Italian Tombola Kit: Printable Christmas Game

Bring the real Italian Christmas game to your table tonight.

Tombola is what Italian families play after the Christmas Eve fish: someone dramatic calls the numbers, everyone covers their cards with dried beans, and the whole room shouts when someone gets a cinquina. This kit gives you everything you need to play it properly. It’s beautifully illustrated, ready to print, and on the table in minutes.

No boxed set to order. No shipping. No waiting until the 24th. Download it, print it, and play tonight.

What’s inside (12 printable pages)

• 24 illustrated tombola cards (cartelle). They come in four complete Italian series. Each page of six cards uses every number from 1 to 90 exactly once, just like a traditional boxed set.

• The caller’s board (il cartellone). The person calling can track every number and still play along.

• 90 illustrated number tokens. Each one has its smorfia picture and nickname. Cut them out and draw them from a bag or bowl.

• La Smorfia caller sheet. All 90 Neapolitan nicknames with English meanings, so anyone can call like a nonna.

• Prize labels. Label the prize bags, including one for the caller, who has earned it.

• How to play, the Italian way. The rules, the prizes (ambo, terno, quaterna, cinquina, tombola), how to split the pot, and how to call the numbers for maximum drama.

• The Christmas Eve table games. The simple games played with whatever was on the table before the tombola came out.

Perfect for

• Christmas Eve after La Vigilia
• Santo Stefano, Capodanno and the Befana
• Family gatherings with kids, grandparents and everyone in between
• Teaching the next generation a tradition they’ll keep

Details

• Instant PDF download
• Letter size; prints on A4 too (choose “fit to page”)
• Print at home on regular paper or cardstock, as many times as you like
• For personal and family use

Print the cards on cardstock and they’ll last for years of Christmas Eves.