Le jeu de boules or la pétanque is very popular in France. It’s played on flat, often sandy, ground. One of the players throws the small wooden ball (le cochonnet) a distance from the players. The game then consists of each player throwing metal balls (les boules) toward the cochonnet with the goal of coming as close to the wooden ball as possible. The person or team with the balls closest to the wooden ball wins the game.
Source: Bragger, D. Jeannette and Donald B. Rice. Allons-y! Le Français par Etapes. 6th ed. p. 201. Boston : Thomson Heinle.
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