Bonko!
Friends:
On Saturday night, my mom and I played Bonko, a fast-moving dice game where players rotate from table to table. I have never had so much fun playing a game with such a large group of people. It was an activity sponsored by the PTA at my daughter’s high school. I’ve never played before but I remember my mom playing it and hosting Bonko parties when I was a kid. It was easy to catch on. Here is a picture of my mom, Josie, and me.
I loved the frantic activity of the game with people yelling “Bonko!” as they played. Bonko is when you roll three of a kind when you are playing that number. For instance, if the table is rolling fives and you roll 3 fives, you hit a “Bonko!” While the rules are difficult to explain, the game is super easy to play once you catch on. The best part of the game is that in rotating from table to table, you meet all kinds of cool people. It’s sort of like “speed dating” with dice! Each time you rotate to a new table, you are paired with a different partner.
Although neither of us won (there was a cash prize), Mom and I can’t wait to play again. Next time, we are bringing our husbands. That was a blast! Now I am bonkers for Bonko!
Warmly, Dianne