Bunco? (Help with invitation wording)

[Winter Biscuit]

I play Bunco each month with a group of ladies from my subdivision. Each month we take turns planning the party (12 to 20 people typically attend), sending out invitations, and of course, hosting! I'm up to bat next month and will be incorporating a Valentines Day theme (lots of chocolate and wine). I'm looking for inspiration for the wording on my invitation. I went to verseit.com and browsed on the net, but haven't found anything really creative for a Ladies Night Out type of gig. Here's what I have so far:

Girls just want to have fun
But we can’t party if you don’t come!
So kick off your heels and plan to stay;
It’s time for the ladies to come out and play!

Come on ladies, the time is here
Bring $5.00 and get in gear;
Leave the kids at home with your beau
and join the fun as we play Bunco!

Any thoughts? Suggestions? Any Bunco invitations you can share?

ETA - although my party will have a Valentines theme, I don't necessarily care if my invitation does or not. I was planning to use more of a "girls night out" type of approach, and then the appetizers/drinks would be Valentines-related.

[Katy]

I think that sounds great already! You did a great job. I've never played Bunco, but I hear it's a blast. Hopefully someone here can help you out.

[Phen]

Sounds good to me! My Bunko group just sends out emails with the date and time, but then again, we never actually get around to playing Bunko 'cause we talk too much. ;)

~ Phen

[Katy]

Sounds good to me! My Bunko group just sends out emails with the date and time, but then again, we never actually get around to playing Bunko 'cause we talk too much. ;)

~ PhenSounds a lot like our bookclub :D

[EmilyZA]

I hate to hijack the post, but what is bunco?

[Phen]

from wikipedia:
Bunco 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.

Although for my friends, it's just an excuse to get out of the house and have a girl's night.

See here for more info (http://www.bunco.com/index.asp).

~ Phen

[Winter Biscuit]

Yep, Bunco is definitely an excuse for us to get out of the house and socialize, too. :) A few times we talked so much we never ended up playing, but now we have a rule that we WILL start the game at 9pm. (It starts at 7pm). We usually play 3 rounds and then talk/eat/drink some more, usually until midnight!

Since I play with people from my neighborhood, it's a great way to get to know my neighbors and catch up on the latest gossip. We also live in a new subdivision with new families moving in regularly as new homes go up. I have met most of my neighbors through Bunco that I otherwise would not have met.

To add more detail to what Phen said about what Bunco is -

I believe you need a minimum of 12 people (3 tables of 4 people/table). Everyone has a partner. The head table rings a bell to signal the start of the game, and then play begins. In round one, your goal is to roll 1's. If you roll one 1, you get 1 point. If you roll two 1's, you get 2 points, if you roll three 1's, that is a Bunco (21 points). If you roll three of any other number (e.g. in round one, if you roll three 2's, you get 5 points but that is NOT a Bunco. A Bunco is three-of-a kind of the number that correlates to the round.) If you don't roll any one's at all, your turn is over (no points) and the person to your left rolls. Oh, and if you roll 1 or 2 one's, you keep rolling until either you don't roll any more 1's, or until you get a Bunco (21 points OR three 1's, whichever comes first). You and your partner share a score. So if you roll 14 points (total) and your partner doesn't have any luck and doesn't get any points at all, you both get 14 points for that round.

Play continues until someone (at any of the 4 tables) rolls a Bunco. They yell "BUNCO!" and then play at all tables stops. Each team tallies up their score and then the losers at each table get up and move to a new table (but cannot remain partners at the next table). The winners stay at the same table, but cannot remain partners. So basically, you switch partners almost every time.

Then the head table rings the bell and round two begins. In round two, the goal is to roll three 2's. (Although one 2 will give you one point, two 2's will give you 2 points, etc.) In round three, you are going for 3's, and so on.

You continue playing until you get through 6 rounds. Then you can either play again, or stop. (Our group plays 3 games.) At the end, you add up the scores to see who wins. In our group, everyone brings $5.00 and we divide the money up between the winner, runner-up and 2nd runner-up.

LOTS of fun - highly recommend it :) Great game for ladies night out, but would also be a great couples game too.