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The game is played in singles, double or triples. In singles and doubles each player uses three boules, but in triples only two boules are used.
The starting team is decided by the toss of a coin. One member of the team chooses the starting place and draws on the ground a circle in which to stand, 35cm to 50cm across. Both feet of the thrower must remain within the circle until the boule lands.
The first thrower throws the cochonnet between 6 and 10 metres away, not nearer than one metre away from any obstacle (wall, tree, boundary, etc).
The player then throws their first boule trying to place it as near as possible to the cochonnet.
A player from the other team enters the circle and tries to throw their boule nearer to the cochonnet, or knock away the leading boule. The boule nearest the cochonnet leads.
It is then up to a player in the team not leading to throw until their team gets a leading boule, and so on.
When a team has no more boules the players of the other team throw their boule and try to place them as as close as possible to the cochonnet.
When both teams have no more boules the points are counted. The winning team gets as many points as it has boule nearer than the best of the losing team. A player of the winning team throws the cochonnet from where it is, and the game starts again until one team reaches 13 points.
An attempt by a player to throw their boule close to the cochonnet, is known as "pointing". It may sound easy but when the surface the game is being played upon is uneven; it can be quite a challenge. There are various ways of "pointing". The more you can adapt to a playing surface the better player you will become and your enjoyment of the game will grow.
When a player throws a boule with the intention of removing the opponent's boule, it is refered to as "shooting". It can be a devastating shot, especially when the opponents boule is knocked out of the playing area and replaced with the shooters own boule.
The beauty of petanque is that after only a short period of time, a new player can master sufficient skills to enjoy a friendly game. To become a good player, as with all sports requires practice. |
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