Tombola Bingo Trio
Twelve months ago Tombola shocked players by changing their free to play Stars game for a new instant win game called Worlds. To play this new game players had to wager 1p per day as well as be registered to receive SMS. Fast forward into 2020 and things have changed again. Worlds has been shelved and replaced by Trio. Even better the game is now free to play again.
Play tombola today and have fun while winning cash. Join now and play their exciting range of bingo games like bingo90, bingo lite, bingo80, trio, blocks and pulse just to name a few. Boasting all the classics as well as new and exclusive to tombola games like morph, picture bingo and potion - all which can be played from as little as 5p. Tombola is the traditional Italian game of chance loved by generations and cherished by families during the holidays. The origin dates as far back as four centuries ago in Naples, when gambling was popular among the citizens but was frowned upon by the church. Tombola Arcade is the slots and instant win arm of the popular bingo brand, Tombola. Launched in July 2016, Arcade offers players access to unique games including slots, instant wins and scratchcards. The site differentiates itself from pretty much every other slot brand as all the games are exclusive plus there are limits on wagering. Trio Is A New Daily Free Game At Tombola This Promotion Has Expired. Twelve months ago Tombola shocked players by changing their free to play Stars game for a new instant win game called Worlds. To play this new game players had to wager 1p per day as well as be registered to receive SMS. Trio is free to play (Worlds was 1p and it had to be cash) As was the case with the earlier game Stars, Trio can be played not once but twice a day – once at Tombola Bingo and once at Tombola Arcade (a.
Players who are registered to receive SMS messages from Tombola can play Trio twice daily - once on the original Tombola site and once on the newer Arcade. Every Monday players are sent a four digit code via text. Enter this code to play the Trio game. Note you will only need to enter the code once a week per site. A new code will be sent each week so just keep an eye out for it in your inbox.
How To Play Trio
Once your code has been verified you're able to play Trio. Your first task is to choose a theme to play. There are nine options: snapshot, retro, pinata, lanterns, chests, lamps, pharoah, aloha and western. No matter which theme you choose the format of the game is the same. You have nine squares on a scratchcard to remove and the aim of the game is to match three of a kind - a trio! Simply click or swipe an icon to reveal the symbol.
The different themes simply give you a different look to your Trio game. For example Retro has Rubik's Cubes to 'scratch' whilst it's Coconuts for Aloha. The various symbols you need to match are based on the theme. So look out for sunglasses on Aloha and Joysticks on Retro. We can't tell you about the other themes as these are the only two we've tried. Don't forget to login to both Tombola and Tombola Arcade to play Trio twice daily.
Win Up To £1000
Prize wise you can win up to £1000 on Trio. The lowest value prize is £5. Other cash amounts on offer are £10, £20, £50 and £500. All prizes are paid in cash and no wagering terms apply. In total Tombola expect to pay out around £35,000 a week to Trio players. Note that this is across both sites. What we don't know is how many £1000 winners will be guaranteed each week!
So is Trio a welcome addition to the Tombola line-up? It's a shame to see Worlds disappear from Tombola but it's also great to see a new daily free game back on the site. We do wonder whether the uptake of Worlds dropped off over the 12 months? Tombola's free games are notoriously hard to win so we'd not be surprised if people gave up on playing. We can't remember the last time we bothered with it! The free Trio game is fun to play and should act as a catalyst to entice players back into Tombola every day.
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And the award for best new bingo innovation for 2018 goes to - Tombola for Blocks. We think that this is a pretty safe prediction having just played the latest addition to the Tombola platform. They've always been innovative when it comes to their games and Blocks is up there with Rollercoaster and Pirates in being unique to the online bingo world.
- Type Of Game: 60 Ball Bingo
- Cost: 10p to £2
- Open: 24/7
- Jackpots: Jackpot In 10 Calls Or Less
- Extras: -
- Special Features: Blocks Points Cash Prize
Blocks is a 60 ball bingo game that combines bingo with a bejeweled/gems/blocks game. At first glance it's a little bit confusing as it's not totally clear how you play. However, like a lot of bingo games, it's a case of sit back and watch the number whilst the computer tells you if you're winning or not.
Playing Blocks
The game is played on a 6x6 grid made up of 36 different coloured blocks. Each colour has 6 numbers. A good way to consider the game is that you have 6 bingo tickets - one for each colour. These tickets are entwined within the grid.
The aim of the game is to clear six numbers of the same colour and therefore win the 'full house'. If you clear the six blue, red, green, yellow, pink or purple blocks on a ticket before your fellow roomies then you'll collect the full house prize. By the way there's also a jackpot prize that's awarded if house is called in 10 calls or less. The amount of the jackpot changes after 8 calls.
However, there's another element to the game. Before the numbers start to be called you're assigned a score. Points are awarded for two or more blocks of the same colour that are touching. As the numbers are called the blocks explode and the remaining blocks move down the grid. This creates more touching colours and therefore adds more points to your score.
Win Up To £20,000
Points continue to be scored until the full house is called. At that point the player(s) with the most points collect the score pot prize. This is usually around a third or quarter of the main prize. When we played Blocks it was evident that scores of 500 or more were required to win the pot. A good starting score is beneficial to success!
It's possible to win up to £20,000 playing Blocks. However you'll need to be playing for £2 a ticket and call house in under 8 calls. If £2 a ticket is too much then it's possible to buy-in and play at just 10p, 25p, 50p or £1. Tombola currently have four rooms open to players wanting to try the game.
A Good Game?
Blocks is a welcome new addition to the bingo world. It is most certainly one of the most innovative games for a long time. However there are a few issues. Firstly it's not totally clear how to play - once you get it then it makes sense - but initially it's quite confusing. Some players think they need to clear a line to win as opposed to clear six numbers of the same colour. Tombola need to make this more obvious and they also don't make the score or TG countdown clearer.
Winning isn't easy and this could be the Achilles' heel of the game. As much as Blocks intrigued us, not getting any money back over multiple plays soon had us switching off. We wonder whether in time other Tombola roomies will feel the same. That said, this is something that's genuinely new to the bingo world - and for that Tombola deserve a lot of credit.
If you fancy trying Blocks then head over to Tombola. Our advice would be to initially play for 10p a ticket to see if you like the game. Then return to it in a few weeks when the novelty factor has worn off and there are less roomies to compete with!