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    Want housie game for varietal

    6 months ago 128

    You can easily make a Jain-themed Housie (Tambola) game for your varietal program. Here’s a simple idea you can use and print.

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    1. Decide the Type of Jain Housie

    You can choose any one theme (or mix them):

    1. Tirthankar Housie – based on 24 Tirthankars
    2. Panch Parmeshthi Housie – Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya, Sadhu
    3. Festivals & Vrats Housie – Paryushan, Daslakshan, Ayambil, Oli, etc.
    4. General Jain Knowledge Housie – mixed questions and answers

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    2. Simple Method (Number + Jain Clue)

    Keep normal 1–90 numbers, but when caller calls the number, also say a Jain clue.

    Example:

    • 1 – “Namokar Mantra starts with ‘Namo’”
    • 5 – “Panch Parmeshthi are 5”
    • 12 – “Chaudh Gunasthan (14 stages) – 1 + 2 = 3, 3 gunasthan: Mithyātva Samyagdrishti” (or keep simpler as per your crowd)
    • 24 – “24 Tirthankars”
    • 35 – “12 Vratas + 5 Mahavrat + 18 Paap = 35 (can explain lightly or skip if too deep)”
    • 48 – “Ashtprakari Pooja (8 types) – 4 + 8 = 12 → 12 bhavnas, simple memory trick”
    • 84 – “Chauraasi (84 lakh yoni) – sansar yatra”

    Participants still win Early Five, First Line, Second Line, Third Line, Full Housie etc., but they also hear Jain concepts.

    You just need:

    • Normal housie tickets
    • A list of 1–90 Jain clues for the announcer

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    3. Pure Jain-Concept Housie (No Numbers)

    Here, instead of numbers, tickets have Jain items, and caller picks chits with the same items.

    Example item list (you can print as boxes):

    1. Arihant
    2. Siddha
    3. Acharya
    4. Upadhyaya
    5. Sadhu
    6. Samyak Darshan
    7. Samyak Gyan
    8. Samyak Charitra
    9. Ahimsa
    10. Satya
    11. Achaurya (Asteya)
    12. Brahmacharya
    13. Aparigrah
    14. Paryushan
    15. Das Lakshan
    16. Samayik
    17. Pratikraman
    18. Paap Sthans (18)
    19. Nava Tattva
    20. Jiva
    21. Ajiva
    22. punya
    23. paap
    24. ashrav
    25. samvar
    26. nirjara
    27. moksha

    …you can extend to 40–60 items.

    How to play:

    • Make tickets of 15 items each (like normal housie: 3 rows × 5 words).
    • Caller has chits with the same words in a bowl.
    • Caller picks one chit and announces:
    “Arihant – the one who has destroyed inner enemies (kashays).”
    • Players cross it on their ticket.
    • Prizes: First Line, Second Line, Third Line, Corners, Full House, etc.

    This is very good for children and youth to learn words.

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    4. Quick Ready-Made Template (You Can Copy & Print)

    Sample Ticket (words only)

    Row 1: Arihant | Samayik | Ahimsa | Jiva | Paryushan Row 2: Siddha | Pratikraman | Satya | Ajiva | Das Lakshan Row 3: Acharya | Aparigrah | Nava Tattva | Moksha | Paap

    Sample Caller Chits (with one-line meaning)

    • Arihant – Kevali Bhagwan with destroyed inner enemies (krodh, maan, maya, lobh)
    • Siddha – Liberated souls at Siddhashila
    • Acharya – Head of sadhus
    • Upadhyaya – Guru who teaches agams
    • Sadhu – One who has taken 5 Mahavrats
    • Samayik – 48-minute practice of equanimity
    • Pratikraman – Repentance and reflection on our faults
    • Ahimsa – Not hurting any living being by mind, speech, or body
    • Satya – Truthful speech that does not hurt anyone
    • Aparigrah – Limiting possessions and desires
    • Jiva – Soul with consciousness
    • Ajiva – Non-living substances
    • Nava Tattva – 9 fundamentals: jiva, ajiva, ashrav, bandha, samvar, nirjara, moksha, punya, paap
    • Paryushan – Festival of forgiveness and self-purification
    • Das Lakshan – 10 virtues like Uttam Kshama, Mardav, etc.
    • Moksha – Final liberation from birth & death cycle

    You can expand or simplify as per your audience.

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    5. Making It Fun in Varietal

    • Keep small prizes: chocolates, pens, Jain picture stickers, small books.
    • Ask children to announce the chits and meanings – they learn and enjoy.
    • Keep 1–2 bonus questions between calls, like:
    “Who can tell Nava Tattva?” – give a spot prize.

    This way your housie game will be:

    • Entertaining
    • Easy to conduct
    • Also full of Jain gyan and values

    If you tell me the age group and time duration, I can suggest one ready full-set format (with prize ideas) that fits your program.

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