Those of a certain age will no doubt instantly recognise the title of this 75-Ball bingo game Jive Talking, from the hit song by the Bee Gees that was first released in 1975. It was quite a catchy little number, actually; oh dear, I’m going to have it stuck in my head all night now, aren’t I? Mecca has gone for the American 75-Ball style for this game, 70’s inspired game, meaning that every round offers a whopping five prizes to shoot for.
In addition to the regular prizes, Jive Talking is part of Mecca Bingo’s Premiere Progressive Jackpots scheme. Five different prizes are available here, ranging from a £10 prize that is awarded up to several times an hour, all the way up to the Diamond, which can reach as high as £70,000, but is only triggered around once each month.
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Despite this being a Mecca Bingo game, it can also be found at several other online bingo sites. The game uses a 70’s disco-inspired theme, although they haven’t gone as far as licensing the Beegees track for background music or anything like that! Ticket prices can apparently vary throughout the day, but whenever I checked this game, they were always set at just £0.01 per ticket – as low as they could possibly go!
As with most other 75-Ball bingo games like Pick 'n' Mix, for example, the tickets used in Jive Talking consist of a five-by-five grid, with a single ‘free’ square located in the centre. In addition to the regular five prizes for completing horizontal or vertical lines, there is a pattern prize with a guaranteed jackpot of £500.
Players based in the UK may not be familiar with 75-Ball bingo, as this variant of the game used to be much more common in the United States than it was here. This has changed since online bingo became popular, but if you need a quick refresher on it or any other style of bingo game, we have a complete guide you can take advantage of to brush up on your bingo.
Jive Talking allows players to purchase between one and one hundred tickets for each round and is available 24 hours a day. Each round awards five prizes for completing lines on your bingo card, which get progressively larger as you move from one line to two lines, three lines, and so forth. Ann additional sixth prize is paid for completing a specific pattern on your ticket, but this is not always won during every game – see below for details.
In addition to the regular five prizes paid for completing the horizontal or vertical lines on your bingo cards, Jive Talking also offers two special prizes that can potentially be won on any round that takes place.
At the start of every round, a new pattern will be displayed in the top left corner area, close to where the numbers are shown as they are drawn. If you happen to fill in your ticket such that it matches this pattern exactly, you will be awarded a special jackpot prize that is fixed at £500, regardless of the number of players participating in the room at the time.
Were those six prizes still not enough for you? Have no fear, my friend, as Mecca has five more progressive jackpots to offer you in their Jive Talking bingo! The so-called Premiere Jackpots work similarly to the progressives awarded by online slots. This means that if you are lucky enough to win one, a wheel will pop up on your screen. When this occurs, you can be certain you have won a jackpot – but which one?
I did enjoy testing Jive Talking, but the game doesn’t really have much to differentiate it from other 75-Ball games I have previously tried. If you enjoy the 70’s-based theme though, I imagine that could be enough to convince some players.
Article by Chris Howlett
Chris has over 11 years of experience playing and writing about bingo and online slots.