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Bingo Bango Bongo

Three points per hole: Bingo (first on the green), Bango (closest to the pin once everyone is on), Bongo (first in the hole). Classic no-handicap play — strict order of play is the honor system that keeps it fair. Amount is the $ per point.

Type
Individual games
Players
2+ players
Holes
18, front 9 or back 9

How it’s played

Three points on every hole, none of them requiring good golf — just timely golf. Bingo: first ball on the green. Bango: closest to the pin once everyone is on. Bongo: first ball in the hole. Because points go to the first to do something rather than the best score, short hitters and high handicappers win points constantly — it's the great equalizer format.

The whole game rests on strict order of play: furthest away always plays first, honors on the tee. That's the honor system that gives the short hitter first crack at Bingo. No handicaps needed or used.

The scorer awards each point from the play screen's Bingo / Bango / Bongo chips as it happens. The amount sets the money per point and the game settles zero-sum — most points collects from the rest.

Settlement. Every player settles the dot difference with every other player at the amount per dot. At $1, with A on 2 dots, B on 1 and C and D on none: A collects $1 from B and $2 each from C and D (+$5); B pays A $1 and collects $1 each from C and D (+$1); C and D each pay A $2 and B $1 (−$3).

Settings you can change

None of its own — the money settings decide who gets paid.

Every game also has its money settings, set on the same screen when the game is added.

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