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Bunco

A dice night for a crowd. Players sit in teams of two at tables of four, and every table rolls at the same time. Each round has a target number, from 1 up to 6, and you keep rolling as long as you score. When a team at the head table reaches 21, the round ends and everyone switches tables and partners.

Set up · 1 of 2

Set up tables of four, with three dice and a scoresheet at each. Pick one to be the head table.

Set up · 2 of 2

Sit across from your partner.

How to play · 1 of 6

Know the number

Round 1's target number is 1, round 2's is 2, and so on up to 6.

How to play · 2 of 6

Roll

At every table at once, players take turns rolling all three dice. Score 1 point for each die showing the target number.

How to play · 3 of 6

Keep rolling

Score anything and roll again. Score nothing and the dice pass left.

How to play · 4 of 6

Shout "Bunco!"

Roll three of the target number at once and shout "Bunco!" That's 21 points. Three of a kind of any other number is 5 points.

How to play · 5 of 6

End the round

When a team at the head table reaches 21, they call it, and every table stops. At each table, the team with more points wins the round. Everyone on the winning team marks a win on their own tally sheet.

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Switch tables

Winners move up one table, except winners at the head table, who stay. Losers stay put, except losers at the head table, who move to the last table. Then split up from your partner and pair up with someone new.

How to win

After six rounds, the player with the most wins takes the night.