To play bunco, you need nine dice, some scratch pads and a score sheet for each person, a bell, some folding tables and 12 friends who enjoy sipping wine, chatting and snacking.

Registration is open for Hendrick Health's Annual Bunco for Breast Cancer Tournaments in Brownwood and Abilene.

Portland Bunco! For 53 years, simple dice game keeps Portland friends together Updated: Dec. 02, 2009, 12:40 a.m. | Published: Nov. 30, 2009, 11:40 p.m.

JoAnn Stellwagen, left, and Rosemary Schroader watch Carol Podkulski throw the dice during a recent bunco game in Mokena. The women have gotten together each month for 55 years around the game ...