Plastic beach boules set

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In the Middle Ages, Erasmus referred to the game as globurum in Latin, but it became commonly known as boules (i.

As the game progresses, each team accumulates points until one of the teams reaches 13, the winning number of points. Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.

A former jeu provençal player named Jules Lenoir was afflicted by rheumatism so severe that he could no longer run before throwing a boule. Boule makes a great beach or backyard game and the fine quality boules used in this set, are designed to withstand even the most aggressive and competitive play. e. the period of play from the throw of a jack to the point when both teams have played all their boules.

The game was extremely popular in France in the second half of the 19th century (the first official club was established in France in 1854). In French, the jack is known by a variety of names, including but (goal or target), cochonnet (piglet), bouchon ("little ball" in provençal language, not related to the French word "bouchon" that designates a bottle stopper), le petit (the little one), and gari (" rat", also in provençal language). The game can be played with or without a run-up to the start line, and is a fun game suitable for all ages and skills. The same game can be known by different names in different languages and locations or the same name can be used for different local variations of a game.It eventually became the dominant boules sport in France, and is widely played in other European countries. Boules games have a very long history, dating back through the Middle Ages to ancient Rome, and before that to ancient Greece and Egypt. A circle drawn on the ground must be 35–50 cm (14–20 in) in diameter, while a plastic circle must have an inside diameter of 50 cm (20 in).

An end is complete when both teams have played all of their boules, or when the jack is knocked out of play (goes "dead"). Pétanque is actively played in many nations with histories of French colonial influence, especially in Southeast Asia, including Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Puducherry in India, as well as some parts of Africa. The fourth episode of The Amazing Race 30 featured a pétanque competition at Place des Lices in Saint-Tropez. A fun boules set for people of all ages whether you are at the beach the park or your own back garden. Boules can be thrown in any way that the player wishes, but the traditional way is to hold the boule with the palm of the hand downwards, and then to throw with an under-arm swing of the arm ending in an upward flick of the wrist.

At the beginning of an end, before throwing the jack, if there isn't enough room for the player to throw the jack to the maximum legal distance of 10 metres (33 ft), then the player is allowed to move the circle back to a point where there is enough room. La British Open is a major Pétanque tournament held in the North of England which attracts players from across the United Kingdom and Europe. If the end finishes in the usual way—with the jack still live and one team with the closest boule—then the team with the closest boule wins the end and scores one point for each of its boules that is closer to the jack than other team's closest boule.