Playing with 6 needs two balls to do it - Brocante Fair (Hellevoetsluis/NL)

Found this set of nice balls at a Brocante Fair. No, it's not missing a ball but the player knows he'll be playing a game of Petanque with five others.

Game Pétanque can be played by: - 2 players against 2 players (doubles) and 1 player against 1 player (singles). In doubles and singles, each player uses 3 boules. In 3 players play against 3 players (triples), each player uses 2 boules.

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Petanque and Jeu de Boules - the exact origins of petanque are not entirely clear, but there are several theories. The most likely theory is that petanque originated in 1907 in La Ciotat, a town in southern France. Jules Le Noir, a rheumatism patient, could no longer play jeu provençal, a traditional French ball sport that requires a lot of agility. He modified the rules so he could play from a chair, with a shorter throwing distance and metal balls instead of wooden balls. Some suggest that petanque comes from an ancient Roman game called "boules". This game was played with metal balls and the aim was to throw them as close as possible to a small target ball.

Today, petanque is a popular sport with millions of players around the world. It is a social and relaxing sport that can be played by people of all ages and levels.

The name petanque comes from the Provencal word pètanque, which means "feet on the ground". The three metal balls per player are called boules. The aim of the game is to throw your boules as close as possible to the small target ball, the "cochonnet"

Photo: Playing with 6 needs two balls to do it - by Richard Poppelaars © #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #game #Petanque - #event #fair #brocante / #Market at #SporthalDeFazant #BrocanteFair in #Hellevoetsluis #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands

Petanque and Jeu de Boules (originated in 1907 in La Ciotat, southern France by Jules Le Noir), photo February 2024 after 117 years in history. The year 2032 marks 125 years ago in time.

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Hellevoetsluis: Brocante Fair - Market
An anual event with almost 50 stalls in Sporthal De Fazant. A cozy Brocante Fair with numerous stalls filled with many French almost antique, vintage and classic French brocante items.
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Taken on: February 10, 2024

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