The best kitty party tambola themes follow the calendar: Lohri in January, Holi in March, Teej and monsoon in July, Dandiya in September, Diwali in November and Christmas in December. Pick the festival or mood of the month, ask for a matching dress code, serve two snacks that fit it, name the prizes after the theme and print tickets that carry the same pictures. This guide gives you twelve ready months, a timing simulation and a free matching ticket set for each theme.
In short: these kitty party themes give every month a theme, a dress code, a snack, a prize and a game round, and each one links to free tambola tickets you can print or play online. A game with 15 members and 2 tickets each takes about 72 calls to reach the full house, which is roughly 10 minutes at one call every 8 seconds, so plan three rounds, not one.
Kitty party tambola themes: the 12-month calendar at a glance
A kitty club meets once a month and rotates the host, so one good list of kitty party themes is worth more than twelve rushed ideas. The table is the cheat sheet: month, theme, dress code, snack, prize and a game round for each, and every row is different on purpose. Nothing in it needs shopping beyond a neighborhood market. If you are new to the format, the Wikipedia page on the kitty party explains where the pooled-money tradition comes from; the rest of this guide is about the game side.
| Month | Theme | Dress code | Snack | Prize idea | Game round idea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Lohri Bonfire Night | Winter reds and yellows with shawls or phulkari dupattas | Til-gud ladoo, gajak, peanuts and popcorn with hot chai | A soft winter stole | Number 13 bonus: Lohri most often falls on January 13, so every ticket holding 13 gets a gajak piece when it is called |
| February | Galentine’s Brunch | Red, pink and white with a heart brooch | Red velvet cupcakes, strawberries and hot chocolate | A scented candle in a heart jar | Number 14 compliment: whoever holds 14 reads one kind sentence about the member on her left |
| March | Rang Barse Holi | White outfits you do not mind staining | Gujiya, dahi vada and thandai | A pack of herbal gulal with a pichkari | Color tika round: the Early Five winner dabs a gulal tika on the host |
| April | Bling and Bangles | Gold and maroon with stacked bangles | Kesar peda, aam panna and mini sandwiches | A box of glass bangles | Gold coin round: each prize winner picks a chocolate coin from the thali |
| May | Mehendi Magic | Green and orange, one hand left free for the cone | Chaat platter and mango kulfi | Three mehendi cones with a scrub | Design pick: the full house winner chooses a pattern and the host draws it on her palm |
| June | Half-Year Birthday Bash | Pastel party dresses with a sash for each birthday girl | Cupcakes and fruit mocktails | A personalized mug | Birth-date call: when the number called matches a member’s birth date, she gets a candy |
| July | Monsoon and Teej Green | Green suits and sarees with green bangles | Pakoras, roasted corn and masala chai | A money plant in a painted pot | Sawan song round: the Early Five winner starts a rain song and the table joins in |
| August | Independence Day Tricolor | Saffron, white and green | Tricolor sandwiches and saffron kheer | A tricolor cloth handbag | Number 15 and 47 bonus: India became independent on 15 August 1947, so those two calls win a chocolate |
| September | Dandiya Nights | Chaniya choli in the color of the day | Sabudana vada, kuttu puri and fruit chaat | A pair of decorated dandiya sticks | Garba break: one round of steps after every prize while the host reloads the board |
| October | Karwa Chauth Chand | Red and maroon with full shringar | Dry-fruit ladoo, mathri and fresh fruit | A decorated pooja thali | Chauth round: calls ending in 4 earn a bindi packet, because Chauth means fourth |
| November | Diwali Dhamaka | Festive gold and jewel tones | Kaju katli, namak pare and masala nuts | A set of diyas with a scented candle | First diya: the full house winner lights the first diya of the evening |
| December | Christmas Cheer Secret Santa | Red and green with Santa caps | Plum cake, cookies and hot chocolate | A wrapped Secret Santa gift | Number 25 bonus: the holder of 25 opens a gift from the Secret Santa pile |
Festival dates move with the lunar calendar, so treat each month as a guide and check the real date before sending the invitation. Teej, Navratri, Karwa Chauth and Diwali can each land in either of two months, and Eid shifts about ten to eleven days earlier every year. Wherever a festival falls, the matching tickets stay the same, so you can use these monthly kitty party themes in any order and never redo the printing.
Monthly kitty party themes, month by month
Here are the monthly kitty party themes in detail. Each month gets a short plan you can paste into the group chat, followed by the free tambola tickets that match it. The tickets are illustrated theme sets, so the pictures on them reinforce the evening. Use an idea as it is, or swap one element, such as the snack or the prize, to fit your budget.
January kitty party tambola themes: Lohri Bonfire Night
Start the year around a pretend bonfire: a few LED candles in a steel pot and warm lights are enough indoors. Lohri is a winter harvest festival that most years falls on January 13, with sesame, jaggery, peanuts and popcorn as the classic treats. Ask for reds, yellows and a shawl, and give a piece of gajak every time 13 is called. If your kitty lands late in the month, the New Year set suits a fresh-start mood.
Tickets for this month’s kitty party tambola themes: Lohri Di Raat Tambola and New Year Tambola.
February kitty party themes: Galentine’s Brunch
February does not have to mean couples only. A Galentine’s brunch celebrates the group with pink outfits, cupcakes and one kind sentence from the holder of number 14 about the member on her left. If spouses are invited, switch to the couples tickets or the Mr and Mrs set, where the pictures suit pairs. Keep prizes small and pretty: candles, photo frames, chocolates.
Tickets for a theme kitty party tambola in February: Couples Tambola and Mr & Mrs Tambola.
March kitty party tambola themes: Rang Barse Holi
Holi is the loudest month, so keep the color on the tickets and off the sofa. Ask for white outfits, set out dry herbal gulal in small bowls and let the Early Five winner dab a tika on the host. Thandai and gujiya are the traditional snacks, with dahi vada for those who prefer savory. Holi follows the full moon of Phalguna, so check the date each year.
Monthly kitty party themes need matching tickets: Holi Tambola and Rang Barse Holi Tambola.
April kitty party themes: Bling and Bangles
Bling and Bangles is a glamour kitty: gold, maroon, stacked bangles and anything that jingles. Akshaya Tritiya, a day many families treat as lucky for buying gold, falls in April or May and gives the theme a natural hook. Wrap chocolate coins in gold foil, put them in a thali and let each prize winner pick one. Kesar peda and aam panna suit the heat.
Kitty party theme ideas look best on picture tickets: Bling & Bangles Tambola.
May kitty party tambola themes: Mehendi Magic
Wedding season means half the group has a mehendi to attend, so a Mehendi Magic kitty feels timely. Ask for green and orange outfits and ask everyone to keep one hand free. Book a henna artist for the first hour, or let the host draw small motifs for the full house winner. A chaat platter and mango kulfi cover the snack table without much cooking.
Tambola theme ideas in print: Mehendi Tambola and Mehendi Magic Tambola.
June kitty party themes: Half-Year Birthday Bash
By June nearly every member has had a birthday, so one bash can celebrate them all. Give each birthday girl a sash, serve cupcakes and keep the prizes personal: a printed mug, a keyring, a photo magnet. The birth-date call is the favorite round: when a called number matches a member’s date of birth, she wins a candy. Because dates run 1 to 31, about a third of the board can trigger a bonus.
Kitty party tambola ideas for June, as tickets: Birthday Tambola and Birthday Bash Tambola.
July kitty party tambola themes: Monsoon and Teej Green
July is monsoon month and, in many years, the month of Teej, when green is the color of choice. Ask for green suits with green bangles, serve pakoras and roasted corn and keep the chai coming. The Early Five winner starts a sawan song and the table joins in. Early in the month play the plain monsoon tickets; closer to Teej, use the Teej Ki Bahaar set.
Kitty party themes for July, on the tickets: Monsoon Tambola and Teej Ki Bahaar Tambola.
August kitty party themes: Independence Day Tricolor
The tricolor kitty is easy to decorate (three paper garlands) and easy to dress for: saffron, white and green sandwiches, a saffron kheer and a small flag as a table marker. The tambola twist is numerical. India became independent on 15 August 1947, so the calls 15 and 47 each win a chocolate. Since every ticket holds 15 of the 90 numbers, about one ticket in six holds each of them.
Theme kitty party tambola for August: Independence Day Tambola.
September kitty party tambola themes: Dandiya Nights
Dandiya Nights is the dressiest kitty of the autumn, with chaniya choli in the color of the day and a pair of sticks on every chair. Navratri begins in September or October depending on the year, and many guests eat fasting-friendly food, so build the menu around sabudana vada, kuttu puri and fruit chaat. Add a garba break after every prize while the host reloads the board.
Tickets for the September kitty party tambola themes: Dandiya Nights Tambola and Navratri Tambola.
October kitty party themes: Karwa Chauth Chand
Karwa Chauth falls in October or November, and many guests fast on the day itself, so hold this kitty a few days earlier. Ask for red and maroon with full shringar and give a decorated pooja thali as the top prize. The Chauth round gives a bindi packet to every call ending in 4, because Chauth means fourth: nine calls on a 90-number board (4, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74 and 84).
Tickets for this monthly kitty party theme: Karwa Chauth Tambola and Karwa Chauth Chand Tambola.
November kitty party tambola themes: Diwali Dhamaka
Diwali is the brightest kitty of the year. Go for gold and jewel tones, put tea lights on every table and serve kaju katli, namak pare and spiced nuts. The full house winner lights the first diya of the evening, which is a lovely moment to photograph. Diwali also falls in October or November, so move this slot to match the calendar.
Kitty party theme ideas for Diwali, as tickets: Diwali Tambola and Diwali Dhamaka Tambola.
December kitty party themes: Christmas Cheer Secret Santa
Christmas is a Secret Santa kitty: every member brings one wrapped gift, the pile sits under a tree and prize winners pick from it. The holder of number 25 opens a gift when it is called, because Christmas is on December 25. Plum cake, cookies and hot chocolate carry the menu, and Santa caps make the group photo. For a December 31 meeting, use the New Year Countdown set.
Tickets for the December kitty party tambola themes: Christmas Tambola and Christmas Cheer Tambola.
The month that moves: Eid
Eid has no fixed month in the Gregorian calendar, so slot it in whenever it falls. Ask for pastel or white outfits with mehendi, serve sheer khurma, dates and kebab platters, and use the Eid Tambola or Eid Celebration Tambola tickets. A decorated box of dates makes a good prize. If the Eid kitty clashes with another month on the list, move the other one: kitty party tambola themes should follow the real calendar.
Theme kitty party tambola for months with no festival
Some months have no festival and some groups prefer a mood to a holiday. For those meetings, a theme kitty party tambola set built around a mood does the job. These eight evergreen tambola theme ideas fill any gap in the calendar.
- Kitty Queen Tambola: the crown-and-heels set for any month with no festival
- Queen’s Handbag Tambola: handbags, lipstick and shoes for a shopping-minded group
- Shopping Divas Tambola: a sale-season kitty with bags and bills
- Chai, Chaat and Chatter Tambola: a tea-time kitty with a snack-heavy menu
- Bollywood Night Tambola: film-star outfits and movie songs
- Fabulous Forty Tambola: a milestone-birthday kitty for the members turning 40
- Haldi Hai Tambola: yellow outfits for a pre-wedding kitty
- Sangeet Spotlight Tambola: a dance-first evening before a family wedding
The full collection of illustrated sets is on the theme tambola page, where you can browse all 25. The classic magenta crown ticket and a prize list live on the kitty party tambola page, for groups that want one plain set every month. Many clubs mix both: a festival set in festival months and a mood set in between.
Kitty party theme ideas that work in any month
When the calendar is full, these kitty party theme ideas add variety without a second meeting. They bolt onto any month above, and none needs extra tickets.
- Color of the month. Everyone wears one color announced a week ahead. It costs nothing and makes the group photo look planned.
- City or state night. Guests dress and snack from one region, such as Punjab, Gujarat, Kerala or Rajasthan, and each prize is a local sweet or craft.
- Decade night. A 70s, 80s or 90s Bollywood evening with old songs between calls, which pairs well with the Bollywood Night tickets.
- Sip and share. Each member brings one snack and the host provides the drinks, which halves the cost of hosting.
- Charity kitty. Part of the pot goes to a cause the group picks, and the prizes stay small so the game feels generous.
Tambola theme ideas: turn a date into a bonus number
The easiest way to make a theme part of the game, and not just decoration, is to attach it to a number. Tambola uses 1 to 90, which covers every day of the month. These tambola theme ideas turn a calendar date into a bonus call: when the caller reaches that number, everyone holding it gets a small reward or task.
| Date | Bonus call | Occasion | Bonus idea |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 13 | 13 | Lohri (most years) | Every ticket holding 13 gets a gajak piece |
| January 26 | 26 | Republic Day | The holder of 26 names her favorite place in India |
| February 14 | 14 | Valentine’s Day | The holder of 14 says one kind sentence to the member on her left |
| March 8 | 8 | International Women’s Day | The holder of 8 names a woman she admires and the table claps |
| August 15 | 15 and 47 | Independence Day (1947) | Both calls win a chocolate |
| September 5 | 5 | Teachers’ Day | The holder of 5 shares a school memory |
| November 14 | 14 | Children’s Day | The holder of 14 shares a childhood game she still remembers |
| December 25 | 25 | Christmas | The holder of 25 opens a Secret Santa gift |
| December 31 | 31 | New Year’s Eve | The holder of 31 shares one wish for the new year |
Announce the bonus numbers before the first call so nobody feels cheated, and keep the reward tiny: on a 15-number ticket roughly one ticket in six holds any one number, so with 30 tickets about five will hold it. A bonus call never replaces a prize pattern; it is a side game that keeps everyone awake between the lines and the full house. To read out the traditional rhymes as well, the housie number calls guide lists all 90.
How to plan a kitty tambola party in 5 steps
Once you have picked from the kitty party themes above, the work is five small decisions. Make them in this order and the game runs itself on the day.
Step 1: set a budget per member
Most clubs keep the tambola pot separate from the lunch money: collect a fixed amount per member and split it by percentage across six prizes. The table shows the pot for four common group sizes at three contribution levels, with two tickets per member. In the US, a few dollars each is a similar scale.
| Members | Tickets (2 each) | Pot at ₹100 each | Pot at ₹150 each | Pot at ₹200 each |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 20 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 |
| 15 | 30 | 1,500 | 2,250 | 3,000 |
| 25 | 50 | 2,500 | 3,750 | 5,000 |
| 40 | 80 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 8,000 |
If the group would rather not collect money, the host can fund the prizes and the club rotates, so everyone pays about the same over a year. Some regions regulate games played for money, so if you are unsure, keep the prizes as gifts and do not pay out cash.
Step 2: decide how many tickets each guest gets
One ticket per member is calm; two keeps people busy; three tests their eyes. Two tickets per member is the sweet spot for a monthly kitty: every guest has more to watch, the claim check stays quick, and the game ends two to three calls sooner for each extra ticket per member at 15 members.
Step 3: choose six prizes with themed names
Six prizes are the usual set: Early Five, top, middle and bottom line, four corners and full house. Name them after this month’s kitty party tambola themes, set the value from the table in the next section, and tie a tag with the prize name to each wrapped gift.
Step 4: prepare the tickets and the caller
Print one ticket per player per round plus two spares, and put a pen or a bowl of dried chickpeas or beads on each table for marking. Open the number caller on a phone or laptop and cast it to a TV if you have one. Pick the calling speed from the timing tables below (they apply to every theme kitty party tambola set), and test the voice for a minute before the guests arrive. The same setup works for every one of the kitty party themes.
Step 5: rotate the host and write down the rules
Put the next three hosts and themes in the group chat while the current meeting is still on, and send the dress code with the invitation, not on the day. Read five rules aloud before the first call: one claim per prize, no talking over the caller, a false claim means sitting out that prize, ties go by the tie-breaker, and the host’s decision is final.
Kitty party tambola ideas for prizes: six themed dividends
In housie, each prize is called a dividend, and good kitty party tambola ideas start with how the pot is divided. The usual rule gives the full house the biggest share and the quick prizes a smaller one. The table splits a pot of ₹3,000 (20 members at ₹150) across the six dividends, with two sets of example names, one royal and one for Diwali. The last column is the median call on which each dividend is won in a simulated game with 15 members and two tickets each.
| Dividend | What it needs | Share of the pot | Gift value at ₹3,000 | Example names (royal / Diwali) | Median call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Five | Any 5 numbers on one ticket | 10% | ₹300 | Quick Queen / First Spark | 12 |
| Top line | All 5 numbers of the top row | 12% | ₹360 | Tiara Line / Diya Line | 44 |
| Middle line | All 5 numbers of the middle row | 12% | ₹360 | Necklace Line / Rangoli Line | 44 |
| Bottom line | All 5 numbers of the bottom row | 12% | ₹360 | Bangle Line / Lantern Line | 44 |
| Four corners | First and last number of the top and bottom rows | 14% | ₹420 | Four Jewels / Four Diyas | 37 |
| Full house | All 15 numbers on the ticket | 40% | ₹1,200 | Queen’s Crown / Dhamaka Full House | 72 |
Treat the shares as a starting point. If your group loves the quick prizes, raise the Early Five; if you prefer a grand finale, give the full house half. The names matter more than the money in kitty party tambola ideas: “Tiara Line” for a lunch-box set gets a bigger cheer than “top line” for the same box.
Use these kitty party tambola ideas as a template for every month. Gifts that work at almost any price are scented candles, glass bangles, a small plant, a printed mug, earrings, an insulated bottle and a box of dry fruits. For the full house, add something visible across the room, such as a decorated hamper.
How long does a kitty tambola game last? A real simulation
Most hosts guess how long tambola will take and get it wrong. To replace the guess with numbers, we simulated the game 2,000 times for each group size, since the numbers are the same for all kitty party tambola themes.
Each simulated game deals random 3 by 9 tambola tickets (15 numbers each, 1 to 90 across nine columns), draws the 90 numbers in a random order and records the call on which each prize is first completed by any ticket. The tables show the median, which means half of the games finished earlier and half later.
Which call wins each prize?
| Prize (2 tickets per member) | 10 members | 15 members | 25 members | 40 members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Five | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Top line | 48 | 44 | 40 | 37 |
| Middle line | 47 | 44 | 40 | 36 |
| Bottom line | 47 | 44 | 41 | 37 |
| Four corners | 41 | 37 | 33 | 30 |
| Full house | 74 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
Two things stand out. Group size matters less than most people expect: going from 10 to 40 members moves the full house only from call 74 to call 68 when everyone holds two tickets. And the three lines finish together, because they need the same five numbers each, while four corners comes a few calls earlier because it needs only four numbers.
How many minutes is that?
Minutes depend on how fast you call, and the number caller can auto-call every 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20 or 30 seconds. For 15 members with two tickets each, at one call every 8 seconds, the Early Five arrives after 1:36, the three lines after about 5:52, four corners after 4:56 and the full house after 9:36. At 5 seconds the full house comes after 6:00, and at 10 seconds after 12:00.
Calling all 90 numbers would take 7:30 at 5 seconds, 12:00 at 8 seconds and 15:00 at 10 seconds. A full game rarely needs the whole board: the full house arrives around call 72 for this group size, and in about 22% of simulated games it took more than 75 calls.
Every group size and ticket count
| Members | Tickets each | Full house (call) | At 5 s per call | At 8 s | At 10 s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 77 | 6:25 | 10:16 | 12:50 |
| 10 | 2 | 74 | 6:10 | 9:52 | 12:20 |
| 10 | 3 | 72 | 6:00 | 9:36 | 12:00 |
| 15 | 1 | 75 | 6:15 | 10:00 | 12:30 |
| 15 | 2 | 72 | 6:00 | 9:36 | 12:00 |
| 15 | 3 | 70 | 5:50 | 9:20 | 11:40 |
| 25 | 1 | 73 | 6:05 | 9:44 | 12:10 |
| 25 | 2 | 70 | 5:50 | 9:20 | 11:40 |
| 25 | 3 | 68 | 5:40 | 9:04 | 11:20 |
| 40 | 1 | 71 | 5:55 | 9:28 | 11:50 |
| 40 | 2 | 68 | 5:40 | 9:04 | 11:20 |
| 40 | 3 | 66 | 5:30 | 8:48 | 11:00 |
Eight seconds per call and two tickets each give a game of nine to ten minutes for almost any group. At five seconds, a game with 25 members is over in about six minutes, which is too quick for a social evening; at ten seconds, even 40 members sit for 11 to 12 minutes. A slower call also leaves time for chatting, bonus calls and the odd song.
How often do two members win on the same call?
Ties happen more often than most hosts expect. We counted the simulated games in which two or more tickets completed the same prize on the very same call. The figures include two tickets belonging to one member, so the rate between different members is a little lower.
| Prize | Tie, 30 tickets (15 members) | Tie, 50 tickets (25 members) |
|---|---|---|
| Early Five | 14% | 18% |
| Top line | 7% | 7% |
| Middle line | 4% | 6% |
| Bottom line | 6% | 7% |
| Four corners | 9% | 10% |
| Full house | 11% | 10% |
Early Five is the likeliest to tie, because several tickets can reach five marked numbers at once. Settle it before it happens: either both winners receive the gift (keep two spares of the small prizes) or a quick lucky draw decides. Announce the rule with the others at the start. Since a full game takes about ten minutes, a thirty-minute slot fits three rounds with three prize sets, such as a royal round, a Diwali round and a Bollywood round.
Hosting tips: host rotation, bogey rules and gifts
Host rotation
Write the rotation for the whole year in the group chat, with the month, the host and the theme from the monthly kitty party themes calendar. Let the host pick the theme two months ahead and share the ticket link at least a week before the date. The previous host hands over leftover gifts, the printed rules and the winners’ list. Rotate the caller too: the host picks someone different each month, who sits next to the device so everyone hears the numbers, whichever of the kitty party themes is on.
Bogey rules
A bogey is a false claim, when a member shouts for a prize but has an uncalled number. Decide in advance what happens: the common kitty rule is that she sits out the current prize and plays on for the rest. Check every claim against the called numbers before the gift moves. The caller’s “Check a winning card” box lets the host type the numbers from a ticket and says whether each was called, which turns an argument into a fact. The how to play tambola guide covers the claim procedure and the usual etiquette.
Gifts
Wrap every gift the same way so nobody can tell the expensive ones from the cheap ones, and put the prize name on the tag. Keep two spare small gifts for ties and a consolation gift for the member who never wins, handed over by the host with a round of applause. Photograph each winner with her gift for the group album.
Customize the tickets with member names and your group name
A ticket with the club’s name on it feels like a keepsake. The free tambola ticket generator lets you type a title, add the member’s name to each card, choose a color theme, pick classic or illustrated tickets and add a footer line such as the host’s name and the date. Everything runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded, and you can print a PDF on Letter or A4 paper.
Use the group name as the title, the month’s theme as the subtitle, and the host’s name and date in the footer, as in the example. Your theme kitty party tambola tickets can carry the club name all year. Print one extra set for the next round and ask guests to mark with a pen in the theme’s color. The same editor has a kitty party starter template for bingo-style cards, which suits the icebreaker games below.
Call the numbers with the tambola number caller
The tambola number caller calls every number from 1 to 90 once each, in a random order, so nobody shuffles paper slips. It can call automatically at the speed you pick, speak the numbers in English or Hindi, read the traditional rhymes, show the call board and the last five calls, and go full screen for a TV. It lists the usual prizes, and it saves the game in the browser, so a reload does not lose the numbers already called.
Guests do not join the caller by link. If you want phones to play along, use the online game on the party games page; for a classic in-person kitty, a laptop on the table and a TV or loud speaker is enough. None of the tambola theme ideas above needs anything more.
Kitty party games beyond tambola
Tambola is the main event, but a three-hour kitty needs short games between rounds. The main list is in the kitty party games guide, and a Hindi version you can read out is in kitty party games in Hindi. Three printable ones go well with the kitty party theme ideas above:
- Handbag bingo: guests search their own purses for 80 items, which suits the Queen’s Handbag and Shopping Divas months.
- Chai and chatter bingo: conversation squares for a group where half the members have never met.
- One minute games: quick challenges with things from the kitchen, good for the gaps while the host reloads the prizes.
A balanced evening alternates: a round of tambola, a one-minute game, lunch, handbag bingo, a second tambola and a last photo round. Keep each activity under 20 minutes and finish with the biggest prize. Whatever the games, the monthly kitty party themes tie the evening together.
Choose your first of the kitty party tambola themes
You do not need all twelve at once. Look at the next month on your calendar, open the matching tickets, copy the dress code and the prize idea into the group chat and set the speed on the caller. One good meeting makes the next of the kitty party tambola themes easy to sell, and by the end of the year your group will have its own favorite monthly kitty party themes and a prize cupboard to match.
Frequently asked questions
10 quick answers
What are good kitty party tambola themes?
The most popular kitty party tambola themes follow festivals: Lohri, Holi, Teej, Navratri, Karwa Chauth, Diwali and Christmas. Mood themes such as Kitty Queen, Bollywood Night or Chai, Chaat and Chatter work in any month. Each theme in the calendar links to free tickets that match it.
How do I plan monthly kitty party themes for a whole year?
Write the twelve months in the group chat with a host for each, take the theme from the calendar and move festivals such as Diwali or Navratri to the month they fall in that year. Fill any gap with a mood theme like Kitty Queen or Bollywood Night.
How many tickets should each member get?
Two tickets per member is the best balance for kitty party themes of any month. The simulation shows a game with 15 members and two tickets each reaches the full house at about call 72, which is roughly ten minutes at eight seconds per call.
How long does a kitty party tambola game take?
A single game to the full house usually takes about 9 to 10 minutes at one call every 8 seconds. Even if a game went through all 90 calls it would take 12 minutes at that speed. Plan 30 minutes for three rounds with different kitty party tambola ideas and prize sets.
How do I split the prize money among six prizes?
A simple split is 10 percent for the Early Five, 12 percent each for the three lines, 14 percent for four corners and 40 percent for the full house. A pot of 3,000 rupees then gives 300, 360, 360, 360, 420 and 1,200 rupees in gift value.
What is a bogey in tambola?
A bogey is a false claim, when a member calls for a prize but one of her numbers has not been called. The usual kitty rule is that she sits out that prize. Check every claim against the called numbers before giving the gift.
What if two members claim a prize on the same call?
It is common, especially for the Early Five. Either give both members the gift, keeping two spare small gifts, or decide with a quick lucky draw. Announce the rule before the first call so nobody feels cheated.
Can I put my kitty group name on the tickets?
Yes, for any theme kitty party tambola set. The tambola ticket generator lets you type a title, add member names, choose colors and add a footer line, then print a PDF. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded, and no sign-up is needed.
Where can I find more kitty party theme ideas and tambola theme ideas?
Browse the 25 illustrated sets on the theme tambola page, read the kitty party games guides for the in-between games, and use the bonus numbers table above to tie any date to a call.
Is playing tambola for cash prizes allowed?
Rules about games played for money differ by country and state, so check the rules where you live. Many kitty clubs avoid the question by playing for gifts, vouchers or a shared hamper and not for cash. We cannot give legal advice.