Features
Everything a tambola night needs — and nothing to print
PlayTambola.Live puts the caller on your big screen and a ticket on every phone, then lets the server check every win. Here is every feature, grouped by who uses it.
For the host
Set it up your way
One host account, a few choices, and the game is ready to open on a big screen.
Sign up with email or Google
Create a host account with email and password, or continue with Google. Verify your email once and you can host.
Pick the prizes in play
Choose from 8 prize categories and decide how many times each one can be won — on different numbers.
Set the capacity
Use a preset of 10, 25, 50 or 100 players, type a custom number, or go to the maximum of 200.
Auto-start
Let the game start on its own once a set number of players has joined.
Helpful play options
Turn on highlighting of called numbers, and choose whether players may mark numbers that were called earlier.
Seats, receipts, history
Free up to 5 players. Bigger games use seats from your balance, with transaction history and PDF receipts in the app.
On the big screen
Made to be read from the back of the hall
Open the host view on a TV, projector or laptop. It does the calling, the cheering and the scorekeeping.
Lobby with a join QR
A large QR code and game code on screen. Players appear as they join, so you know when the room is ready.
Every call, spoken aloud
Each number is animated, shown huge and spoken with a witty one-liner about the number, generated by AI. Text-to-speech runs on the host screen only.
Tension meter
“N players need 1 number” — the whole room sees how close the next win is.
Live highlights
Highlights on the big screen keep the room talking as the game builds.
Winner spotlight
Confetti and a spotlight the moment the server confirms a win.
Results screen
Winners for every prize, plus Fastest Full House, Luckiest Ticket, Most Daubs and Closest Miss.
For players
A phone, a name — that’s it
Nothing to download and nothing to remember. Players open the game in their phone browser and play.
No app, no login
Players join in the browser with just a name. No install, no account, no password.
Scan or type the code
Scan the QR on the big screen, or type the game code if the screen is far away.
A proper 3×9 ticket
Every player gets a standard tambola ticket — 15 numbers, 5 per row — generated by the server.
Tap to mark
Tap numbers as they are called. Only numbers that were actually called can be marked.
Phones stay quiet
The calls are spoken on the big screen only, so the room hears one clear voice.
Share the result
At the end players see the results and can share a result link.
Fairness & trust
No arguments over a Full House
The server calls, records and checks everything, so nobody has to take anybody’s word for it.
Random calls from 1–90
The server picks every number at random, and everyone sees the same call at the same time.
Only called numbers count
A ticket can only be marked with numbers that were actually called.
Wins checked by the server
As soon as a ticket completes a prize, the server records the win and the big screen celebrates it. No shouting “Full House!”.
Fair co-winners
Everyone who completes a prize on the same number wins together.
Honest seat accounting
Seats are held during the game, released if a player leaves, and used only when the game completes. They never expire.
Entertainment only
No one pays to join, no money is staked or won, and prize names are recognition labels with no monetary value. 18+.
Languages & themes
English or हिन्दी. Light or dark.
Pick what suits your room — a dark screen for a dim banquet hall, light for a bright lawn.
English & हिन्दी
The app is available in English and Hindi, so every guest can follow along.
Light & dark themes
Both themes are designed for the big screen and the phone alike.
8 prize categories
From Early Five to Full House
The host picks which prizes are in play and how many times each can be won. Six are on by default.
- 1On by defaultEarly Fiveअर्ली फाइव
- 2On by defaultTop Lineऊपर की लाइन
- 3On by defaultMiddle Lineबीच की लाइन
- 4On by defaultBottom Lineनीचे की लाइन
- 5On by defaultFour Cornersचार कोने
- 6On by defaultFull Houseफुल हाउस
- 7OptionalPairsजोड़ी
- 8OptionalAll Zerosऑल ज़ीरो
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