Thanksgiving Bunco Kit (7 Free Printable PDFs)
Turkey, pie, and a table full of baby BUNCOs. Seven coordinated fillable PDFs — score cards, table tally, table tents, rules, ghost card, host's checklist, and matching invitations — in cranberry brown and harvest gold.
The Thanksgiving bunco kit: 7 printable PDFs
When to host Thanksgiving bunco
Thanksgiving bunco fills the gap between Halloween and Christmas: cranberry brown and harvest gold with a turkey on every piece, for the November club night. Host it the week before the holiday, when people are home and not yet cooking.
Friendsgiving bunco is the common format: potluck sides, a turkey breast from the host, pie as the top prize. The kit's rules sheet makes a good placemat for first-timers at the kids' table.
New to the game? The bunco rules page covers setup, scoring and rotation; the score cards and table tally sheets pages show this theme next to every other one.
Thanksgiving bunco hosting tip
Thanksgiving bunco, frequently asked
Are these themed templates really free?
Yes — every Apollo bunco template, themed or default, 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. The score card, table tally, and invitations are also fillable — type into the fields in any PDF reader before printing.
Can I play bunco with fewer than 12 players?
Yes — 8 or 11 players are common variations. With 11, the empty seat uses the Ghost Card (included in this kit) so the rotation still works. With 8, drop one of the three tables and rotate between just two.
When in November should we host Thanksgiving bunco?
The week before Thanksgiving, not the week of — everyone's traveling or cooking that week. Many groups make it the November club night and call it Friendsgiving bunco: each guest brings one side dish, the host does a turkey breast, and the kit's turkey motif does the decorating.
What are good Thanksgiving bunco prizes?
Pie. A whole pie for Most Wins gets more excitement than a gift card. Round it out with a good bottle of cider, a fall candle, and a small jar of cranberry sauce as the consolation prize for Most Losses.
Can the kids play at Thanksgiving bunco?
Yes, and it solves the pre-dinner lull. Set up one kids' table with a grown-up scorekeeper, drop the baby-bunco rule, and use candy corn as markers. The bell still works for everyone.
