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Different Styles of Playing Tambola/Houzee

The popular game of tambola housie can be played in various styles to do away with normal monotonous game. One of the popular style othen than the normal housie is reverse housie. Players have to strike a reverse of the number being called.

Styles

Various ways, variations to play Tambola Housie

1) Classic
Classic way to play Tambola.
Dividends: Classic Dividends
Rules: Classic Rules
2) Reverse
This is just a reverse of regular housie game, where all the numbers are suppose to hit in reverse. I.e when a caller calls 45: Player will cut 54, when a caller calls 67: Player will cut 76 and so on.
Dividends: Classic Dividends
Rules: The caller and players both have to be very attentive in this game. The caller should be at distance from players so that players can't see caller's number board. The caller should not repeat numbers.
3) Call your number
Each player (one by one) will call a number of their choice, which they will cut if they have that number in their card/ticket. The winning person will be the one who calls Housie Number.
Dividends: Classic Dividends
Rules: The caller and players both have to be very attentive in this game. The caller should be at distance from players so that players can't see caller's number board. The caller should not repeat numbers.
4) Pass the ticket
All players will sit in a circle or around the table. Each time, when the caller calls a number they shall pass their ticket to the next person sitting to them. If A B C D are playing, The callers calls single number 4. A, B, C and D will search the number 4 in there respective tickets and cut it (if no. 4 is present) and pass the ticket to next one. (A will pass to B, B will pass to C, C will pass to D and D will pass to A). And the game will go on like this. When the caller calls winning number the one who is holding winning ticket will be winner.
Dividends: Classic Dividends
Rules: The caller and players both have to be very attentive in this game. The caller should be at distance from players so that players can't see caller's number board. The caller should not repeat numbers.
5) Plus One
Host calls out a number and player has to strike next number e.g. if host calls 51 then player has to strike 52. For number 90, number 1 should be striked.
Dividends: Classic Dividends
Rules: A game can include plus one, minus one or both (when multiple tickets in a sheet/set).
6) Minus One
Host calls out a number and player has to strike previous number e.g. if host calls 53 then player has to strike 51. For number 1, number 90 should be striked.
Dividends: Classic Dividends
Rules: A game can include plus one, minus one or both (when multiple tickets in a sheet/set).