Not many people know how online bingo works. Online bingo is not a broadcast of a regular real life bingo game. There are no balls called in order and there is no ball caller sitting behind a mike somewhere.
It is easy to get confused of course because the online replay of the game is very similar to the game in real life. The caller calls out the balls while you look at your cards being daubed to determine if you won.
The online version of the game has already ended when you hear the first ball being called out, it is all staged just so you feel you are actually in a game of bingo, but its really all a fake.
The server makes sure that every computer of every user in the room has the info it needs to replay the game before it starts, that way the classic lags and hiccups of the internet will not disrupt the game before you see it finish.
How is this solved? Well, all the balls to be called, with the winner and the prize won are sent at the same time to all the players, right before the game starts. This means that the game you see is actually over an your computer is making a replay of it for your eyes only.
This certainly takes some of the fun out of the game. I mean, the winner is already known to the server when the game starts. But that should not be a problem for you unless you are some sort of party-pooper who wants to find out this before everyone else. Think about it, what fun is there in knowing before hand, since you can't change the end result.
Much like fantasy baseball, this is a new version of the game that hinges on fantasy and faith rather than actual chance, but it is every bit as fun as the original.
There will be no "eyes down" on online bingo, as you really haven't anything to do while the game is repeated for you, but that is good because then you can focus on making friends and pulling the slots handle.
It is easy to get confused of course because the online replay of the game is very similar to the game in real life. The caller calls out the balls while you look at your cards being daubed to determine if you won.
The online version of the game has already ended when you hear the first ball being called out, it is all staged just so you feel you are actually in a game of bingo, but its really all a fake.
The server makes sure that every computer of every user in the room has the info it needs to replay the game before it starts, that way the classic lags and hiccups of the internet will not disrupt the game before you see it finish.
How is this solved? Well, all the balls to be called, with the winner and the prize won are sent at the same time to all the players, right before the game starts. This means that the game you see is actually over an your computer is making a replay of it for your eyes only.
This certainly takes some of the fun out of the game. I mean, the winner is already known to the server when the game starts. But that should not be a problem for you unless you are some sort of party-pooper who wants to find out this before everyone else. Think about it, what fun is there in knowing before hand, since you can't change the end result.
Much like fantasy baseball, this is a new version of the game that hinges on fantasy and faith rather than actual chance, but it is every bit as fun as the original.
There will be no "eyes down" on online bingo, as you really haven't anything to do while the game is repeated for you, but that is good because then you can focus on making friends and pulling the slots handle.
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