🎯Pétanque

Pétanque is a boules game that originated in Provence and is played on most stabilized gravel surfaces. Players throw metal balls to land them as close as possible to a small wooden target ball called the jack (cochonnet). It can be played as singles, doubles, or triples.

Place your boules closer to the jack than the opposing team's, throwing with both feet together inside a circle. The team that reaches the required points total first wins the game.

• •The jack is thrown 6 m minimum and 10 m maximum from the circle (seniors category).
• •Throw your boules keeping both feet on the ground and entirely inside the circle.
• •The team that does not hold the boule closest to the jack throws next, until it regains the advantage or runs out of boules.
• •You can 'point' (place a boule close) or 'shoot' (knock away an opponent's boule).
• •Depending on the format: 3 boules per player in singles and doubles, 2 boules per player in triples.
• •At the end of an end, only the team with the closest boule(s) scores points.