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Tombola Game Rules
TombolaistheItalianversionofBingo.However,unliketheAmericanversion,whereyoucanmakeBingohorizontally,vertically,ordiagonally, InTombola,onlyhorizontallycounts. Oneachcardthereare3rowsand9columns.Ineachrow,only5ofthe9columnsareoccupiedbyanumber.Theothercolumnsareintentionally leftblank. Column1containsnumbersfrom110, Column3containsnumbersfrom2130, Column2containsnumbersfrom1120, Column9containsnumbersfrom8190. Numbersarepulledoutofarotatingdrum,or,withhomegames,abag.Thepersonwhopullsthenumberoutofthedrumiscalledthe tombolone.Thetomboloneusesamastercardonwhichthenumbersfrom190arewritteninsequentialorder. Thetomboloneproceedstopullandannouncenumbersfromtherotatingdrumoneatatime.He/shewillthentypicallyannouncethenumberin Italian(andsometimesinEnglish,dependingontheaudience).Eachnumbertypicallyalsohasalittlenameorrhymethatgoesalongwithit, whichthetombolonewillalsoannounce.Forexample:Ifthenumber25iscalled,thenthetombolonewillshoutoutVenticinqueNatale.(The connectionbeing25isthedateofChristmas,whichinItalianisNatale.)Ifthenumber33iscalled,thenthetombolonewillshoutoutTrentatre LlanneGesuCristo.(TheconnectionhereisthatJesuslivedonEarthfor33years.) Aseachnumberiscalledout,playerscoverthatnumberontheircards.Mosttombolasetsthatyoucanbuycomewithlittleplasticbeans,or fagioli.(Youcanevenuserealbeansifyourunoutoftheplasticones.) Tombolaistraditionallyplayedformoney.Eachcardcostsasetamount(10or25).Playerscanpurchaseasmanycardsastheywish,exceptfor thetombolone,whomustpurchase6cards.Thetotalpotwillbedividedinto5smallerprizes.Eachprizegoestothewinnerofthe5individual roundswhichmakeupacompletetombolagame. The5roundsofatombolagameare: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Ambo:1stpersontocover2numbersinarow Terno:1stpersontocover3numbersinarow Quaderno:1stpersontocover4numbersinarow Quinto:1stpersontocover5numbersinarow Tombola:1stpersontocoverall15numbersonthecard
Whenonepersonhascovered2outofthe5numbersinahorizontalrow,he/shewillcalloutAmbo.Thenthegamestopsandthepersoncollects his/herprize.Thegamecontinues,withprizesarecollectedforthewinnersoftheTerno,Quaderno,andQuintorounds. Thepersonwhofinallycoversallofthenumbersonhis/hercardcallsoutTombola,andisconsideredthewinnerofthegame.(Usuallythepotfor theTombolaroundislargerthanthoseoftheotherrounds.)
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Tombola Number Meanings
Neapolitan Italian English The names are not consistent across different versions of the game, so the / indicates alternate names
1 L'Italia L'Italia Italy 6 Chella ca guarda 'nterra Quella che guarda a terra Part of womans body that always looks down 11 'E suricille
2 A piccerella La bambina Little girl 7 O' vaso e creta Il vaso di creta/i sette peccati mortali Chamber Pot/seven mortal sins
I soldati Soldiers
3 'A gatta La gatta/il gobbo/lo storto Cat/hunchback 8 'A Madonna La Madonna Our Lady 13 Sant'Antuono
4 'O puorco Il maiale/la sedia Pig/chair 9 'A discennenza La figliolanza Offspring 14 'O 'mbriacone
5 'A mana La mano Hand 10 'E fasule I fagioli/lasino Beans/donkey 15 O guaglione
I topolini Mice
12 'E surdate
Sant'Antonio St Anthony
L'ubriacone The drunk
Il ragazzo/il re The boy/king
16 'O culo Il culo/il sedere Bottom/butt 21 'A femmena annura
La donna nuda Naked woman
17 'A disgrazia La disgrazia Bad luck 22 'O pazzo
Il pazzo The madman
18 'O sango Il sangue Blood 23 O' scemo
Lo scemo Fool
19 'A risata La risata/San Giuseppe Laughter/St Joseph 24 'E gguardie Le
guardie The cops
20 'A festa La festa Feast 25 Natale
Natale Christmas
26 Nannarella Anna Little Annie 31 'O padrone e case Il padrone di casa Landlord 36 'E castagnelle
Le nacchere/le caramelle Castanets/candy
27 'O cntero Il vaso da notte/lanimale Chamber pot/animal 32 'O capitone Il capitone Big-headed 37 O' monaco
Il monaco Monk
28 'E zizze I seni Breasts/tits 33 Ll'anne e Cristo Gli anni di Cristo Christ's age 38 'E mazzate
Le bastonate Blows
28 'O pate d''e criature Il padre dei bambini The father of the children 34 'A capa 'e morte Il teschio/la testa Head 39 A funa 'ncanna
La fune al collo/la corda al collo At gun point/rope around the neck
30 'E palle d'o tenente Le palle del tenente Lieutenant's balls 35 L'aucelluzzo L'uccellino/il ladro Birdy/thief 40 'A paposcia
L'ernia/la neve Hernia/snow
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41 'O curtiello Il coltello Knife 46 'E denare 42 'O ccafe' Il caffe' Coffee 47 O muorto 43 'A femmena fore 'o barcone Donna al balcone Woman on her balcony
pparla Il morto che parla The talking dead man
44 'E cancelle Le carceri Jail 49 'O piezzo 'e carne
45 'O vino bbuono Il vino buono Good wine 50 'O pane
I soldi/il pomodoro Money/tomato
Il morto Dead man
48 'O muorto che
Il pezzo di carne A piece of meat
Il pane Bread
51 'O ciardino Il giardino Courtyard 56 'A caduta La caduta The fall 61 'O cacciatore Il cacciatore Hunter 66 'E ddoje zite Le due zitelle Two old maids 71 Ll'omme 'e mmerda
L'uomo di merda The shitty man
52 'A mamma La mamma Mother 57 'O scartellato Il gobbetto Hunchback 62 'O muorto acciso L'assassinato The murdered man 67 'O purpo int''a chitarra Il polipo nella chitarra The squid in the guitar 72 'A meraviglia
La meraviglia Astonishment
53 'O viecchio Il vecchio Old man 58 'A mappata Il fagotto Bundle 63 'A sposa La sposa Bride 68 'A zuppa cotta La minestra cotta Soup 73 'Ospitale
L'ospedale Hospital
54 'O cappiello Il cappello Hat 59 'E pile/a casa I peli/il gallinaccio/la casa Hair 64 'A sciammeria La marsina/il giaccone Dress-coat 69 Sott''e 'ncoppa Sotto sopra Upside-down 74 'A rotta
La grotta Cave
55 'A musica La musica Music 60 Se lamenta Si lamenta The moaner 65 'O chianto Il pianto Weeping 70 'O palazzo Il palazzo Building
Pullecenella Pulcinella Punchinello/Punch
75
76 'A funtana La fontana Fountain 81 'E sciure I fiori Flowers
La bottega Drugstore
77 'E riavulille I diavoletti/le corna/le cambe delle donne Devils/horns/womens legs 82 'A tavula 'mbandita La tavola imbandita The laden table
I pidocchi Lice
78 'A puttana La prostituta The prostitute 83 'O maletiempo Il maltempo Bad weather
I caciocavalli Cheeses
79 'O mariuolo Il ladro Thief 84 'A cchiesa La chiesa Church
La vecchia The old lady
80 'A vocca La bocca Mouth 85 Ll'anema 'o priatorio Le anime del purgatorio The souls of purgatory
la paura Fear
86 'A puteca
87 'E perucchie
88 'E casecavalle
89 'A vecchia
90 'A paura
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