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How to play

One shared bingo card, one draw for everyone, and a new round every 23 seconds.

The table

Everyone at the table plays the same 5 × 5 card, with columns B, I, N, G and O. Each round the server draws one number from the card, and it lands for every player at the same moment. Any line you hold that contains that number wins.

Your first round

  1. Create your account. Sign up with your name, date of birth and Kenyan mobile number, then enter the code we text you. You must be 18 or older.
  2. Add credit. Deposit from M-Pesa in the Wallet. Excise duty of 5% is deducted from each deposit and paid to KRA.
  3. Choose a stake. Tap KES 10, KES 20, KES 50, KES 100, or tap ✎ and type any whole amount from KES 5 to KES 500. The stake is per line.
  4. Pick up to 4 lines. Tap rows, columns or diagonals and mix them as you like. Each line costs one stake, so 4 lines at KES 20 cost KES 80. Quick pick chooses a line for you.
  5. Lock in. For the first 15 seconds you can add, drop or switch lines. Then the table locks and every entry is final. Your stake stays the same for the whole round.
  6. Watch the draw. The shared number lands, and winning lines pay straight into your wallet.

Round timing

StageWhenWhat happens
Pick and lock0–15 sChoose a stake and up to 4 lines
Table locked15–17 sEntries and multipliers are final
Draw17–19 sThe shared number lands for everyone
Result19–23 sWinning lines are paid

What each line pays

Every column on the card shows its multiplier and its chance of holding the drawn number. The five column multipliers are shuffled every round, so look at the card before you pick. Rows and diagonals always pay 4.5×.

LinePaysChance each roundKES 20 line returns
Column3×30%KES 60
Column3.6×25%KES 72
Column4.5×20%KES 90
Column6×15%KES 120
Column9×10%KES 180
Any row or diagonal4.5×20%KES 90

15× rounds

About 1 round in 10 is a 15× round, marked on the card. The five column multipliers are a different set, and the higher the multiplier, the less often it lands:

LinePaysChance each roundKES 20 line returns
Column2.5×36%KES 50
Column3×30%KES 60
Column5×18%KES 100
Column9×10%KES 180
Column15×6%KES 300
Any row or diagonal4.5×20%KES 90

The return includes your stake: a KES 20 line on a 6× column returns KES 120, which is your KES 20 back plus KES 100.

4 lines: higher multipliers

The moment your ticket has all 4 lines, every line on it switches to a higher set of multipliers. Everyone holding 4 lines sees the same higher set. Drop back to 3 lines and the normal set returns.

Line1–3 lines4 lines
Column2.5×2.6×
Column3×3.2×
Column3.6×3.8×
Column4.5×4.8×
Column5×5.3×
Column6×6.4×
Column9×9.6×
Column15×16×
Any row or diagonal4.5×4.8×

One number can sit on several of your lines at once, for example where a row crosses a column. Every line holding it pays, so the multipliers add up: a 4.5× row crossing a 6× column pays 10.5× if that number is drawn. The card marks these crossings with their combined multiplier while you pick, and a crossing that hits glows in rainbow colours.

If you hold several lines and only a low-paying one hits, you can get back less than you staked in total. The result then shows LINE HIT · KES … BACK rather than a win.

Levels and bonus credit

Everything you stake counts toward your level. When you reach a level its bonus is added straight away, and from then on every settled ticket earns cashback at that level’s rate.

LevelReach it atLevel-up bonusCashback
RookieStart here——
SidekickKES 1,000 staked+KES 100.5%
HeroKES 5,000 staked+KES 300.75%
Super HeroKES 20,000 staked+KES 1001%
LegendKES 75,000 staked+KES 3001.5%
MythicKES 250,000 staked+KES 1,0002%

Fair draws

The server chooses each round's draw before entries open, using a cryptographic random number generator. From the start of the round the card shows a seal: a SHA-256 fingerprint of the round and its draw. The draw itself stays encrypted on the server until it lands. When the result is shown, the round's secret is published so the seal can be checked. The same inputs always produce the same fingerprint, so the draw cannot have been changed after you played. Nobody can choose or change a draw once a round has opened.

If your connection drops

Once your ticket is accepted it plays even if you lose signal or close the app. It settles automatically, and you can check the result under Your tickets. If our server restarts in the middle of a round, the round carries on with the draw it was sealed with.

Your wallet

Play responsibly

Decide your budget before you start and never chase losses. You can take a break from Account → Take a break for 24 hours up to a year; during a break you cannot play or deposit, but you can still withdraw. If something has gone wrong, see Complaints.