Playing The Italian Game of Bocce
Bocce is played with four or eight large balls and one smaller target or object ball called the pallino or jack. There are 2 or 4 balls to a side, or team, and they are made in two colors to distinguish the balls of one team from the balls of the opposing team.
- The pallino is thrown out by a member of the team having won the coin toss to start the game
- The same player throwing the pallino must deliver the first bocce ball
- The opposing team will then deliver their bocce balls until the point is taken or they have exhausted their 4 balls. This “nearest ball” rule governs the sequence of the thrown balls
- The side whose bocce is the closest to the pallino is called the “in” ball and the opposing side the “out” ball. Whenever a team gets “in” it steps aside and allows the “out” team to bowl
Complete rules and scoring are included with each set.
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