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Petanque
Petanque is a boules discipline in which metal boules are thrown from a circle to finish near the jack or shoot opponent boules away. It is played without a run-up, usually as singles, doubles or triples and typically to 13 points.
LevelVariant
FamilyPrecision Sport
CategoryPrecision sport
Classification
Category
Precision sport
Family
Precision Sport
Level
Variant
Weitere Angaben
Tags
individual, team, einzeln, petanque, boules, fipjp, jack, precision-sport
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Place your boules closer to the jack than the opponent's boules.
Teilnehmer
Singles, doubles or triples.
Teamgröße
1, 2 or 3 players per team.
Spielfeld
Petanque terrain with throwing circle and placed jack.
Dauer
Depends on format and event.
Wertung
After each end only the team with the closest boules scores; target is typically 13.
Gewinnbedingung
Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.
Ausrüstung
- metal boules
- jack
- throwing circle
- measuring tool
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- safety breach
- course/rule breach
- equipment breach
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- Official Rules for the Sport of Petanque FIPJP · official-rules · high
- FIPJP FIPJP · federation · high
- Boules Sports The World Games · multisport-guide · medium