Tambola is India’s favourite housie game where you tick off numbers on a ticket and claim prizes like Early Five, Lines and Full House. Learn how to play, explore the game modes and start playing with Gamostar’s free games.
Learn, practise, play
Tambola is India’s favourite housie game where you tick off numbers on a ticket and claim prizes like Early Five, Lines and Full House. It is played by 2–100 players and works perfectly on mobile, which is why so many people play Tambola online.
Playing Tambola online means you can start a game in seconds, join tables with friends or players worldwide and practise whenever you like. Below you will find how to play Tambola, the game modes, tips to win and answers to common questions.
Each ticket has 3 rows and 9 columns with 15 numbers in total.
The caller draws numbers from 1 to 90 at random.
Tick the numbers on your ticket as they are called — or auto-mark them.
Claim Early Five, Top/Middle/Bottom Line, Corners or Full House when your ticket qualifies.
The first valid claim for each prize wins. The game ends when the Full House is claimed.
90 numbers, 3×9 ticket, standard prize claims.
Quicker number calls for short rounds.
Buy multiple tickets and play scheduled rooms.
Play Tambola online with friends and family on video calls.
Leaderboards for total winnings.
Play a few tickets to increase your chances — but only as many as you can follow.
Claim quickly — only the first valid claim wins each prize.
Use auto-mark if you play many tickets.
Tambola (also called Housie) is a bingo-style game with 90 numbers and prizes like Early Five, Lines and Full House.
Yes, you can play Tambola online free with virtual coins.
Full House is when all 15 numbers on a ticket are called; it usually ends the game.
Yes. Tambola is a mobile-friendly game — tap the store buttons above to see Gamostar’s games on Google Play and the App Store.
Yes. Gamostar develops custom and white label Tambola games — see our Tambola game development page.
Looking to build a game like this? See Tambola Game Development.
Tap a store button and start playing.