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Boule De Gomme
Boule may refer to: ;Ball games * Boules, a collective term for games involving players throwing balls at a smaller target ball ** Pétanque, a common variety originating in France and sometimes loosely called "boules" in English ** Boule Lyonnaise, another boules game of French origin ** Boule de Bois Boule may refer to: ;Ball games * Boules, a collective term for games involving players throwing balls at a smaller target ball ** Pétanque, a common variety originating in France and sometimes loosely called "boules" in English ** Boule Lyonnais ..., a Belgian boules game ** Boule Bretonne, a boules game from Brittany * Boule (gambling game), a game similar to roulette ;People * Boule (community), an Akan people in Côte d'Ivoire, Africa * The Boulé, a reference to the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity, its chapters or meetings * Auguste-Louis-Désiré Boulé (1799–1865), French playwright * Marcellin Boule (1861–1942), French palaeontologist ;Politics * Boule (ancient Greece), a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boules
''Boules'' () is a collective name for a wide range of games similar to bowls and bocce (In French: jeu or jeux, in Croatian: boćanje and in Italian: gioco or giochi) in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls (called in France, in Croatian and in Italy) as closely as possible to a small target ball, called the ''jack'' in English. Boules-type games are traditional and popular in many European countries and are also popular in some former French colonies in Africa and Asia. Boules games are often played in open spaces (town squares and parks) in villages and towns. Dedicated playing areas for boules-type games are typically large, level, rectangular courts made of flattened earth, gravel, or crushed stone, enclosed in wooden rails or back boards. To win, a team must reach 15 points, with a few exceptions. Boules games in history As early as the 6th century BC the ancient Greeks are recorded to have played a game of tossing coins, then flat stones, and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
