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by Harjeet Kaur
February 7, 2020
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Thandai for Holi @ Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab| Independence Day

Tambola Theme Games|New Year|Holi|Punjab| Independence Day

Kitty Parties

Bringing you innovative Tambola Theme Games. The word Kitty Party brings to mind lavish do’s in five-star hotels with women dressed to the nines, playing cards and sipping wine. But I beg to differ as our Kitty group is totally opposite. The word ‘kitty’ meant to pool money and one host is chosen every month.  Later, the women started raising fix amount of money according to their pocket. We just enjoy this get together every month and I bring you these Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab| Independence Day

Tambola Theme Games

But our Tambola Kitty is just a fun party with unique Tambola games usually based on a theme followed by a buffet lunch. There is no kitty money in this. We pay a certain amount for lunch and games every time.

I am adding games of every theme here Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab| Independence Day

Hum Paanch

Fun Group for Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab

Cool Gals

We are 58 ladies in the group; yes you read right not 10 or 20 but 58 and it is usually organised by 5 different ladies and held at noon on a monthly basis. Everyone is punctual as there is a lucky dip at 12.30 for 2 lucky ladies who arrive before 12.30. It is a simple kitty Party; there is NO gossip about other’s lives, no bitching, no hurtful words, no arguments. Some light-hearted moments, tambola games that we especially made for them to play. Lots of good food, snacks, beverages and starters and dessert.

Gujiya for Holi
Coloured rice for Holi
Holi Lunch for Tambola Games with a Holi Theme

Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab| Independence Day

You just form a group with likeminded people and it is actually a good way for women to bond with other women from the same background and age group. Don’t you think?

The other day it was our groups turn to host the kitty and we were in a flurry of activity deciding our dresses more than anything else first. On our trip to Egypt, we had bought the Egyptian Galebias and five of us decided to wear them. The next day was Holi so we based our décor and games on the Holi theme.

For more innovative and new games check out these Tambola Themed Games, Holi Theme Games, Sri Devi themed Tambola.

Holi decor for Tambola Games with a Holi Theme

Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab| Independence Day

Finding interesting and stimulating games is not easy every time and a lot of brainstorming and research is involved in deciding the games. (Did you think kitties were frivolous? Think again!)But we did come up with 5 simple but really innovative games. Firstly, we formed 6 groups of 8 ladies in each and they were named after different colours. Just make different colour cards and let each pick up one from a bag and sit at the particular coloured table.

Group names in Colours for Tambola Theme Games| Holi|Punjabi

Game 1

Lucky Tambola Tickets for Tambola Games with a Holi Theme
Lucky Number Tambola for Tambola Games with a Holi Theme

The first game in Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab was Luck By Chance. Distribute two tickets to each and every member at the tables. Behind the ticket numbers from 0 to 9 are written. For example, the ticket above has the number 7 on the back. So, what you do is you tick out all numbers that have seven in it. The top ticket has 37, 47, 71 and 87 while the second ticket has only 17 and 74. So strike them out and play the game as it is. Tambola numbers are called out as usual and these numbers are counted as ticked even though they are not called out.

The dividends for this game were as follows….

Jaldi Five

Young ..all numbers below 50

Old…..all numbers above 50

Lovebirds..2 numbers side by side

Twin Ladders.. Two ladders in one ticket

6 lines

3 Housies 

Game 2

Pachi Pandu Game for Tambola Games with a Holi Theme
Pachi Tickets
Pandu Tickets  for Tambola Games with a Holi Theme
Red Pandu Tickets
Pachi Pandu Tambola Tickets for Tambola Theme Games| Holi|Punjabi
Blue Pandu Tickets

The next game was Katti – Batti or Pachi-Pandu as we call it here. These are two symbolic gestures used by children to indicate they are friend or enemy to each other. Katti means like unfriending your best friend from Facebook and Batti means after few days sending him friend request again after fight gets resolved.

So, if there are 7 ladies at a table, you give seven tickets. Three same coloured tickets with Pachi written on each, 2 pairs of different colours each with Pandu written on them. Each one picks up a ticket. Those who pick up Pachi tickets play the Tambola alone as usual. But those with the Pandu tickets play as a pair. For example, if the dividend is Jaldi 5 then if one amongst them checks 3 numbers and the other two they can claim it. So those with the Pachi tickets are at a disadvantage while the Pandu have the advantage.

The dividends need to be simple for this game.

Jaldi 5

1 number in every vertical…total 9 numbers should be struck

Star…four corners and centre number of the centre line

3 Lines

3 Houses

Guess the Numbers Game for Tambola Theme Games| Holi|Punjabi
Guess The Numbers

Game 3

Game 3 was a fast and easy game called Guess the Numbers. On a six ticket page, we crossed out 12 numbers…2 in each ticket (use a marker). Handover one six ticket page to each group. In a minute or two ask the group to find the missing numbers. Every six ticket page has all the 90 numbers so it’s quite easy to check and find the missing numbers.

Game 4

Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab
Twinning Tambola

The fourth game is called Twinning Game. Each player gets a 6 ticket page to play. The coins are divided into two bowls; from 1 to 45 and 46 to 90. There is no need for a board. The caller takes out one coin each from the two bowls and calls out. For example, she calls out 12 from the below 45 bowl and 72 from the above 45 bowl. If anyone has both these numbers in a single ticket they win an amount. We gave 100/- each to the first 25 players who won. Isn’t this an interesting game? Let’s go twinning!

Game 5

Actual Ashta Chamma Game Board
Original Game

Finally to a very novel game; Ashta Chamma is a two- or four-player board game from Andhra. It is an Indian board game, played during the era of kings. I remember spending hours of my summer vacations playing with my cousins. It is like an ancient version of Ludo. It is played with cowries and when we didn’t have cowries we would split tamarind seeds and use them like dice. Anyway, here we are going to play Tambola with an Ashta Chamma board game ticket. Give each player a ticket on which there are 6 blank boxes. Give them sketch pens to write numbers in the grid and announce that they cannot cross or change those numbers

Ashta Chamma Ticket for Tambola Games with a Holi Theme

Ask them to fill the blanks with any 6 numbers from 0 to 9. If you have written the numbers;    2   8    6    9    3 0

The Host calls out number 63 then you write 63 in your start column. In this way, you move forward.

The dividends are Pink Pichkari, Green Pichkari, Blue Pichkari, Yellow
Pichkari, Purple Pichkari and Orange Pichkari.

The last square is the winning post. Have three Housies and finish your tambola games with a flourish.

5 new Tambola Games with a Holi Theme, how are they?

For more Tambola Games with a Holi, Theme ideas check out these Holi Themed Tambola Games, Tambola Theme Games, Sridevi Themed Tambola, Baby Shower Or Godh Bharai Games.

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Tambola Theme Games| Punjabi Theme

Punjabi was the theme of the day with all the ladies dressed to kill.

The tambola games were unique and interesting.

Punjabi Dhaba

Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab| Independence Day

The first was Punjabi Dhaba-the printed ticket had eight pictures of Punjabi Dhaba dishes. There were pairs of Makhan-Lassi, Chole-Bhature, Rajma-Chawal, Sarson ka saag-Makki di roti.

The dividends-

  1. Each block is a dividend and has 5 numbers. When you finish one block you can claim a prize.

2. Each pair is a dividend- like if you finish Rajma-Chawal you can claim a prize.

3. Housie would be when you finish all the blocks and say “Punjabi Dhaba”

The Patiala House

Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab| Independence Day

This game has one large disc named Patiala and the other five are linked to it- Peg, Parandi, Jutti, Phulkari, Salwar.

  1. Only when you finish Patiala you can claim the combos.
  2. The dividend would be Patiala and Peg together. Likewise the rest.
  3. Final Housie is Patiala House when you complete all
Colour Tambola

Colour Tambola

Take 4 tambola tickets and colour as in the picture.

Each colour is a dividend. The white in the centre too.

Then the whole ticket is Colour Housie.

Kitty Party Games Written

Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab| Independence Day

Answers: 1.3 2.20th 3.3 4.6th 5.13th 6.80 7.7 8. ½ 9.11th 10.2 11.10 12.2/3 13.7 14.16

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Indian Map Tambola

Independence Day Theme

Now I bring you some interesting games for Independence Day. India has a rich heritage and natural resources. Taking all of them into this game to show our love for the country.

Dividends for Rivers, Monuments, Mountains and Temples

We usually play these games in groups. This game has many options for dividends. All the river, monuments, mountain and temples are jumbled and have to be noted in the maps below once done.

  1. Each block of 4 numbers is a dividend.
  2. Each River, Monument, Mountain Range and Temples when done is a dividend.
  3. Combo dividends of across blocks, rivers-temples, monuments-mountains can be played.
  4. Lastly Full housies, you can have one two or three.
Speed Tambola

Speed Tambola on one ticket

The dividend is only one. First, 10 persons who finish the house are winners.

Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab| Independence Day- Freedom fighters

Freedom Fighters Tambola

Make a Grid of 15X3 blocks and write names of as many Freedom fighters as you can, Give sketch pens to the participants. Ask them to fill the grid with the names of their choice.

Dividends

  1. Jaldi 5 or 7
  2. 3 Horizontal Lines
  3. 5 Vertical lines
  4. Housie as many as you like.
 National Flag Tambola-Tambola Theme Games|Holi|Punjab| Independence Day

National Flag Tambola

This flag has simple 5 dividends and Housie.

Dividends

  1. 3 colours of the flag are three lines
  2. Ashok Chakra is one line
  3. The flag is one line
  4. Full House

Tambola 2020

Tambola 2020 Tambola Theme Games

Dividends

  1. Three full house
  2. Each number i.e 2020 is a line
  3. 20 is one dividend and another 20 is second
  4. Both 2’s is one dividend and both 0’sis the second.
Months of the year Tambola Theme Games

Dividends for Favourite Months of the year

Each one is given three tickets and asked to name them with three favourite months of the year.

  1. Jaldi numbers according to the letters of the month. For eg July has 4 letters so if u cut four numbers in your ticket u get a prize. 12 jaldis like this.
  2. Every month is one line.
  3. Full houses three when you finish all 3 tickets.
Happy New Year Tambola Theme Games

Dividends

  • 1.Love Birds
  • 2. Four Corners
  • 3.All Odd Numbers
  • 4.All even numbers
  • Above 50
  • Below 50
  • At this point say revive and again give our love birds, corners, etc
  • Finally both tickets full housie.
Find the pair

Find the pairing word and write them. Time limit one minute.

For example- Needle-thread

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Harjeet Kaur

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My writing was limited to school essays and projects for my kids and out of the blue, my writing career began with writing articles for the magazine section of a reputed national newspaper. I rediscovered my best subject at school and began writing with gusto. I had a weekend column in the newspaper which was well appreciated. I started off writing about Interiors and Gardens and later diverse topics like Fashion, trends, food and events in the city. Juggling my time between various jobs down the years and my writing, I have written content for fliers, brochures for colleges, speeches, social media content and also website content. I love writing and I am open to writing on a plethora of topics. My blog has some interesting insights into my life and travels but now it is mainly a food blog as I am growing organic vegetables and cooking my own produce is very therapeutic. Read my blogs to know me better. I write from my heart and what I write is what I feel... I feel a feel, A funny feel A funny feel, feel I! If you feel the feel I feel You'll feel the same as I!!

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Comments 17

  1. Sanjota Purohit says:
    2 years ago

    I know the only 5th game. We used to play it is our childhood. Also in every Deepavali, we play similar(extended form) game called Pagade, the game which comes in Mahabharata. Enjoyed reading your post! Will read again to know the other 4 games.

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thanks Sanjota..we transformed the game to a game of Tambola only. We didnt play as Ashta Chamma

      Reply
  2. vidhya Thakkar says:
    2 years ago

    woow this is an interesting post! We call it Housie !

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thanks Vidhya..it has several names

      Reply
  3. Mayuri Nidigallu says:
    2 years ago

    I know Ashta Chamma! Also I love the new dimesnions you’ll added to Tambola. Your group and their activities sound so awesome! I love the picture of you all in your Egyptian dresses. The Holi themed food looks absolutely delicious, especially that multi hued Falooda.

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thank u Mayuri…we picked up the Galebias’s in Egypt. we are 60 ladies in this group and it is total fun. Every time 5 of us get the chance to host. We don’t even collect kitty money…just for lunch and games. We rack our brains over the games…Ashta channa too we played as Tambola

      Reply
  4. Noor Anand Chawla says:
    2 years ago

    The company of female friends is unbeatable. I’m a part of women’s club, and we meet often over cultural activities and lunches; and it’s a true pleasure. The word “kitty” has gotten a bad name though in reality it’s just a money-saving scheme!
    Great idea for the tambola games, I’ll try them out sometime. You all look lovely in your matching outfits!

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Very true Noor..we have no time to gossip…we started travelling together…last year 18 of us to Bhutan..this year 19 of us to Egypt…all hassle free.
      Thank you..we are wearing Galebia’s we picked up from Egypt 🙂

      Reply
  5. Srishti says:
    2 years ago

    I don’t know these games but I will like to try them. Bookmarking the post and nice pictures:)

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thanks Srishti.

      Reply
  6. Priyanka Nair says:
    2 years ago

    I just loved your dress and the yummy food and the whole post is so interesting, a very different topic to write about and present so beautifully. Kya Baat hai 🙂

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thank u Priyanka. The dresses were from EGYPT…..known as Galebia

      Reply
  7. Roma says:
    2 years ago

    Loved to know about your kitty if 58 women. Also the 5 customisations on gambols would have been so much fun

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thanks Roma…it is a lot of fun

      Reply
  8. Sonia Chatterjee says:
    2 years ago

    This sounds a little similar to Housie. Any idea if they might be the same. I was drooling on the part about food. Some awesome ideas here to have fun with my gang of friends indoors.

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Yes Sonia…both are the same. ….Tambola or Housie ….we have great fun.

      Reply
  9. Shilpa Garg says:
    2 years ago

    Wow! I am impressed by your kitty group… so organised and focused. Have bookmarked this post and will share these interetsing Tambola games with my mom so that she can use it in her group. Thanks for a detailed post on this, Harjeet. And you and your friends look lovely in Egyptian Galebias. The food is tempting and I am feeling hungry at 1.30 am 😀

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