Bunco
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Bunco (also Bunko and Bonko) is a parlor game played in teams with three dice. A winning throw in Bunco is to throw three of a kind of a specified number.
Although most popular soon after its inception in the late 1800s, Bunco has seen a resurgence in recent years. Currently, it is played at parties and other social gatherings.
According to the World Bunco Association, Bunco began as a progressive dice game in England, later being imported to the American West as a gambling activity. It was not until after the Civil War that it evolved to a popular parlor game. The Association states that during Prohibition, Bunco as a gambling game was re-popularized and the term "Bunco-Squad" was born, referring to law-enforcement groups that busted up Bunco Gaming. Bunco as a family game saw a resurgence in popularity in the 1980s.
As it is played today, Bunko is a social dice game involving luck, some skill, scoring and a complex set of rules. Women who are part of a Bunko Club take turns as the Bunko Hostess, providing snacks, refreshements 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.
External links
- [E-Bunko]
- [Bunko Netring] - includes links to printables to use with the game
Bunco can also mean a swindle in which an unsuspecting person is cheated. See Fraud.
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