I don’t suppose there will be too many people reading this who are unfamiliar with the meaning of ‘Two Little Ducks’ in Bingo! Just in case, though, this is the term that bingo callers will usually use to describe the number 22, suggesting that this is likely to be a rather ‘traditional’ and possibly back-to-basics style bingo game. That idea is further supported by the fact that this is a 90-Ball game, traditionally the most common type of bingo in the United Kingdom. On the other hand, Two Little Ducks Bingo does have quite a few relatively unique aspects to it as well!
The most obvious addition to Two Little Ducks is its ‘Win Wheel’ bonus round, which gives the full house winner a chance to top up their prize with additional winnings. Another interesting aspect of the game is that the full house prize is a guaranteed £250, regardless of the number of players participating or however many tickets have been sold. This creates some unique strategic opportunities for savvy players, which we will discuss shortly. Tickets are available for just £0.02 each, 24 hours a day, making this an ideal game choice for those who like to stack up on plenty of tickets.
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Games that use a gold-based theme can sometimes look tacky, but Mecca has done a reasonably good job of avoiding that trap with Turbo Gold. Of course, the real advantage of Turbo Gold is more about the ‘turbo’ than the ‘gold’ anyway – if this game didn’t play out twice as fast as other 90-Ball games, then it would be very difficult to tell the difference. Don’t take that as a negative, though – the game has many features; it’s just that most of Mecca’s proprietary bingo games also share an identical feature set.
Ticket prices can vary between £0.01 and £0.25 at different times of the day, and three hours of ‘buy one get one free’ tickets are available every morning between 9AM and 12PM, UK time. If you prefer to play later in the game, there is another hour of ‘buy one get one free’ tickets available between 6PM and 7PM.
If you are based within the UK, there’s already a good chance that you are already familiar with 90-Ball Bingo. If not, though, you may want to have a quick read of our general guide to this format of bingo before continuing to read the rest of this review. Two Little Ducks sticks mainly to the traditional 90-Ball rule set, meaning the tickets have three rows of five numbers each, with three prizes per game. The first prize is awarded to the player who completes a single line in the quickest time, with a second prize for completing two lines and a third ‘full house’ prize for an entire ticket.
Two Little Ducks is an exclusive game that can only be played at Mecca Bingo, but despite this, it still tends to be relatively busy at most hours of the day. The quietest times are during the nights, UK time, and it can be a really good idea to reserve your play to these hours if you are something of a night owl. This is because the full house prize will always be £250 regardless of how busy the room is, so your odds of being the winner increase dramatically during the off-peak hours.
Whilst Two Little Ducks is largely just a traditional 90-Ball Bingo game, Mecca has tried their best to spice the game up with an attractive theme, a bonus round and five progressive jackpots.
If you are lucky enough to be the full house winner of a game of Two Little Ducks, there is a chance that you will be presented with the Winning Wheel, offering you an opportunity to top up your prize. It’s unclear just how regularly the wheel shows up, unfortunately, but you do get to witness the winning player's result during rounds when it does.
Many games offered at Mecca Bingo qualify for the site's Premiere Bingo jackpots, including Two Little Ducks Bingo. There are five different levels of Premiere Jackpot; the Bronze is the least valuable of the bunch, seeding at £10, and is usually awarded roughly once per hour. The biggest jackpot is named the ‘Diamond’, and seeds at a much more exciting £10,000. The only downside to this is that it is awarded far less frequently – around once per month on average.
The Premiere Bingo Jackpots do not require you to meet any conditions within the Two Little Ducks Bingo game. Instead, these prizes are randomly awarded to a player who bought a ticket in a qualifying room during a qualifying period. Should you be lucky enough to win one of these prizes, a popup window will announce the award to you – it really couldn’t be simpler!
Whilst I believe anyone could enjoy Two Little Ducks, I have to say that I think this would make a perfect game for my mother and grandmother! The 90-Ball format is what they are used to, and the fixed full house would probably appeal to them as well. Remember though – stick to playing this one during the night-time hours to ensure you receive the best possible chances of winning the jackpot!
Article by Chris Howlett
Chris has over 11 years of experience playing and writing about bingo and online slots.