While the Virgin Bingo chat rooms offer a fun accompaniment to the main game, it can also reward players with credit, according to the UK bingo site.
A number of side-games are played in the room alongside each round of bingo, giving players the chance to claim extra 'chat points'.
The total score earned during the promotional chat games goes into a special account for each member.
Virgin Bingo explains that this may be traded in at any time for bingo bonuses, which in turn helps towards gaining free credit for the UK bingo site.
Among the chat games is a version of Battleships where the winner of each round of bingo gets to choose a square from the grid.
Scoring a hit is worth 1,000 points, with bonuses of up to 7,000 points available for sinking a battleship.
Meanwhile, tomorrow sees magician Paul Daniels and his partner, the lovely Debbie McGee, take to the chat room for a special celebrity session.
Written by Bob Bardsley.
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