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Bocce Equipment 8 per Set (unbiased) Rules 1 Jack (smaller target ball)

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Jack is bowled beyond the foot line at the A game begins with one team delivering the jack from The opposite The team with the closest bowl to the jack at the completion of the end scores 1 point, And a closer to the j bowls. The game is played in ends and an accumulative score is tallied at the completion of each end. First to 7 friends, family, or colleagues. friends, family, bowl to place your ball closer to the jack or throw to the jack or throw ball closer to your place to bowl knock out an opponents bowl. control, hold your bowl with a normal firm grip and bowl hold your control, the target. hand pointing towards with the back of your your bowl always plan your approach by reading the reading by approach plan your always bowl your soft avoid and picking a landing spot, try to surface areas. sand or high grass 1. 1. 2. Scoring 3. 4. Tips 4. with out, play fun: Smash an opponents bowl Have 3. the right time, the right decisions at Use tactics: Make 2. and of accuracy a high level For technique: The 1. or throwing Before the surface: Read Equipment (unbiased) per Set Bowls 8 Bocce ball) target 1 Jack (smaller

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A is thrown in the air and must bounce only once before hot the target n eam has finished their bowls, the opposition delivers the remainder o The A throw can be a Raffa 'Drive' or a Volo 'Lob'. A drive must the thrown past the halfway line and then can roll for disqualified and all displaced bowls returnedto orginal places. If the nominate bowl is h awarded one bonus point. from throwing at opposite The team who throws the jack delivers the first bowl, The team that doe delivers the subsequent bowl and so on. When a team has finished their bowls, the opposition A t delivers the remainder of their bowls, if any the jack with the option of knocking out well placed well the jack with the option of knocking out opponent balls. sand, or anywhere. as: carpet, grass, as follows: on each team Each team player has the sameEach team player or colour line type bowl pattern a. per player) Singles (4 bowls b. per player) Doubles (2 or 3 bowls c. per player) (2 bowls Triples d. per player) Quadruples (2 bowls e. per player) (1 or 2 bowls Multiplayer . . . eam can nominate to display the opponents bowl by Rules Concept 1. 7 8 6 3. 2. 4. 5. 4.

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Equipment 8 Bocce Bowls per Set (unbiased) 1 Jack (smaller target ball)

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Bocce is played with an even number of players on each team as follows Singles (4 bowls per player) • When a team has finished their Doubles (2 or 3 bowls per player) bowls, the opposition delivers Triples (2 bowls per player) the remainder of their bowls, if any, Quadruples (2 bowls per player) to complete an end. The team with Multiplayer (1 or 2 bowls per player) the closest bowl to the Jack at the Footline completion of the end scores 1 point, • A game begins with one team and a further point for any of their throwing the Jack from behind a other bowls that are closer to the foot line; the team who throws the Jack than any of the opponent’s Jack is decided by tossing a coin. bowls. The scoring team throws The Jack should be aimed beyond the jack in the opposite direction the foot line at the opposite end to start the next end. of the court. • The game is played in ends and an • The team who throws the Jack accumulative score is tallied at the delivers the first bowl with the aim completion of each end. The first of positioning them closest to the team to reach 7, 11, 13, or 15 points Jack or knocking out well placed wins the game. opponent bowls. The team with the furthest bowl to the jack delivers the subsequent bowl.