Kitty Queen Tambola Tickets

Kitty queen tambola is the monthly kitty party game with a crown on it: each ticket has a crown, a mirror, heels, a clutch and jewelry, and six royal prize names from Quick Queen to the Kitty Queen full house. Below you will find the free pack, the online game, a prize ladder, a planner for 10 to 30 members and a run sheet that fits a three-hour kitty.

Crowns, heels and a little sparkle

Tambola has been the backbone of the monthly kitty for as long as most of us can remember. The only thing that changes from month to month is the theme, the outfits and who is hosting. Kitty Queen Tambola gives your group a ticket that finally matches the dressing up.

The design has a notched, ticket-stub border with a “Kitty Party” medallion at the top. Instead of three plain rows, the fifteen numbers sit in five glamorous pictures:

• Crown: for the queen of the afternoon.
• Mirror: the hand mirror for that last check of the bindi.
• Heels: because nobody comes to kitty in slippers.
• Clutch: the small evening bag that holds only a phone and a lipstick.
• Jewellery: diamonds and rings, drawn with plenty of shine.

Every picture holds three numbers. A set of six tickets uses 1 to 90 once each, so a group of twelve or eighteen ladies gets a clean, fair spread.

Ready-to-print Kitty Queen Tambola pack

12 different picture tickets (2 on each A4 page) with a caller sheet, a prize sheet and a rules page. Print it as it is, or press Create your tambola ticket above for more tickets and your own party name.

Download the free PDF

How the Kitty Queen prizes work

There are six prizes, and two of them involve the Crown picture, so that is the one to watch. Here is what each one needs:

• Quick Queen: the first lady to mark any five numbers on her ticket.
• Mirror Mirror: all three Mirror numbers struck.
• Crown Jewel: all three Crown numbers struck.
• Party Ready: both Heels and Clutch finished, six numbers.
• Royal Look: Crown and Jewellery together. A player who has just won Crown Jewel only needs the three Jewellery numbers to take this too.
• Kitty Queen Full House: all fifteen numbers on the ticket.

A small tip for the hostess: announce the prize being played before each burst of calling. It keeps the group focused and gives everyone a reason to lean in.

Planning a royal kitty

A kitty party, for anyone new to the idea, is a regular get-together of friends where each member puts money into a shared pot, the “kitty”, and one member takes it home each time. Games, food and a theme are what make the afternoon. The Wikipedia article on kitty parties has a short history if you are curious.

Timing

Most kitties meet over lunch or late afternoon tea. Play the kitty queen tambola after the first round of snacks, before the kitty draw. That way the draw becomes the grand finale. For evening kitties, aim to start the game by seven so it ends before dinner is served.

A dress code with a crown on top

• “Royal Rani”: jewel tones, statement necklaces and a paper crown at the door.
• “Black and bling”: all black outfits with one piece of sparkling jewelry.
• “Heels and handbags”: everyone shows off their best pair and clutch for a quick ramp walk.

Prize ideas

Match the gift to the picture. A tiara headband for Crown Jewel. A compact mirror for Mirror Mirror. A pair of earrings or a bangle set for Royal Look. Nail paints, a small clutch or a pedicure voucher for Party Ready. For the Full House, a crown-shaped cake topper and a box of chocolates, or a contribution from the group towards something special.

Seating

Set a “throne” chair for the hostess or the birthday girl of the month. Everyone else sits around the drawing room with a clipboard or a tray so tickets stay flat while they mark.

Play Kitty Queen tambola online

Members traveling or stuck at home can still join in. Create a game, share the link in your kitty WhatsApp group, and each lady opens her ticket on her phone. The caller runs on its own timer, reading numbers aloud if you choose, and tickets mark themselves. Every claim comes to the host screen to be checked. Put the TV view on the big screen; latecomers can scan its QR code to jump in.

Make it a Kitty Queen crowning

Here is a twist many groups enjoy. Whoever wins Crown Jewel wears a paper crown for the rest of the game. If she also wins the Full House, she is crowned Kitty Queen of the month and picks next month’s theme. If someone else takes the Full House, the crown passes to her, so there is a little friendly rivalry right until the last number.

Printing tip: the custom title and party name let you put your group’s name on every ticket, such as “Saturday Sakhiyan” (sakhi means a close female friend). Color looks best with the gold and pink artwork. Choose two per page for comfort or four per page for a big group.

For classic number tickets and more kitty games, visit our kitty party tambola tickets and game ideas. Next month, try the Queen’s Handbag tambola or the Bling and Bangles tambola, or browse the complete theme tambola range.

Why kitty queen tambola works for your kitty party

A kitty party is a monthly meeting where each member contributes to a pool and one member receives it in turn, so the group sees the same faces for years. A game that crowns someone every month suits that rhythm: the full house winner becomes the Kitty Queen for the afternoon, and the title can even pass to next month’s hostess.

The pictures were chosen to feel like a dressing table: a crown for the winner, a mirror for the selfie, heels for the outing, a clutch for the evening and jewelry for the finishing touch. They also give the caller natural things to say between numbers, which keeps a long kitty lively without extra effort.

That is why kitty queen tambola is easy to run: the pictures need no explanation, and the prizes give the host plenty to announce, and that makes the first five minutes of kitty queen tambola easy for the host.

How to play kitty queen tambola step by step

The rules of kitty queen tambola are the rules of ordinary tambola, with pictures instead of rows. Here is the whole game in six steps, using the prize names printed on the sheet:

1. Hand out the tickets. Give each player one ticket and read the prize list aloud, starting with Quick Queen and ending with Kitty Queen Full House.
2. Call the numbers. The host calls numbers from 1 to 90 in random order, or lets the online game call them.
3. Mark your pictures. Each player strikes off the numbers on their ticket, and each picture holds three of them.
4. Claim a prize. The first player to complete a pattern shouts the prize name, such as “Royal Look!”, before the next number is called.
5. Check the claim. The host reads the numbers back against the caller sheet. A wrong claim loses that ticket the prize.
6. Finish with the full house. The game ends when a player marks all fifteen numbers and wins Kitty Queen Full House.

New players learn kitty queen tambola in about two minutes, because the pictures show them what to look for. If the group has never played tambola, our guide on how to play tambola explains the classic version.

Kitty queen tambola: the prize ladder in numbers

Every prize in kitty queen tambola needs a different number of marked numbers, so the prizes arrive in a predictable order. We simulated 3,000 games with 18 tickets, which is 3 sets of six, and recorded the call on which each prize was first completed. The table shows the median, with the middle half of games alongside:

With 18 tickets the first five arrives on about call 13, and the full house on about call 74, so the whole ladder runs over 61 calls, or about 10 minutes at 10 seconds a call. A one-picture prize arrives around call 32, and a two-picture prize around call 53, so most of the excitement happens in the middle of the game. When you plan kitty queen tambola, announce the prizes in the order they are likely to be won, and keep the biggest for last.

Kitty party tambola tickets: how many to print and how long a game lasts

This planner answers the question behind kitty party tambola tickets: how many to print and how long the game lasts. For a kitty party, the right number of tickets depends on how many guests want to play. This planner rounds up to whole sets of six and uses the same simulation as above for each size of group. One ticket for each player is the usual choice, and you can print a few spares for latecomers:

For 10 guests, print 12 tickets (2 sets of six) and expect the full house around call 76, which is about 12.7 minutes of calling. For 30 guests you need 30 tickets and the full house arrives around call 72.

The bigger the group, the earlier each prize is won, because more tickets are in play: the first five comes on call 14 with 10 guests but on call 12 with 30. That is why kitty queen tambola stays quick even at a large kitty party, and why it suits a short slot in the program.

What one ticket looks like during kitty queen tambola

A ticket holds 15 of the 90 numbers, which is one sixth of them, so on average it has one sixth of the numbers called so far marked. By call 30 a typical ticket has 5 of its 15 numbers marked:

That is the average ticket, though. With 18 tickets in play, the best ticket reaches five marked numbers on call 13, and the best ticket completes all fifteen on call 74, long before an average ticket does. This gap between the average and the best ticket explains why the prizes in kitty queen tambola are won so much earlier than the table above suggests.

A ready-made run sheet for kitty queen tambola

Here is a run sheet for kitty queen tambola that fits 110 minutes. The times are suggestions; stretch the snack break or shorten a round to suit your kitty party.

The tambola rounds take 55 of the 110 minutes, which leaves room for food, photos and conversation. If you only have half the time, play one round and keep kitty queen tambola for the full house, since the biggest prize makes the best ending.

Prize ideas for kitty queen tambola: a gift for every pattern

Match the gift to the pattern: small gifts for the quick prizes and the best gift for the full house. These ideas fit a kitty party:

Decor and dress ideas to go with the prizes:

• Paper crowns for every guest, with a golden one kept aside for the winner
• A mirror or selfie frame on the prize table
• Dress code: heels and a clutch
• Gold and pink table confetti

Keep the prizes simple, wrap them in the theme colors and put them on a table where everyone can see them before the first call. A prize table in view keeps interest high all through kitty queen tambola.

Kitty party housie: three twists to try

Here is how kitty party housie can be varied. A small twist makes the game feel planned. Pick one, or use all three across the rounds of kitty queen tambola, and kitty queen tambola stays quick whichever you choose.

Queen for a day

The full house winner chooses the theme for next month’s kitty and keeps the crown until then.

Selfie challenge

Anyone who completes the Mirror picture must take a group selfie before claiming the prize.

Royal decree

Each prize winner makes one silly rule for the next round, such as “no using names, only nicknames”.

If you like kitty queen tambola, you may also enjoy Queens Handbag Tambola, Chai Chaat Chatter Tambola, Shopping Divas Tambola, or browse the whole theme tambola collection.