Rolling with Laughter: Our Bunco Adventures and Game Day Stories
By Ms.Chelle
@Chellezhere (6205)
United States
May 29, 2025 3:25pm CST
Today, we played Bunco—and as always, one of the funniest parts was seeing who actually remembered how to play! Between the laughter and the good-natured arguments over the rules, it got me thinking about all the little things that make our monthly game days so special.
Do you ever play games where people remember the rules differently? What’s your funniest memory from a game night—or your favorite moment of confusion?
Have you ever played Bunco? If so, what’s your favorite part of the game, or do you have a favorite twist on the classic rules?
What other games do you and your friends or family enjoy together? Do you have a monthly tradition or a go-to game that always brings everyone together?
Did you know you can play Bunco with two or more players, but it is more lively when there are eight ot more?
Looking forward to hearing your stories and maybe picking up some new ideas for our next gathering!
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@JudyEv (357671)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 May
@Charlesbronson Yes, we have Monopoly but I don't enjoy playing it much. I get a bit bored with it.
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@Charlesbronson (977)
• Indonesia
30 May
Is there a "Monopoly" game in your place?
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@Chellezhere (6205)
• United States
30 May
@JudyEv That is one that often bores me, too.
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@Ineeddentures (8864)
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29 May
Games were.a big part of our lives growing up in the 1960,s.
There.wasnt exactly a lot of other things to do.
We played Monopoly mostly and it always ended up in a row about money lol
Bunco is one I have never ever heard of and I don't play games at all now - gave up on Sonic the Hedgehog years ago
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@Chellezhere (6205)
• United States
30 May
We played cards and Scrabble, but my mother hated most other board games.
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@Ineeddentures (8864)
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30 May
@Chellezhere
Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, Draughts,
We had them all.
A compendium of games it was called
My dad taught me to play Chess and Cribbage and they were far better games
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@Chellezhere (6205)
• United States
30 May
@Ineeddentures At my grandmother's we played Checkers and Chinese Checkers.
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@snowy22315 (192311)
• United States
30 May
I have played Bunco. I got tired of it though..sort of boring
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@Charlesbronson (977)
• Indonesia
30 May
I have played Bunco. I got tired of it though..sort of boring
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@JESSY3236 (20716)
• United States
3 Jun
I never played that game. My mother and I used to play War (a card game) and Backgammon. I once played Chess with my boyfriend, but I always get confused with how the pieces move. He had made up his own rules and he ended up winning.
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@Chellezhere (6205)
• United States
4 Jun
We played War a lot when I was growing up. Mom did not like board games, except Checkers and Scrabble. One of my brothers was into Backgammon.
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@Ronrybs (20871)
• London, England
3 Jun
@Chellezhere They are board games with counters and dice for random events. The top map is from a game of grand Napoleonic strategy and the lower one is of space war. The map is actually a representation of 3D space and requires a bit of book keeping
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@LindaOHio (193667)
• United States
30 May
I've never played Bunco. I've played Yahtzee which is a dice game. My husband wasn't a game player; so I missed out on playing games which I love to do.
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@Chellezhere (6205)
• United States
30 May
He's have gotten along well with my mother, then. She wasn't much of a game player either, so I didn't play many until I grew up.
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@Chellezhere (6205)
• United States
4 Jun
@LindaOHio The idea for Pong came along in 1958, and was released in 1972. Then, in 1975, a home version was released. My best friend's older brother went right out to Sears and bought himself one. Victoria and I were only seven at the time and Ron did let us play it a few times, but it was never our cup of tea.
My ex-husband and our son love computer games I might play Mahjong online once in a while.
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@LindaOHio (193667)
• United States
31 May
@Chellezhere I played games on my computer and learned several card games that way.
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@Charlesbronson (977)
• Indonesia
30 May
We also have games like Bunco. Besides that, we also have games called Congklak and Monopoly. Is there a "Monopoly" game in your place?
