Bingo Side Games and Instant Games

Bingo Side Games, Instant Win and Chat Games

The moment you start playing at bingo sites (or read our reviews), you’ll notice bingo sites offer much more than just bingo games.  There are tons of themed non-bingo side and mini games you can play, including slots, roulette, chat games, Deal or No Deal, keno, instant win scratch cards and board or number games.

The key difference between “mini-games” and “side-games” is that the former can be played in a small window with the bingo game on screen.  Normally there are small icons on the left-hand side menu that you can click whilst playing bingo, which commonly include “text” or “number” games.  These are very straight forward games that might offer small cash prizes, however their main benefit is entertainment.

Side-games, on the other hand, are the variety of non-bingo games that are available to players.  These operate in separate windows and are usually found at the various “casino” or “slots” sections of the site.  Side-games also be separate into “instant win” and non-instant win games.  Instant win games include scratch cards slots machines i.e. games where you can found out straight way whether you have won.  Non-instant win games such as roulette and blackjack however, require you to sit down and play indefinitely, meaning you can play as long as you like.  All side-games how numerous cash prizes that can be won, for example you’ll find progressive jackpots in slots machines such as the Clover Rollover which award over £10,000 to winners.  Importantly, side-games are normally no free to play (unless the site offers a free play section).

One of the most popular and entertaining side games in online bingo are Chat Games. These take place at specified times or dates (e.g. Thursday Chat Games) and can be played within the chat dialogue box next to your bingo game.  They are instigated and hosted by chat moderators and they can be extremely fun and entertaining to play.  To win, players normally have to “shout” something; in “Any Two” chat games, players must pick 2 balls to begin with and then shout when both their balls are called.  The prizes for chat games rarely ever contain real money, but they always offer loyalty points or free bingo tickets (which have some cash value).

Quiz Nights are another popular promotion run by bingo rooms and usually have a specific theme for questions.  At Hollywood Bingo you can often play TV/Movie quiz nights during the week.  Quiz Games provide fantastic prizes in return for participating, which can include free bingo tickets, loyalty points, shopping vouchers or even VIP prizes.