Diwali Games Online — Tambola, Antakshari, Quiz & 22 More
Everything your Diwali get-together needs after the diyas are lit — on the phones already in the room. All 30 games are free to play, with no sign-up needed.
Diwali evenings follow a rhythm: pooja, sweets, and then the family settles in for games. This page runs the whole games segment from one phone — the Tambola caller announces numbers over the chatter, Antakshari deals the letters, and the one-minute games keep the kids busy between rounds.
Every game is free, needs no download and works on any phone. Cast to the TV for the full-family rounds, or pass one phone around the circle.
🎟️Tambola & Housie for Diwali
The number caller announces, the ticket generator prints — the classic Diwali round.
🎤Antakshari — festive songs, team vs team
Random letters in 10 Indian languages; end your songs on hard letters!
🪔The Diwali Quiz
How well does the family really know the festival? 30 questions, three difficulty levels.
🎬Dumb charades, Diwali edition
Bollywood and Hollywood titles to act out — no words allowed.
⏱️One-minute games
The kitty-party format: 60 seconds per player, whole room watching.
🌸Rangoli competition
The theme picker deals a brief, palette and timer — judging card included.
🃏Card night — points, never money
The taash tradition as family play: live tables on your own phones, zero stakes.
🧒Diwali games for kids
Keep the young ones playing while the adults talk.
💼Diwali games for the office
Big-group games that work in a conference room or on the projector.
How to plan a Diwali game night (a real running order)
For a family evening of 8–15 people, this order works: 7:00 — as guests settle, hand out Tambola tickets (print them free with the ticket generator) and run the first round at 7:20; Early Five, one line and Full House keeps it to ~25 minutes. 7:45 — Antakshari in two teams, 30–40 minutes; the screen deals letters and keeps score. 8:30 — dinner, with the Diwali Quiz on the TV for anyone still at the table. 9:15 — dumb charades or a rangoli round for the competitive stretch. 10:00 — the lucky draw on the Wheel of Names, then a final Full House Tambola round for the big prize. Groups over 20: run Tambola and the quiz as whole-room games and split everything else into two parallel circles.
What if the group does not share one language?
Antakshari here deals letters in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati and English — run one round per language present. Tambola, the quiz, charades and every picker tool are language-neutral: numbers, acting and taps need no translation.
❓Diwali Party Games — FAQ
Which games are played at Diwali?
The classics are Tambola (Housie) with everyone on tickets, Antakshari in teams, dumb charades with Bollywood movies, a Diwali quiz, card games like Indian Rummy played for points, and one-minute games for prizes. All of them run free on this page with the phone as the host.
How do we run Tambola at home?
Print tickets with the free ticket generator (or send each player a screenshot), then open the Tambola number caller on a TV or one loud phone. It calls numbers with the classic nicknames, keeps the called-numbers board visible for claims, and can auto-call on a timer.
How many people do you need for these games?
Tambola and the quiz scale from 4 to 40+. Antakshari and charades want two teams of 3+. One-minute games work with any number — players take turns against the clock. The running order above shows how to mix them for 8–15 guests.
What works with a mixed-age group?
Tambola is the great equaliser — a 6-year-old and a grandparent hold the same ticket. Antakshari, the Diwali quiz on easy mode, and the kids corner keep every age playing.
What if everyone does not speak the same language?
Antakshari deals letters in ten Indian languages, and Tambola, charades and the picker tools are language-neutral. Run one Antakshari round per language present — it becomes the best part of the night.
About this page
Curated by the AllPartyGames.com team. Every game here is built in-house, free to play and tested on phones, tablets and computers before it goes live. Rules follow the traditional versions of each game, and anything written for children is kept kid-safe.
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