Want housie game for varietal
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):
- Tirthankar Housie – based on 24 Tirthankars
- Panch Parmeshthi Housie – Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya, Sadhu
- Festivals & Vrats Housie – Paryushan, Daslakshan, Ayambil, Oli, etc.
- 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):
- Arihant
- Siddha
- Acharya
- Upadhyaya
- Sadhu
- Samyak Darshan
- Samyak Gyan
- Samyak Charitra
- Ahimsa
- Satya
- Achaurya (Asteya)
- Brahmacharya
- Aparigrah
- Paryushan
- Das Lakshan
- Samayik
- Pratikraman
- Paap Sthans (18)
- Nava Tattva
- Jiva
- Ajiva
- punya
- paap
- ashrav
- samvar
- nirjara
- 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:
- 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:
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.