Currently (5 people, 3M, 2F):
- $1 for cards per game . 2 for strikes, 1 for spares. Using 2 decks with jokers, no wild cards.
- $2 high score per game - only guys play this.
Used to:
- $1 for cards - 12 card limit (put in place because we had a bowler that always seemed to throw 8+ strikes per game....and we only had 2 decks of cards!)
- "turkey" gets you $1 from each teammate. 6 in row gets $2, 9 in row gets $3, etc.
- Get hung - you pay each teammate $1.
Other ideas that were thrown around:
- Quarter strike pot. You put in a quarter every time you strike. Most strikes at end of game (or night) gets the pot.
- Nickel or dime spare pot - same as above except with spares.