BOCCE BALL RULES

1. TEAMS CONSIST OF TWO PLAYERS EACH. EACH OPPOSING TEAM MEMBER WILL TAKE TURNS ROLLING HIS OR HER BOCCE BALLS AT A TARGET BALL. THE OBJECT IS TO ROLL THEIR BOCCE BALLS CLOSER TO THE TARGET BALL THAN THE OPPOSING TEAM.

2. THE FIRST TOSS OF THE SMALL TARGET BALL IS DECIDED BY A COIN TOSS. THE NEXT PLACEMENT OF THE TARGET BALL FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE COURT IS BY THE TEAM SCORING POINTS.

3. THE TARGET BALL IS TOSSED FROM BEHIND LINE B. IT MUST END UP PAST THE CENTERLINE, BUT NOT PAST LINE B AND BE AT LEAST 1 FOOT INSIDE OF THE SIDELINES. FAILURE TO TOSS THE TARGET BALL IN THIS AREA IS A FOUL AND THE OPPOSING TEAM THEN GETS TO PLACE THE TARGET BALL.

4. THE TEAM THAT SUCCESSFULLY PLACED THE TARGET BALL THEN ROLLS ONE BOCCE BALL AT THE TARGET BALL.

5. BALLS OVER 36 INCHES FROM THE TARGET BALL DO NOT COUNT.

6. IF THE TARGET BALL IS KNOCKED OUT OF BOUNDS THE FRAME IS DEAD AND PLAY WILL CONTINUE WITH A NEW FRAME. THE SAME TEAM WILL TOSS THE TARGET BALL FROM THE OPPOSITE END OF THE COURT.

7. ONE POINT IS AWARDED FOR EACH BOCCE BALL THAT ENDS UP WITHIN THE TOTAL COURT BOUNDARIES AND CLOSER TO THE TARGET BALL THAN ANY OPPONENT BALL. ANY PART OF A BOCCE BALL OVER THE BOUNDARY LINES IS OUT OF PLAY. GAME IS 15 POINTS.

PLEASE BRING BOCCE BALLS IF YOU HAVE THEM.