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  1. Commonly known as pétanque, the game of boules is considered one of the most popular sports among the French. The game is not far from British bowling and Italian pétanque (Bocce Ball). Petanque is played on a clay surface under plane trees, with a glass of pastis close by.
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    The world’s best-known boules sport, pétanque is a French game that originated in Provence. The word “pétanque” comes from the Provençal “ped tanca”, where “ped” means “feet” and “tanca” means “planted”. Literally, pétanque is known as “pieds-plantés” (planted feet), due to the rule that you are not allowed to move when throwing the boules.
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    Petanque is a lawn game that originated in the Provence region of France in the early 20th century, specifically in the small town of La Ciotat near Marseille. While similar ball-tossing games had existed in ancient civilizations and throughout European history, Petanque, as we know it today, was formalized in this particular context.
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    The objective of petanque is to throw boules closer to the target boule (called a “cochonnet” or “jack”) than your opponent (s). Each team consists of one to three pétanque players and the game can take place on either a circle or square court. The size of the court depends on the number of players; it should be bigger for games with more players.
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    Petanque is a French bowling game. It involves players taking turns to throw a ball as close to a smaller target ball as possible.
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    Pétanque - Wikipedia

    Pétanque is a sport that falls into the category of boules sports (along with raffa, bocce, boule lyonnaise, lawn bowls, crown green bowling). In these sports, players or teams play their boules/balls towards a target ball. In pétanque the objective is to score points by having boules closer to the target than the … See more

    Invention of the game
    Boules games have a very long history, dating back through the Middle Ages to ancient Rome, and before that to ancient Greece and Egypt. See more

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    Boules
    Leisure boules are boules that do not meet the FIPJP standards for competition boules, but are less … See more

    In the following glossary, the French word or phrase is given in brackets unless it is the same:
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    FIPJP - Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal is the international governing body for pétanque. Its web site … See more

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    Based on the rules of the Fédération Internationale de Pétanque & Jeu Provençal.
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    Generally speaking, a player throws a boule with one of two objectives:
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  3. WEBAlles over Petanque is een website voor liefhebbers van deze balsport. Hier vind je het laatste nieuws, de toernooikalender, de spelregels, de techniek en het materiaal van petanque.

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  7. Petanque World | Spelregels van petanque

    WEBLeer de basisregels van petanque, een Frans spel waarbij twee teams elkaar met metalen ballen en een houten but proberen te verslaan. Ontdek de details over de petanque set, het terrein, de rondes, de puntentelling …

  8. How to Play Petanque? A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners