How to play Bingo Bango Bongo — rules and scoring
3–4 players
Bingo Bango Bongo pays three points on every single hole — and none of them care how far you hit it. First ball ON the green (bingo), CLOSEST to the pin once everyone’s on (bango), first ball IN the hole (bongo). Because honors and order-of-play decide who even gets a shot at each point, the short hitter playing first has a real edge. It’s the fairest money game in golf for a mixed group.
The three points
Every hole is worth exactly three points, and order of play is sacred — away goes first, always. Play out of turn and the group will (rightly) void the point.
- Bingo — first ball on the green. The 220-yard hitter laying up smart wins this constantly.
- Bango — closest to the pin once ALL balls are on the green. Now it’s a wedge contest.
- Bongo — first ball in the hole. Putting out of turn is the cardinal sin here.
Scoring and paying it out
Set a value per point — a dollar is classic. At the end, everyone’s point totals settle against each other: up 6 points on a buddy at $1 means he owes you $6. 54 points are handed out over 18 holes, so the money moves even on a quiet day.
House rule worth saying on the tee: leave the pin decisions and gimmes at home — everything gets holed out, because bongo depends on it.
How Swilkin runs it
Tap the 🎯 Bingo Bango Bongo pack when you set up the game and three chips — Bingo, Bango, Bongo — appear on every hole of the scorecard. Tap who won each one as you walk off the green; Swilkin tallies the points and settles the money against everything else riding on the round.
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