The Bocce Game

Bocce is played with four or eight large balls and one smaller target or bject ball called the pallino or jack. There are two or four balls to a side, or team, and they are made of two colors to distinguish the balls from one team to the balls from the opposite team.

The pallino is throwing out by the member of th team having won the coin toss to start the game. The same player throwing the pallino must deliver the first bocce ball. The opposite team will then deliver their bocce balls until the point is taken or they have exhausted their four balls.

This nearest balls rule governs the sequence of the thrown balls. The side whose bocce is the closest to the pallino is called the "in" ball and the opposite side the "out" ball. Whenever a team gets 'in" it steps aside and allows the "out" team to bowl.

Complete rules are included with each set.