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Bocce

Bocce
PLAYERS
2-8
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

Regulation court: 8.5 x 2.5m up to 27.5 x 4m. Any flat lawn or gravel strip works casually.

HOW TO PLAY
1

One player tosses the pallino to the far end of the court to start.

2

Teams alternate tossing bocce balls, aiming closest to the pallino.

3

The team farther from the pallino keeps throwing until closer or out of balls.

4

Score one point per ball closer to the pallino than the opponent's nearest ball.

5

Play multiple rounds to an agreed score, often 12 or 16.