From that point on, the team with the boule that is closest to the jack is said to "have the point".

In that location, it prevents opponents from throwing directly toward the jack, and hitting it will push it even closer to the jack. Leisure boules are boules that do not meet the FIPJP standards for competition boules, but are less expensive than competition boules and completely adequate for "backyard" games. As the game progresses, each team accumulates points until one of the teams reaches 13, the winning number of points.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. The game begins by tossing a coin to decide who should begin the game and also have the right to place the small ball, the “Butt” or “Jack”.

The Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules (CMSB) was created (on 21 December 1985 in Monaco) by three international boules organizations for the purpose of lobbying the Olympic committee to make boules sports part of the summer Olympics. 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).Scoring [ edit ] Team Red has the boule closest to the jack, but the second-closest boule belongs to Team Blue. shoot To throw one's boule at an opponent's boule (or at the jack) in an attempt to knock it out of play. La British Open is a major Pétanque tournament held in the North of England which attracts players from across the United Kingdom and Europe.