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Getting ready to play a game of bocce ball but need a refresher on the rules of bocce? Let’s review how to keep score and take turns so you can jump right in and ‘ball’ like a pro.
We have been supporting the game of Bocce and related tournaments for over forty years. No one really knows how old bocce is, but stone balls dating back to 9000 B.C. have been found in Turkey. Bocce, as it is played today, was played as early as 264 B.C. in Rome.
Learn how to play bocce ball for beginners with this guide to the rules, scoring, and field setup of this entertaining backyard game.
Learn how to play bocce, a classic lawn game where teams aim to get their balls closest to the target. Enjoy strategy, precision, and fun outdoors!
The object of the game is to roll your bocce balls closer to the pallino (jack) ball than your opponent. Bocce can be played on most surfaces (grass or sand) as long as they are fairly smooth and flat. Court is 60 feet long by 12 feet wide; however, the court size can be accommodated to fit the playing space available.
Once a bocce ball has been put in play, the player steps aside and his team does not roll again until the opposing team has either rolled one of its bocce balls closer to the pallino or has rolled all of its bocce balls.
