Bingo when half the fun is the calling of the numbers.
So, Ezugi created this version specially for this market.
Based on the traditional 90-ball Bingo, EZ Bingo 90 is an RNG game presented by a live host. The main difference between the two is the number of numbers on the cards, the traditional version has 27, EZ Bingo 90 has 15.
Usually, numbered balls are drawn from a bouncing ball machine to select the numbers and players dab them off their cards when they get a match. In this RNG it’s different. The numbers on the cards get generated when you purchase them, and RNG also selects the numbers they match against.
The playing interface matches and marks off the numbers on your card. You sit and watch as the game unfolds.
You’re playing against other people to be the first to get lines or a Full House. If you’re not first, you don’t win.
The prize pool’s amount depends on the number of players playing—the more players, the bigger the payouts, which also means more competition.
EZ Bingo 90 is not a game to play on your own, because even if you win all three prizes, you won’t get back what you staked, as the house takes 13% rake from the total bet.
This feels like a good start by Ezugi, but I think I would have gone the whole hog and had a bingo machine, making this a live game.
The presenter adds to the experience, but doesn’t have much time to chat during the game because the numbers come quickly. I was impressed by the speed of the number recognition and association of the sayings with the numbers, but that could be because they appear on a hidden monitor.
It’s an interesting game that’s worth giving a try.
The Bingo mechanic has been used in several Live-Dealer games, but none have replicated the games played in Bingo Halls. There are plenty of RNG versions, but no Live-Dealer ones.
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