The Northeast is a great place for adventure sports. In Meghalaya, one popular game is the Shillong Teer, which the locals call “Thoh Tim.” “Teer” means arrow in Hindi. This game mixes archery and a lottery. It’s simple and based on dreams and archery. The Khasi tribe in Shillong has played this game for hundreds of years. Every evening, except Sundays and holidays, locals play it. Archers shoot arrows at a target, and people try to guess the target number before the shooting starts.
This archery lottery game is run by the Khasi Hills Archery Sports Association. About 12 archery clubs join in. They play it at the Polo Ground in Shillong.
The game is very popular with the locals. They bet money on common numbers to try to win more money. The key to winning is knowing the common number trick, which gives a 99% chance of winning. People find the lottery system of this game exciting to watch.
Shillong Teer is fun for both locals and tourists. Only men play this game; no women have played it so far, though they can watch. Mostly, older men play this outdoor game, which is safe and doesn’t cause injuries.
The government made the Shillong Teer game legal with the Meghalaya Amusement and Betting Tax Act of 1982. Since then, people enjoy watching or betting on it. This game has helped unemployed people earn money, even during the Covid-19 pandemic.
How Shillong Teer Game is played
Shillong Teer is a very exciting game. You can play it offline or online by betting money in a lottery system. There are two types of players: archers and bettors. Archers shoot arrows at a target, while bettors guess the number of arrows that will hit the target.
The target’s height ranges from 61 cm to 102 cm, and its circumference is between 66 cm and 127 cm. The distance to the target must be between 15.21 m and 30.48 m. You can also bet on this game through online casino websites connected to the Shillong Teer game and the Khasi Hills Archery Sports Association.
The game is played every day with 12 archery associations participating. In the first round, 50 archers each shoot 30 arrows. In the second round, 30 archers each shoot 20 arrows. The first-round results are announced at 3:45 pm IST, and the second-round results at 4:45 pm IST. The final results, which determine the winners and losers, are based on the combined results of both rounds. There are two kinds of players in the Shillong Teer game. The first kind are the archers. The second kind are the bidders who place bets either at the game location or online through special casino websites.
The game uses bows and arrows, similar to other archery games. The arrows are made from cane trees. In Shillong Teer, the result depends on the number of arrows that hit a traditional target. Participants must guess this number. If they guess right, they win. If they guess wrong, they lose their money.
The first round lasts five minutes. In the second round, fewer players and arrows are used. The number of players drops from 50 in the first round to 30 in the second round. For every 1 rupee bet in the first round, a person can win Rs.80, and in the second round, a person can win Rs.60. Anyone who predicts the right number in both rounds is the winner and gets Rs.4000.
This prediction is called a forecast. To win, a person has to guess the last two digits of the total number of arrows that hit the target. Tickets for the game range from 1 rupee to Rs.100. Players can choose any number from 0 to 99 for both rounds of the Shillong Teer game.
What Is The common Number?
In Shillong, people believe their dreams are connected to numbers used in the Shillong Teer game. For example, they think of the number 6 if they dream of a man, 5 for a woman, 37 for a fight between a man and a woman, and 17 for an erotic dream. These numbers can be used to place bets in the game. They use the results from past months to guess the number for the day. The common number for Shillong Teer changes because it’s based on previous results.
To predict the day’s result, any number from 0 to 9 can be chosen. The formula to find the random number for the game is:
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Using this formula, we can expand any number. Below is the formula to find the whole number series to get an accurate number and increase the chance of winning the bet.
| 00 | 00,05,50,55 |
| 01 | 01,10,15,51,60,06,56,65 |
| 02 | 02,20,25,52,70,07,75,57 |
| 03 | 03,30,35,53,80,08,58,85 |
| 04 | 04,40,45,54,90,09,59,95 |
Using the chart above, you can guess the exact number to bid in the Shillong Teer game.
You can also use the chart below to find out common teer numbers.
| 00 | 00 |
| 01 | 01,10 |
| 02 | 02,20,11 |
| 03 | 03,30,12,21 |
| 04 | 04,40,12,21,22 |
| 05 | 05,50,14,41,23,32 |
| 06 | 06,60,15,51,24,42,33 |
| 07 | 07,70,16,61,25,52,34,43 |
| 08 | 08,80,17,71,26,62,35,53,44 |
| 09 | 09,90,18,81,27,72,36,63,45,54 |
| 10 | 19,91,28,82,37,73,46,64,55 |
| 11 | 29,92,38,83,47,74,56,65 |
| 12 | 39,93,48,84,57,75,66 |
| 13 | 49,94,58,85,67,76 |
| 14 | 59,95,68,86,77 |
| 15 | 69,96,78,87 |
| 16 | 79,97,88 |
| 17 | 89,98 |
| 18 | 99 |
The Shillong Teer game is a fun game to play or watch. It has inspired similar games in other places in Meghalaya. These games are called Khanapara Teer, Juwai Teer, and Jowai Ladrymbai Teer.
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