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How to play Bunco — rules & scoring
Bunko, Bonko
Bunco is a party dice game run entirely on luck: roll three dice aiming for the round number, and keep rolling as long as you score. It's usually played in teams, with players rotating tables.
- Players
- 2 to 12
- Length
- ≈ 45 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- What you need
- 3 standard 6-sided dice.
Rules
How to play
- 6 rounds.
- Each round, the target number changes (round 1 = 1s, round 2 = 2s, etc.).
- Roll 3 dice: each die showing the target number = 1 point.
Bunco!
If all 3 dice show the target number, it's a BUNCO! Worth 21 instant points.
Gameplay
Keep rolling as long as you score at least 1 point. When you score nothing, next player's turn.
Winning
Highest score after 6 rounds wins.
FAQ
- How many points is a Bunco?
- 21 points: all three dice show the current round number (three 4s in round 4).
- How many people do you need for Bunco?
- Two is enough, but the game is designed for 12: three tables of four, in teams of two, with 3 dice per table.
- What about three of a kind that isn't the round number?
- In the basic rules only dice matching the round number score. Some groups give 5 points for this "mini Bunco"; agree before you play.
