The Design of the Game
The Matka Framework
Historical Background
At first, during the 60's people gambled on opening and closing rates of cotton transmitted from New York Cotton Exchange. Pretty boring and less dramatic. Then, Matka happened.
They used to put numbered chits in a big earthen pot (called 'matka' in hindi) and draw from it; hence the name "Matka".
Concept of Pana
The Process
Three Playing cards were drawn from the pot(matka) and were put on the table.
Then, they arranged it in Ascending Order; smallest of the three cards first to largest at last.
They called it "PANA"
Key Rules
In Matka, 0 is considered more than 9
A Pana is "Always" in Ascending Order
Any 3 digit number when arranged in ascending order, produced only 220 unique numbers
Single Pana (SP)
3 unique numbers
Example: 123
Double Pana (DP)
Two consecutive repeating
Example: 558
Triple Pana (TP)
Three numbers same
Example: 888
Concept of Single (Ank)
The Process
They added the 3 cards. The resultant total by adding the 3 digits of the Pana, is called its SINGLE.
Rule A: Total ≤ 9
If total is 0-9, the total is considered as "Single"
Ex. 134 (1+3+4) = 8
Rule B: Total > 9
If total is 10-27, second digit is considered as "Single"
Ex. 689 (6+8+9) = 23 → 3
Key Facts
There are 10 Singles: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
22 Panas are permanently allotted to each Single
Every Pana sums to a Single
Concept of Open and Close
OPEN
The First draw. They'd draw 3 Cards, arrange them in Ascending Order, then sum the cards to produce the Open Single.
CLOSE
The Second draw (after 1 hour break). They'd draw 3 Cards, arrange them in Ascending Order, then sum the cards to produce the Close Single.
Full Result
Always, a matka result, be it open result or close result, is a "Pana and its resulting Single". The Open Result and Close Result were arranged on the table to form the "Full Result".
Game Variations
Arranging the Open and Close in a standard format gave rise to more ideas.
JODI
Open Single + Close Single
2 Digit variation
SANGAM
Open Pana + Close Pana
6 Digit variation
HALF SANGAM A
Open Pana + Close Single
Hybrid variation
HALF SANGAM B
Open Single + Close Pana
Hybrid variation
The Matka Framework
SINGLES
0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
JODIS
10 Open × 10 Close
PANAS
120 SP + 90 DP + 10 TP
HALF SANGAMS
220×10 + 10×220
SANGAMS
220 × 220
PANAS PER SINGLE
12 SP + 9 DP + 1 TP
Matka Rate Chart
They gave different variations of the game, different rates. One would get paid according to the rate if what played matches with the drawn result.
SINGLES
Get 9 rupees for every 1 rupee played
JODI
Get 90 rupees for every 1 rupee played
SINGLE PANA
Get 140 rupees for every 1 rupee played
DOUBLE PANA
Get 280 rupees for every 1 rupee played
TRIPLE PANA
Get 600 rupees for every 1 rupee played
HALF SANGAM
Get 1400 rupees for every 1 rupee played
SANGAM
Get 15000 rupees for every 1 rupee played