Guest Rico Daniele, of the Wonderful World of Bocce, explains the basic rules of play: Bocce is played with two teams, each of which can have one, two or four players. If the team has a single player, he throws four balls; two players, two balls; and four players, one ball. Each team tries to get its bocce closer to the pallino than those of its opponents. A coin toss decides which team will throw first. The first team chooses its color and throws the pallino, then throws one of its bocce as close to the pallino as possible (figure A). Now the opposing team throws, attempting to come closer to the pallino (figure B). If they throw all four bocce and fail to come closer than their opponents, the other team throws its remaining bocce. If the second team succeeds in coming closer to the pallino, the first team throws again and tries to get closer. Each team rolls until it beats its opponent's point.
RESOURCES :
Wonderful World of Bocce Association
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