How to Play Petanque
Divide the players into two teams., Have the teams flip a coin to see who starts. , The starting team draws a circle in the ground - then throws the target ball or cochonnet out to a distance of 6 to 10 meters (19.7 to 32.8 ft). , The starting team...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Divide the players into two teams.
You can play 1 vs. 1 (3 balls per player); 2 vs. 2 (3 balls per player); or 3 vs. 3 (2 balls per player). -
Step 2: Have the teams flip a coin to see who starts.
,, They can try to do this by rolling their boule; lobbing it; or even throwing it at the opposing team's boule moving it away. ,,, That is, if team-A "has the point" and has 2 of its 3 boules closer to the cochonnet than the opposing team's closest boule (in this example, the 3rd closest boule), then team-A gets 2 points added to their score. , For each round, the team that won the previous round starts the new round.
It draws a circle around the location of the cochonnet at the end of the previous round.
That becomes the throwing circle for the next round. -
Step 3: The starting team draws a circle in the ground - then throws the target ball or cochonnet out to a distance of 6 to 10 meters (19.7 to 32.8 ft).
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Step 4: The starting team then throws their first boule
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Step 5: trying to get as close as possible to the cochonnet.Then the 2nd team's player stands in the circle
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Step 6: and tries to get their boule closer to the cochonnet than the opposing team.
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Step 7: Learn that if that team does get a boule closer than any of its opponents
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Step 8: it's called "having the point" - and then the opposing team has to attempt to throw a boule closer.
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Step 9: Understand that the team which does not have the closest boule (to the cochonnet) keeps throwing boules until either they get closest
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Step 10: or they run out of boules to throw.
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Step 11: When all boules are thrown
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Step 12: only the boules of the one team that are closest to the cochonnet are added to the running score.
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Step 13: The teams continue to play rounds until one of the teams reaches 13 points.
Detailed Guide
You can play 1 vs. 1 (3 balls per player); 2 vs. 2 (3 balls per player); or 3 vs. 3 (2 balls per player).
,, They can try to do this by rolling their boule; lobbing it; or even throwing it at the opposing team's boule moving it away. ,,, That is, if team-A "has the point" and has 2 of its 3 boules closer to the cochonnet than the opposing team's closest boule (in this example, the 3rd closest boule), then team-A gets 2 points added to their score. , For each round, the team that won the previous round starts the new round.
It draws a circle around the location of the cochonnet at the end of the previous round.
That becomes the throwing circle for the next round.
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