Overview: One person hosts and calls random numbers, while everyone else deals themselves a private ticket right on their own phone and marks it off live as numbers are called.
- Objective
- Be the first to complete a prize pattern on your ticket: Early Five, a Line, or Full House.
- Players
- 2 or more — one Host, the rest Players, each with their own phone.
- Setup
- One player opens the app and chooses "Host." Everyone else opens the app on their own phone and chooses "Player" to deal themselves a ticket.
How Tambola / Housie Works
- The Host's phone calls random numbers from 1–90, one at a time, out loud or on screen. No number repeats.
- Each Player deals themselves a private ticket right on their own phone: 3 rows × 9 columns, 15 numbers total, 5 per row.
- When the Host calls a number that's on your ticket, tap it on your own screen to mark it.
- Your phone automatically notices when you complete Early Five (first 5 marked), a Line (a full row), or Full House (the whole ticket) — shout it out when it does.
- The Host can optionally tap "Claim" next to a prize and type in who shouted it, just to keep score.
- Winning
- Keep calling until Full House is claimed, or all 90 numbers are out. Multiple prizes (Early Five, Top/Middle/Bottom Line, Full House) can each be won once per round.
Tips
- Make sure every player actually has their own phone before starting — Tambola here doesn't use a shared pass-and-play device.
- Start a new round with the same players anytime for a fresh set of tickets and a reset board.