Plastic beach boules set

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Our wonderful Pétanque and boules sets are ideal for any occasion and are perfect to give as a gift for any occasion. High quality Petanque set with 6 chrome plated boules supplied in a black zipper bag that aids portability. The French artist Meissonnier made two paintings showing people playing the game, and Honoré de Balzac described a match in La Comédie Humaine.

After the development of the all-metal boule, pétanque spread rapidly from Provence to the rest of France, then to the rest of Europe, and then to Francophone colonies and countries around the globe.A former jeu provençal player named Jules Lenoir was afflicted by rheumatism so severe that he could no longer run before throwing a boule. Punto, raffa, volo (note that this is a single name consisting of three comma-separated words) is a type of bocce governed by the Italian Confederazione Boccistica Internazionale (CBI).

Throwing this way puts backspin on the boule and gives the player the maximum amount of control and flexibility when throwing. With 6 uniquely marked chrome plated boules, a single cork jack, 1m twine measuring tool and handheld Oxford canvas carry case, this premium French Boules set includes everything you need to host a game in your back garden or on holiday. Boules sets can be made from various materials and each one provides different equipment it can be hard to select the right set for you. In France, the Fédération Française de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal ( FFPJP) has over 300,000 licensed members.This French Boules Set contains 8 plastic multi coloured boules in a handy carry case for easy portability. 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). Also known as Petanque, Boules is a French game that has been adopted by the British and is often played seriously in pubs. 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. The Hillington set is made from durable plastic and includes 2 balls in each of the 4 attractive and bright colours for 8 balls in total.

The winning team scores one point for each of its boules that is closer than the opposing team's closest boule. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. In pétanque the objective is to score points by having boules closer to the target than the opponent after all boules have been thrown. Throw the jack to a distance at which your own shooter is most comfortable, or the opposing shooter is least comfortable.Perhaps the best-known international championship is the Mondial la Marseillaise à Pétanque, which takes place every year in Marseille, France, with more than 10,000 participants and more than 150,000 spectators.

In 2002 the FIPJP began certifying non-wooden "synthetic" or "resin" jacks, and in 2013 began certifying synthetic jacks capable of being picked up by a magnet. Boules and pentanque games are perfect for hot days when you want some fun, light activity that won't get you too hot!

The jack, or target ball, is a small ball made of wood, traditionally boxwood or beechwood, 30 mm (1.