Mornington Peninsula Petanque Club

           How to Play Petanque- Basic Rules                    Petanque is played with hollow steel balls known as boules, and a small wooden or plastic target ball cochonet or jack.The game is usually played on a gravel topped terrain, called a 'piste', at least 12mts long. Teams can be singles [3 boules each] doubles [3 boules each] or triples [2 boules each]. The team winning the toss, throws the jack and a team-member throws a boule. The team which does not have the closest boule to the jack after each throw, keeps throwing their boules until they either get closest or they run out of boules to throw, at which point it is the other team's turn to play. When all boules have been thrown, then the 'end' is completed. Scores are compiled, by the number of closest boules to the coche, and players procede to the next end. Games can be up to 11 or 13 or an agreed time.                                                            MPPC have all the equipment necessary to just turn up, play and have fun!