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Elakai Bocce Ball User guide

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BOCCE BALL MANUAL
Bocce Ball
MANUAL
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Scoring Examples
RESULT 1
RESULT 2
RESULT 3
RESULT 4
White Team is the closest to the Pallino. The next closest ball is Brown Team’s Ball.
White Team has won this frame and receives 1 point. The brown ball serves as
defense scoring 0 points but prevents the White Team from getting more points. The
other balls do not aect the score.
White Team has the closest 2 balls to the Pallino. White Team wins this frame and
receives 2 points. Brown Team scores 0 points. The other balls do not aect the
score.
Brown Team has the closest 3 balls to the Pallino, winning this frame with 3 points.
The white ball serves as a defense, scoring 0 points but prevents the Brown Team
from scoring a fourth point.
Brown Team has the closest 4 balls to the Pallino, winning this frame with 4 points.
The white ball does not serve as a defense and does not score any points.
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BOCCE BALL MANUAL
Bocce is played with eight large balls and one
smaller target or object ball called a pallino. There
are four balls per team, and they are made of a
different color or pattern to distinguish the balls of
one team from those of another. For multiple player
teams, a playing rotation is determined at the start
of a game and is maintained throughout the game.
1. Singles, Doubles, or Quad Play
Individuals - Singles Play
Player 1 competes against Player 2
• Each player throws 4 balls
Teams - Doubles Play
Team 1 competes against Team 2.
Each team is comprised of two people.
• Each player throws 2 balls
Teams - Quad Play
Team 1 competes against Team 2
Each team is comprised of four people.
• Each player throws 1 ball
The Rules
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2. The Court
While regulation Bocce courts are normally around
13 feet wide and 91 feet long, the dimensions of
home courts can be whatever size fits your playing
space. To create your own court, establish a
perimeter of the playing area on a level surface, a
foul line from which balls will be thrown, and a mid-
court line. You’ll want to make sure there are no
obstructions in the court that would interfere with
a straight-line delivery of a ball from any direction
(excluding grade variations or terrain consistency).
A suggested backyard court size is 12 feet wide and
60-70 feet long. Suggested placement of the foul
line is 10 feet from the perimeter edge.
3. The Play
• A game begins with a coin toss. The winning team
gets the first toss of the pallino and chooses the
color of balls they will use.
• From the foul line, the pallino is tossed any
distance as long as it passes the centerline of the
court and stays within the boundaries of the court.
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3. The Play (contd.)
• If the starting player fails to toss the pallino
properly into play, a member of the opposing team
will toss it into play. If the opposing team fails to
properly toss the pallino into play, the toss reverts
to a member of the original team.
• The team that first attempted to place the pallino
delivers the first ball. Once the first throw has
taken place, the other team has the opportunity
to throw. From then on, the team that does not
have the ball closest to the pallino has a chance to
throw, up until one team has used all four of their
balls. Once this happens, the other team throws its
remaining balls.
• After both teams have exhausted all their balls, a
frame is over, and points are awarded.
• The team with the closest ball to the pallino is the
only team that can score points in any frame.
• The game resumes by teams throwing from the
opposite end of the court. The team that was
awarded points in the previous frame begins the
next frame by tossing the pallino into play.
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House Rules
a. Rules not found in a game’s manual
b. Made-up rules followed within one’s
specific household
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4. Throwing and Fouls
• All balls must be thrown underhanded.
• Players may roll, toss, bounce, etc. the balls down
the court provided the balls do not go outside the
boundaries of the court or a player does not violate
the foul line.
• Any ball that goes outside the boundaries of the
court is considered a dead ball and is immediately
removed from play until the end of the frame.
• If the pallino is knocked outside the boundaries
of the court during play, the frame ends with no
points awarded, and a new frame is started.
• The foul line is used to deliver all balls down the
court with the intent of getting a ball closer to the
pallino, knocking the opponent’s ball away from
the pallino, or hitting the pallino so that it ends up
closer to your team’s ball.
• A player should not step on or over the foul line
before releasing any ball. If a player steps over
the foul line, the player will receive one warning.
For a player’s second foul line infraction, the
opposing team will be awarded points as they were
immediately preceding the foul, and the frame will
end. The team committing the foul will be awarded
no points for the frame. However, the opposing
team can decline the penalty and complete the
frame if desired.
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5. Scoring
• Points are awarded at the end of each frame. Only
one team scores points.
• One point is awarded for each ball that is closer
to the pallino than the closest ball of the opposing
team.
• In the event that the closest ball of each team is
the same distance from the pallino, no points will
be awarded and the pallino returns to the team
that delivered it.
• Only balls which are distinguishably closer to
the pallino than any of the opponent’s balls are
awarded points.
• Measurements should be made from the center of
the pallino to the edge of a Bocce ball.
• The length of a game varies but is typically
between 7-13 points. The first team to reach this
score is the winner.
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