It's Bunco Time!: Cookbook and Party Ideas [Paperback]

Leslie Crouch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2004

merica is going Bunco! According to a recent article in Time magazine, 'Women are going crazy over this old game.' Now the World Bunco Association offers one book full of everything Bunco players need to know. Complete with rules, scorecards, recipes, and information on how to start a Bunco club and organize a Bunco party, It's Bunco Time! will let readers join the craze-without rolling the dice. Played by 8-20 people, Bunco is a friendly game of dice. Players are divided into small groups and compete with each other to roll a set of 'ones,' progressing in rounds up to rolling 'sixes.' Bunco encourages social interaction, and eating and drinking are a big part of the fun. The old-fashioned game of the future is becoming ever more popular at parties and social events, and new groups are popping up across the country. The cookbook includes recipes for beverages, appetizers, main and side dishes, desserts, and much more, all aimed at increasing the fun!

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Review

"If you are not in good spirits when you walk out the door, it's your own fault." -- Barbara Baker, Bunco player

About the Author

Leslie Crouch is founder and president of The World Bunco Association. She lives in Carlsbad, California, and plays Bunco once a week with friends.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (April 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140130768X
• ISBN-13: 978-1401307684
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #372,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bunco... your house or mine?, November 19, 2005

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Colleen "If it's not fun, what's the point?" (Rocky Mountains, Fly Over Country) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: It's Bunco Time!: Cookbook and Party Ideas (Paperback)

I bought this book because I am involved with a couple of Bunco groups and was, as usual, looking for ideas. I loved the idea of "theme" Bunco parties and think it would be a blast to have a pajama Bunco party (winter), or garden tea Bunco party (summer)... and I liked that the rules for play were included, along with who wins what prizes; seems like each group plays just a little differently than the next, and each adds their own fun twists to the game. I was a little disappointed that none of those quirky differences were presented by a writer that sounded like she collects such things and connects Bunco players from all over the world. She put journal pages in the back of the book for us to record our game nights in - so maybe she'll be asking for those for book two? AND I was a little disappointed with the recipes. I was hoping for a motherlode of appetizers/snacks rather than the dinners/meals that were featured. The groups that I am involved with are mostly snackers. We play, drink, snack, and maybe have dessert during or after.

I'm still glad I bought it, and it would be a nice gift to give at your next Bunco Christmas Party, gift exchange.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Bunco Book to Date, March 22, 2008

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Michele Cozzens "www.michelecozzens.com" (Cloud 8) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It's Bunco Time!: Cookbook and Party Ideas (Paperback)

Of all the bunco books I've read to date (and I may have exhausted the market), this is my favorite. Why? It's because I feel it's the best representation of what a bunco night and the game of bunco is all about. Author, Leslie Crouch, indicates the spirit of the phenomenon that is bunco in her introduction, when she suggests using this cookbook as an "integral part of every bunco group, passing it from hostess to hostess each month."

In addition to the collection of recipes covering every aspect of planning a bunco evening (Beverages, dips and spreads, appetizers and snacks, into soups, salads and side dishes, and finally, entrees and desserts) she offers bunco party themes and a brief history of this popular game, Official Bunco rules, and journal entry pages, which will make this a valuable addition to any group's "bunco box." You ladies who play KNOW what I mean when I talk about the box. I also enjoyed the hints and tips (questions we all ask ourselves about baking subsitutions and equivalents) and miscellaneous household tips that are helpful to all: Did you KNOW you could clean your toilet with Alka-Seltzer???

I intend to donate a copy to my bunco group, keep one on my kitchen cookbook shelf for party planning, and make it a party favor for the next time I host. Well done!

Michele Cozzens is the author of It's Not Your Mother's Bridge Club.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recipies are fine but the Ideas are better, August 1, 2006

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Jirka "Two Little Chicks" - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Bunco Time!: Cookbook and Party Ideas (Paperback)

I flat out don't care for the recipes but the ideas she gives in the book is worth it. If you need ideas for your BUNCO party this book would be for you. It is insightful in that area.