Bunko

So is it Bunko or Bunco and does it even matter?

All you need are 12 willing and able bodied women, it can get a little rough when there are prizes on offer. So you need to come with filed down nails and a killer instinct!

There are a variety of rules but we stick with the basics. Mainly because each time we play we have at least 3 or 4 new recruits and it gets too complicated and time consuming to explain all the permutations and sequences possible.

My first sortie into Bunkolandia was many moons ago in Texas. I approached the first game with trepidation expecting a cerebral equivalent to Bridge. How would I know how to count and what to lay and in what order? I need not have worried Bunko is more about grabbing and gabbing than a knowledge of digits. It's all about the socializing as you move between tables. There is even a prize for the loser so there is no need to despair about lack of points as there is every chance you will get the Losers goodie bag.

Two common traits I have witnessed are the reluctance of new comers and the zeal of the newly converted. Everyone gets excited and leaves vowing they can't wait to play again.


So back amongst my old Texas gal pals I reverted to true form and came away a winner. In Lima I am slowly converting others.

It may not be that taxing on the brain but at the end of the day it's all about the winning and the loot, not expanding the old grey matter.


My rep as a player and a winner is legendary ( who am I kidding), some exclaim or laugh about my Bunko mojo. Because at the end of the day that is all it is, just luck. Still it has been noted and commented upon that I have more than my fair share of luck. Winning a prize every game is something people don't forget in a hurry. Now if I could only convert that luck to winning the lottery....