9-20-12 Bunco!!

A couple of years ago my friend Jean organized a Bunco group at work.  You need 12 people to play, 3 tables of 4.  Some groups bring prizes, but our group just antes up with $5.  Bunco is a simple dice rolling game.  We often need subs, so Katie is playing ocassionally with my friends. We each take a turn hosting, meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.  The hostess provides light refreshments, and a good time is had by all.  You can purchase a Bunco game very inexpensively at a retail store, or online.

There are even bunco accessories, such as napkins.

If you and your friends need a fun game, with some luck and not a lot of thinking involved, organize a bunco group!  It's a great stress reliever. Wikipedia offers the following description of bunco rules and information.

Rules

Standards widely recognized are: There are six rounds, progressing in order from one to six, where the number of the round serves as the target for that round's rolls. Within a round, players alternate turns rolling three dice, aiming to obtain the target number. Players gain one point for each die matching the target. If the player gets three-of-a-kind of the target number (a Bunco), they get 21 points. The round stops when a player at a head table obtains 21 points. Whoever wins the most rounds is the overall winner.

[edit]Renewed popularity

According to the World Bunco Association the game had seen a resurgence in popularity in the United States in the early 21st century, with a reported 27 million people playing regularly in 2006.^[3]

As it is played today, bunco is a social dice game involving 100% luck and no skill (there are no decisions to be made),^[4] scoring and a simple set of rules. Women who are part of a Bunco club take turns as the hostess, providing snacks, refreshments and the tables to set up the games. The hostess may also provide a door prize. Small amounts of money can be involved as well. The object of the game is to accumulate points and to roll certain combinations. The winners get prizes (provided by the hostess or pooled from the club resources) for accomplishments such as the highest score, the lowest score, or the most buncos. Prizes frequently center on themes associated with the game such as fancy dice, dice embedded in soap, t-shirts featuring illustrations of dice, etc.

Bunco fundraisers have become increasingly popular over the years, earning large sums for a wide variety of charities. Large groups of bunco players have come together to support their favorite charities by paying an entry fee into the game, holding silent auctions, and by selling raffle tickets; with all proceeds from the event donated to the cause