The Caller/Dealer calls the randomly generated number/cue one at a time. Pay proper attention to the numbers that are being called. If a number called by Caller appears on your ticket, tap on the number to mark it. Carefully keep track of the called numbers that are on your ticket. Similarly, all other players mark off the numbers on their tickets as the numbers are called by the Caller. The winner being the first person to mark off all their numbers of a winning combination. A player can have more than one winning combinations on a single ticket. If a particular winning combination has been successfully claimed, it cannot be claimed again.
Table Types:
Tambola offers different types of tables to suit different types of players.
Public Table
This is the default game mode that Tambola offers. In this gamemode, you are matched with random people who are also playing on Public Tables and compete to win. To join a public table, simply click on the “Play” button in the main, select how many tickets you want to play with and start playing!
Tambola party
You can create your own private Tambola party and invite friends to join the party. Launch Tambola and select Party. Now you will see two options: Create and Join.
To create a party, select Create. Select the ticket price and select Proceed. Your own Tambola table is created and now you can invite your Facebook friends. After inviting your friends, close the friends list. You will see Party ID and password. Pass this information to your friends whom you allow to join your table.
Click Join to join any existing party. Now you will see two options: Friend’s Party and Enter Code.
Friend’s Party. To join a party created by your facebook friend, select Friend’s Party. Select the party that you want to join. Also, if a Facebook friend invites you to join his party, you will get message notification on the Tambola screen. Click the message and you will join the table.
Enter Code.If you have Party ID and password, select Enter Code. Enter the required information. You will be able to join the party.
When you create a Tambola Party, the collection from sale of the tickets will be distributed to the winners. Besides winning chips, you can announce your own prizes for the winners. The winners are: early five, four corners, top line, middle line, bottom line and full house.
Event
Be on the lookout for Events. These are special game modes that last for a limited time and usually offer huge rewards for the winners. Be it weekly, seasonal, promotional, etc., events occasionally take place in the game. Whenever there is an event taking place, a button will appear in the main menu, clicking on which will take you to the event table.
Sponsored Events
While most events require an entry fee and the rewards are in the form of in-game currency, there are sponsored events that are free for the players to enter, and reward the winners with actual real gifts, like a phone, or bike, and so on. So don’t miss out on Sponsored events and stand a chance to win something amazing!
Tambola Tickets
Each player can choose to play with 1, 2 or 3 tickets. A beginner should begin with 1 ticket. Each ticket costs some Virtual money (chips). The more experienced players play with 2 or 3 tickets. It requires more skill and speed to play with multiple tickets, but it also multiplies your chances to claim the winning combinations.
The Tambola ticket or card has 3 horizontal rows/lines and 9 vertical columns with a total of 27 boxes. Each line has 5 numbers on it and four boxes are left blank. Thus a ticket has a total on 15 numbers. The first vertical column can have numbers from 1 to 9, the second column from 11 to 19, the third column from 21 to 29, and so on and the last column can have numbers from 81 to 90.