A ready-to-use tambola ticket set for ladies' kitty parties, family get-togethers, and casual housie nights. Use it when you want a physical, themed ticket pack instead of asking guests to print tickets themselves.
Buy Kitty Party Tambola Tickets on AmazonTambola (Housie) is a 90-ball number game played across India at kitty parties, festivals, and family gatherings. Players mark numbers on a 3×9 ticket as they are called at random — the first to complete a row or full house wins. You can read more about the history and rules of bingo and housie on Wikipedia.
A kitty party tambola round works best when you have one ticket per guest. Most groups run at 10 to 20 players, and this pack of 20 cards covers exactly that. Physical tickets often make hosting smoother than phones as guests can hold their own card, mark with a coin or pen, and the round flows without anyone hunting for the right app or glaring at a small screen for a long time. The dot-and-bow design is generic enough for any occasion, so leftover cards are easy to reuse when you play it for the next time.
For groups smaller than 10, you can run two consecutive games so everyone plays twice and the session stays lively — one game over in 15 minutes tends to feel abrupt. For groups above 20, order two packs and distribute cards from both so each person has a unique number combination. Duplicate sets cause disputes when two players shout a claim at the same time, so mixing packs is worth the small extra cost.
Most kitty groups run three to five claims per game to keep prizes flowing. A reliable sequence: Early Five (first player to mark any five numbers), Top Row, Middle Row, Bottom Row, and Full House. Avoid calling too many row patterns if your group is large — rows tend to finish around the same time and ties are hard to settle fairly. Full House as the final claim gives the game a single clear winner and feels like a proper payoff for the group.
Kitty party prizes land best when they're practical and slightly indulgent: kitchen organisers, scented candles, branded cosmetic kits, gift vouchers for local grocery or fashion stores, or a potted plant, make it too generic and you've already made it too boring. Keep Early Five prizes smaller — chocolates, a small jar of dry fruits, or a soap set — and save the Full House prize for something genuinely worth winning, like a gift hamper, a branded accessory, or a cash envelope. If the group pools a fixed monthly amount for prizes, allocate roughly 40 percent to Full House and split the rest across the row claims.
Yes. You can reuse the same tickets by either Laminating the cards or slipping them into protective sleeves and they will last several rounds. Just ensure no one writes directly on the card with a pen — coins, seeds, or dry-erase markers.
A caller (any guest can volunteer), a bag with paper chits numbered 1–90 or a free phone app to draw numbers, and small markers for guests to mark their tickets. If you want voice announcements with traditional tambola calls, the free online tambola caller at tambola-tools.com handles that without any setup.
Timing can vary depending on the length of the players. With 10–20 players, expect 15–25 minutes per full game including all claims. Plan two to three games back-to-back for a 45–60 minute session — that is a comfortable slot between arriving and the main activity of a kitty gathering.