Full House ! Instant Bingo Ticket Generator with Python

Tambola, sometimes called Indian Bingo or Housie is one of the most common games played in parties, sometimes with money. However, it requires numbered sheets or tickets which are a headache to buy, especially when you have a lot of people coming over. So, why not let Python do some of the work. Here is a program that can generate n Tambola tickets, so you will be ready before your next game. The main things to note are:

1. Numbers between 0-10 should be in col.1, 10-20 should be in col.2 and so on
2. Max. allowed is only 3 numbers between every 10 numbers

Keeping these points in mind, Try the code for yourself or check down below

Code:

def bingo():
    import random

    n = int(input("How many tickets do you need: "))
    print('\n\nNote: "OO" signifies Empty Space\n\n')
    for n1 in range(n):
        tkt = [[' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO '],
               [' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO '],
               [' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ',' OO ']]

        

        d={0:0,1:0,2:0,3:0,4:0,5:0,6:0,7:0,8:0}

        l = []
        while 1<2:
            a = random.randint(1,89)
            
            if a not in l:
                if d[int(a/10)] < 3:
                    l.append(a)
                    d[int(a/10)] += 1
                    if len(l) == 15:
                        break

       

        for x in l:
            x1 = int(x/10)
            if int(x/10) == 0:
                x2 = str(f' 0{str(x)} ')
            else:
                x2 = str(f' {str(x)} ')
            while 1<2:
                a = random.randint(0,2)
                if tkt[a][x1] == ' OO ':
                    tkt[a][x1] = x2
                    break
            
                
        print(f"Ticket No. {n1+1}\n")
        for i in tkt:
            print(*i)
        print('\n\n\n')
            

    a = input('Press Enter to Quit')

bingo()

Output:

How many tickets do you need: 2


Note: "OO" signifies Empty Space


Ticket No. 1

 09   OO   23   38   OO   OO   OO   70   84 
 OO   19   OO   OO   OO   OO   66   77   86 
 OO   OO   24   39   43   OO   63   79   88 




Ticket No. 2

 OO   10   OO   34   49   OO   60   76   OO 
 02   OO   OO   OO   OO   53   61   72   81 
 01   19   OO   OO   OO   OO   66   75   83 




Press Enter to Quit
>>> 

 

With this awesome program, you can wave goodbye to all your ticket-buying woes and enjoy a game with your friends and family. Do follow the Pygrammer if you like this post and make sure to check out other posts for more simple but interesting programs and tutorials.

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