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Krulbollen (Belgian Curve Bowling)

K
PLAYERS
2-8, individuals or teams
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

Curved banked track roughly 17-19m long

HOW TO PLAY
1

Place a target peg or marker at the far end of a curved, banked track.

2

Take turns rolling a flat-sided wooden bowl down the track, letting the banked sides curve its path toward the target.

3

Use the flattened side of the bowl to control how sharply it curves as it slows near the target.

4

Roll a following bowl to knock a rival's bowl away from the target or block its path if useful.

5

Measure which bowl finished closest to the target at the end of each round and award it a point.

6

Total the points across an agreed number of rounds; the highest score wins.