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 Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:22 pm
Bunco is a spectacular game that brings out the fun in the players. It gets the adrenaline going, and is a great way to socialize and meet other people. You compete for prizes and naturally, just the thrill of spending some time with friends and strangers and having fun.
With the addition of the dice feature in Gaia-online, I have decided that it would be an awesome idea to bring the fun of Bunco to Gaia, with a few alterations and enhancements to make it more fun and interesting for Gaians. With the help of friends, fellow Gaians, I have been able to create this guild which will play host to many Bunco games and tournaments, hopefully catering to the fun dice-game lovers out there.
Bunco is traditionally played with three games (also known as Sets) and six rounds in each game. There are usually a number of twelve players, split between three tables. One of these tables is known as the Head Table and the other tables are considered the Middle or Losing tables. Usually we just call them Head Table (or Table One), Table Two, and Table Three. Sitting at the table, you are paired up with the person sitting across from you and the point of the game is try to rack up as many points as you can by rolling the dice in coordination with the round you're on.
]For instance, if you are on round one, you will roll your three six-sided dice for in an attempt to get ones. If you get at least one side showing up as one, you get to roll your dice again. If you get two ones showing up, you get two points for each side is worth at least one point. However, if you roll three ones, this is automatically worth 21 points! This is known as a Bunco, and if you are sitting at the Head Table, it means you automatically win. If you get a Bunco, you're allowed to keep rolling until no more ones (or whatever number you're rolling for) doesn't come up any longer, continuinuously adding up the points as you go.
Let's say that you roll three numbers that aren't what you're going for. We're still on round one and you roll three twos. This is called a Natural and is worth five points. You can still roll because it counts as a part of your score.
Every time you get a Bunco and a Natural, you mark down one tally for each. This is for scoring purposes.
Each round lasts until the Head Table reaches 21 points, at which point the game is called and all rolls have to cease (unless they are already taking place). Every two rounds (round 2, round 4, and round 6) the winners (the people who won the second round) leave and go to the next table. However they cannot be partners again. The losers have to stay at their current table and have to switch partners.
With each round you total up your score, all the way up until round six to get a final score. Then you move on to game two, starting from zero and adding up again to round six. You do the same with game three, and when all three games are over, you count up how many points you have altogether from the three rounds for your Total Score.
The game is very confusing to read about but as you learn how to play it becomes a lot easier!
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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:25 pm
Naturals - Naturals happen when you roll your dice and the numbers are all the same, but only if it isn't the number of the round you're on. For example, let's say that you're currently in round four (4), and you roll your dice and they come up as fives (5). This is five points awarded to you (or your team). Naturals are also recorded for the end of the game in case a Most Naturals prize is rewarded.
Buncos - Buncos are just like Naturals except they happen if it's the number you're rolling for. Take for example, again, that you are in round four (4). If you roll three fours (4), you get a Bunco. This is the highest way to make points as just one Bunco equals twenty one points. Like Naturals, it is rewarded to you (or your team) and recorded individually to the people who roll them in case a Most Buncos prize is rewarded at the end of each game.
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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:29 pm
Types of Prizes - Listed Highest to Lowest
Most Buncos
Most Naturals
Highest Score
Second Highest Score
Third Highest Score
Lowest Score (also known as the Boobie Prize)
Bunco Chip - This is a prize that is also known as the Travel Prize. Throughout the game when people get Buncos, this chip is tossed between them, and at the end of the game (when all sets are done), the last person with Bunco gets to keep it, and is still elligible to win other prizes.
Scoring - Scoring is done via dice rolls and it is determined by what number round you are on. Excluding three of a kinds (Naturals and Buncos), every single number that comes up is worth one point each and gets you an extra roll. If you are rolling for 1s and you get two 1s, that is worth two points.
If you get three of a kind outside of the number you are rolling for, this is worth five points. This is known as a Natural and you are rewarded a point for it. This also gets you an extra roll. An example of a Natural roll is if you are rolling for 1s and you end up rolling three 5s.
If you get three of a kind that is the number you are rolling for, this is a Bunco and is worth twenty one points! You also get a Bunco point to your individual score and keep rolling. An example of a Bunco roll is if you are rolling for 1s and get three 1s.
At the end of each round, each team writes down how much they scored. With each proceeding round, you add each score together to get a total score at the end of the set.
Fees - Fees are not necessary in order to play Bunco games but some Game Hosts will ask for it. This money is donated to a Prize Pool, which is used to buy the Prizes for new games, or for the one you're entering. Bunco Tournaments will automatically require that you pay a fee in order to participate whereas normal Bunco games do not have to have them if the Game Host does not wish to have it.
How Fees are paid and how much they cost are up to the Game Host.
Lingo -
Bunco - The name of the game and also a term for a dice roll. Bunco is a dice roll that happens when three of a kind is rolled and it is the number you are rolling for. It is worth twenty one points and another dice roll.
Game - The overall term for a Bunco game. It can consists of several rounds and sets.
Head Table - Table number one. This table is the one with the most pressure because they need to be the ones to reach twenty one first so that they can end the game quickly.
Middle / Losing Table(s) - The tables other than the Head Table.
Natural - A term for a dice roll. Naturals are a dice roll that is three of a kind but is not the number you are rolling for. It is worth five points and another dice roll.
Round - Rounds are basically just that: a round in the set and game itself. There are usually six rounds in one set, but how many rounds played is up to the Game Host.
Set - The name for a set of six rounds.
Total Score - The amount of your three set scores added up together.
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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:35 pm
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