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Trademark Innovations BOCCE-SET Operating instructions

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Bocce Set Instructions
Thank you for your purchase of our Bocce set! Here are some instructions to get you acquainted
with the game of Bocce. If there are any issues or defects with your set, please contact us by
phone at 1-800-906-1639.
Goal of the game: To be the first “team” to reach the required number of points.
Game configuration: There are 2 teams. Each team has 1, 2 or 4 players. You will need to mark off the game area.
This is shown in figure 1. The game of bocce can be played anywhere – dirt or gravel work best, but grass or a beach
are okay too. Before starting the game, decide on the total number of points to achieve that will win the game. This
can be any number but it is traditionally either 7, 11 or 13. Give 4 bocce balls of the same color to each team. Use a
coin toss, or rock-paper-scissors to select which team goes first.
Fig. 1: Layout of bocce court
Starting the game: The first player on the starting side rolls or tosses the “Pallino” (the small white ball) into the
opposite half of the bocce court. The Pallino must me thrown from behind the foot line and land within the
boundaries of the court on the other side of the mid-line. All throws must be underhanded. If the Pallino does not
land in the right area, the player may take one “do-over” throw, but if that throw also lands incorrectly then the
opposing team may place the Pallino wherever they wish.
Once the Pallino lands in the correct area, the starting team takes the first throw. The player stands behind the foot
line on and throws the bocce ball into the court. The goal here is to land the bocce ball as close as possible to where
the Pallino landed. If the ball lands outside of the bocce court, it is considered “out of bounds” and is out of the game
for that particular round. After the starting team throws the first ball, the opposing team throws their first ball from
the same end.
Game Play: After both teams have taken their first throw, the game continues – the team whose bocce ball lands
closes to the Pallino always takes the next throw. If one team has thrown all of their bocce balls, the other team
throws all of theirs until all bocce balls have been thrown. Once all bocce balls have been thrown the round can be
scored.
The team whose bocce ball has landed closest to the Pallino will score points. The score is determined by the number
of balls that are closer to the Pallino than the other team’s closest ball. EXAMPLE: If the green side has landed the
first, second and third closest balls to the Pallino and the red side has landed the fourth closest ball, the green side
has earned 3 points for that round. A team can score no more than 4 points in one round.
What if the Pallino gets moved? During a round, if a team throws a ball and knocks the Pallino out of its position,
then the round is over and be re-started from the other side of the court. If this occurs, no points are scored unless
only one team has any balls remaining in the court and that team has not yet thrown all of its balls. The number of
points earned by the team with balls on the court is equal to the number of balls that have not been thrown yet. If
neither team has scored and points, then the team that threw the Pallino throws it again to start the next round.
Starting the next round: After the score for the round has been determined, all of the bocce balls are removed from
the court and the next round can be started. The next round is played on the opposite end of the bocce court from
the one on which the previous round was played. The team that scored points in the previous round throws the
Pallino to start the new round.
How does your team win? The game is considered “over” when one team’s score has reached the total agreed upon
at the start of the game.
Some helpful hints:
- Bocce balls are traditionally thrown with the hand facing backwards.
- The dimensions of the court provided in figure 1 are not set in stone – you can lay the court out in whatever
size suits the preferences of your players.
- Bocce balls are heavy and can be dangerous – never intentionally throw them at another person.
- It is okay to throw the bocce balls in such a way that will intentionally disturb the other team’s balls, knock
them away from the Pallino or knock them out of the court.
- Bocce balls must be thrown underhanded or rolled – throwing overhanded will disqualify the throw.
- Instead of 2 teams, try playing bocce with 4 individual players. If you try this, each player receives 2 bocce
balls instead of each team receiving 4 bocce balls.
Enjoy the game!!
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