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Encyclopedia > Boules

Boules /bul/ is a collective name for games played with metal balls. Note: This article contains special characters. ...


Two of the most played boule games are pétanque and jeu provençal. On the beach at Nice, France Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (piglet). ...


The aim of the game is to get your large, heavy balls as close to the small, white 'jack'. The winner is the player whose ball is closest to the jack.


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boules - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about boules (198 words)
While boules remains the quintessential French game, it has become increasingly popular elsewhere both as a recreation and as a competitive sport.
The object is to deliver a boule (or boules) from a standing position to land as near the jack (target) as possible.
The spherical boule is approximately 8 cm/3 in in diameter and weighs 620–800 g/22–28 oz.
Pétanque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1239 words)
Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (piglet).
The boules are made of metal and weigh between 650 g and 800 g, with a diameter of between 71 mm and 80 mm.
A team captain, in an idealised game, requires his pointer to place a boule in front of the jack and reasonably close (paradoxically, in competition play the first pointer aims not to get so close to the jack that the opponents will inevitably shoot his or her boule immediately).
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