THE BUNCO®TIMES

I am in a bunco group that has lost all of its' original members except 2 and we ran into a discrepancy on the rules pertaining to the head table.  We were on our first go around on at the head table and the 3rd person to roll rolled a bunco and no extra points.  The 4th person then rolled since they had not rolled yet and rolled a couple of points and then a bunco.  The way we have played for years is that the 3rd person's team would have won because they rolled a bunco first, however the 4th person believed that they won because rhe only points were scored by 3rd and 4th rollers only and the 4th persons was more regardless that the person before them rolled the bunco first.  They justified it because at the losers tables it doesn't matter who rolls a bunco because we have to wait on the head table so the score is what counts. I hope you can tell me who should have won at the head table because I can see both sides of the argument.

 Thanks so much,

 Laura Holt

Dear Laura,

If everyone at the head table had a turn rolling then the 4^th person and partner would be the winner. There would be no sense in everyone getting an even amount of turns rolling if you were not going to take the (4^th person in this case) last roll into account.

Wheeeew. I hope that helps.

Happy Rolling,

Babs

Appetizer
Bunco Baby - Stuffed Shrimp
Cooked large shrimp then chilled (prepared similar to a shrimp cocktail)
Cream cheese
Wasabi
Slice the shrimp slightly to tail and stuff with a mixture of cream cheese seasoned with the wasabi.

Entrée
Supreme Pizza Fondue
Serves 12
Ingredients:
4 oz. bulk Italian sausage
1 small onion finely chopped
1 clove garlic minced
1 jar (30oz.) meatless spaghetti sauce
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
2/3 cup chopped pepperoni or Canadian style bacon
1 teaspoon dried basil or oregano crushed
1/2 cup sliced pitted ripe olives (optional)
1/4 cup chopped green sweet pepper (optional)
Dippers- focaccia bread cubes, Italian bread cubes, mozzarella or provolone cubes, or cooked tortellini or ravioli.

Directions:

In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion, and garlic until meat is brown. Drain off fat. In 3 1/2 or a 4 quart crock pot, combine spaghetti sauce, mushrooms, pepperoni or Canadian style bacon, and basil or oregano.

Stir in the meat mixture. Cover, cook on low heat setting for 3 hours. If desired, stir in ripe olives and sweet pepper. Cover, cook on low heat setting for 15 minutes more.

To serve, spear the dippers with fondue forks and dip into the fondue.

Dessert
Sinful Snicker Salad
Ingredients:
4 Snicker bars chopped
8oz. cream cheese
8oz. marshmallow crème
8 oz. cool whip
6-8 peeled and diced apples
Directions:
Mix ingredients together, refrigerate, and enjoy!