Teams
Choose a host to read prompts, run a phone timer and judge answers. Everyone else splits into Team Deewane and Team Mastane.
HOUSE OF TIMEPASS
Singeet Sangeet
Antakshari Reloaded
5+ people · one non-playing host · phone timer needed
Two teams. 400 prompts. Endless song battles.
The Team Play Guide
THE QUICK VERSION
Just get us playing.
- Pick your sides. Choose a host who reads prompts, runs the timer and judges answers. Everyone else joins one of two teams; two singers per side face off (or three).
- Hear the prompt. The host reads the card, then starts your ten seconds.
- Start a song. Sing three lines. You must start singing WITHIN 10 seconds. Discuss during your ten seconds; the host stops the timer when singing starts. Complete three consecutive lines between your singers.
- Over to the other team. They get a fresh ten seconds to start a different song for the same prompt. Keep taking turns on the same prompt until one team fails. Neither team can repeat a song already used on that card. Think silently while opponents sing.
- Blank, run out of time or get stuck? The other team keeps the card. First team to collect 7 cards wins!
Want more singing? Agree on more consecutive lines before you start. Want a longer game? Agree on a higher card target before you start.
READY FOR THE DETAILS?
The full rules
Set up your teams, follow the illustrated battle, then check fair play and scoring.
01 / GET EVERYONE TOGETHER
Deewane vs. Mastane
Singers per side
Choose two singers per team—or three for bigger groups. Use the same number on both sides. Rotate singers between cards so everyone gets a turn.
Consecutive lines
Agree on how many lines each turn requires: three, or more if you wish. Use the same requirement for both teams. First team to collect seven cards wins. Want a longer game? Agree on a higher target before you start.
Choose who starts the first card. Alternate the starting team after every card.
02 / THE RHYTHM OF A ROUND
Listen. Think. Sing.
The host reads
Listen to the prompt. Your ten seconds begin only after the host finishes reading.
Your ten seconds
Discuss with your group. You must start singing WITHIN 10 seconds.
Timer stopped — sing your three lines
The host stops the timer when singing starts. Complete three consecutive lines—or your agreed higher number. Sing solo, together or take over from each other: the required lines are total between your singers, not per person. Repeating the same line three times doesn’t count.
The other team sings
The other team gets a fresh ten seconds and must start singing WITHIN 10 seconds. Once they start a different song for the same prompt, the host stops the timer. They complete the agreed consecutive lines while your team listens silently.
Same prompt. A different song.
The first team gets another fresh ten seconds, then sings a different song matching the same prompt. The host stops the timer when they start. Everyone else listens as they complete the agreed lines—and the battle continues.
While the other side sings, think silently. Save group discussion for your own ten seconds.
03 / KEEP IT FAIR
Your turn. Your voices.
While opponents sing
Think silently. No talking, whispering or planning with your group.
During your ten seconds
Discuss with your group and begin singing before the timer runs out.
Once singing starts
Anyone in your face-off group can help complete the required lines.
Everyone else
Cheering is welcome, but no suggesting songs or helping with lyrics.
04 / WIN THE BATTLE
Blank on a song?
The other team scores.
The opposing team wins the card if your group:
- Doesn’t start singing within ten seconds.
- Can’t finish the required consecutive lines.
- Sings a song that doesn’t match the prompt.
- Repeats a song already used in that battle.
Rotate singers, switch the starting team and reveal the next card.
THE WINNING TARGET
First team to collect 7 cards wins!
Want a longer game? Agree on a higher target before you start.
A few judging notes
For word prompts, the word must appear in the actual lines sung. For letter or sound prompts, use the song’s opening. Small lyric slips are okay if the song is recognizable. The host makes the final call; give singers the benefit of the doubt when uncertain.
05 / SOMETHING FOR EVERY SINGER
What will you sing?
200 cards. 400 prompts. Plenty of “wait, I know this one!” moments.
Antakshari Alphabet
Start a song whose opening matches the given letter or sound.
Lyrical
Include the required word in the actual lines you sing.
Subject
Match the topic.
Movie
Sing from the named movie.
Starstruck
Sing a song featuring the named actor.
Power Couple
Sing a song featuring the named on-screen pair.
Spotlight
Follow the player-specific instruction on the card.
Destination
Sing a song filmed in the named location.