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Bunco Templates

Everything for a 12-player bunco night — score cards, table tally, rules sheet, table-number tents, a ghost card for 11-player nights, and a host's checklist. All free, all printable. Plus a quick host guide for first-timers.

“I built the first bunco kit in 2011 because I love the game! Nothing I could find at the time on the web coordinated. I had to go to multiple websites to find what I was looking for and then my print outs were all different fonts. The 2026 redesign reflects 14 years of tweaks based on what actually gets used and what doesn’t.”— David, Apollo’s Templates

Two cards, twelve players

The two essentials.

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Bunco Score Card

Personal score card — 4 per page. Pre-numbered dice across 4 sets × 6 rounds, plus a navy tally bar for Wins, Losses, BUNCOs, and Baby BUNCOs. Fillable PDF.

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Bunco Table Tally Sheet

Two tallies per page covering all 4 sets — Us vs Them by round, set totals, and game total. Type into the fields in any PDF reader, or print and fill by hand.

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Themed Bunco Score Cards & Tally Sheets

Five themed kits — Spring, Summer Beach, Cozy Autumn, Halloween, Christmas. Each kit ships all six PDFs in coordinated colors.

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What's in the host kit

Four extras for hosting night.

Brand-coordinated printables that round out the kit — rules for first-timers, table-number tents, a ghost card for 11-player nights, and a host's checklist.

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Bunco Rules — One Page

How to play in plain English. Hand one to first-timers before the first roll — six short sections, no jargon, fits on one sheet.

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Table Tents — Tables 1–3 + Head

Four foldable table-number cards on Letter-landscape pages. Print, cut, fold along the dotted line. Big serif numerals, brand-coordinated.

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Ghost Card — for 11-Player Nights

Placeholder for the empty seat when only 11 players show up. Includes a write-on line for the ghost's name ("Casper," "Aunt Edna" — your call).

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Host's Checklist

Everything to gather and lay out — a week before, at each table, head table, prizes. Five short sections of checkboxes on one page.

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Bunco Invitations

Four invitations per page (A2 size). Fillable when / time / where / hosted by / RSVP fields. Print, write, send.

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How bunco actually works

How bunco works.

12 players, 3 tables, 4 seats each.

The host's table is the head table — that's where the bell lives. Each table has 4 players paired into two teams of 2, plus 3 dice and a score-keeping pencil.

Six rounds per set.

Round 1 you're rolling for 1s. Round 2 you're rolling for 2s. And so on, through Round 6. Most parties play four full sets — about 90 minutes of rolling.

Score by matching the round number.

Each die that shows the round number is one point for your team. Three of a kind of the round number is a BUNCO — 21 points, and the lucky roller gets to ring the head-table bell. Three of a kind of any other number is a baby (or "mini") bunco for 5 points.

The head table sets the pace.

When the head table reaches 21, the bell rings and the round ends for every table. Winning teams advance up a table; losing teams stay or move down. Partners swap so you play with someone new every round.

Tally up at the end.

At the end of the night, each player counts their wins, losses, BUNCOs, and baby BUNCOs from their personal score card. Most groups give prizes for: most wins, most BUNCOs, most baby BUNCOs, and (the consolation favorite) most losses.

What to set out tonight

What to set out at each table.

A condensed view of the printable host's checklist (above) for at-a-glance setup.

At each table

4 score cards
1 table tally sheet
3 dice
4 pens or pencils

Head table only

1 bell (any small bell)
1 traveler — a fuzzy item passed to whoever rolls a BUNCO

For the night

Prizes for most wins, most BUNCOs, and most losses
A small pad for the host to track table assignments
Snacks and drinks within easy reach of every table

Asked & answered

Frequently asked questions.

How many bunco score cards do I need for a standard game?

For the standard 12-player game, print 12 personal score cards (one per player) and 3 table tally sheets (one per table). The host's checklist (above) walks through the full kit count.

What's the difference between the score card and the table tally?

The score card is personal — each player tracks their own wins, losses, and BUNCOs across the night. The table tally is shared at each table; one person is appointed scorekeeper and records the round's running point total for "Us" (themselves and their partner) versus "Them" (the other pair).

What is a baby bunco (or mini bunco)?

A BUNCO is rolling three of the round's target number — three 1s in round 1, three 4s in round 4, and so on. A baby (or "mini") bunco is rolling three of a kind of any other number. Baby buncos earn 5 points; a real bunco earns 21 points and lets the player ring the head-table bell.

Can I play bunco with fewer than 12 players?

Yes — 8 or 11 players are common variations. With 11, the empty seat uses a "ghost card" that scores zero so the rotation still works. The host kit above includes a printable ghost card and four table tents covering Tables 1, 2, 3, plus the Head Table.

Are these templates really free?

Yes — every Apollo bunco template is free. No signup, no watermark, no email required. Print as many as you need for league night, ladies night, fundraisers, holiday parties, or whatever brings the group together.

Do I need special software to use them?

No. Each template is a standard PDF that opens and prints in any browser, Acrobat Reader, or macOS Preview. Print on regular Letter-size paper and cut to size.

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