Sounds similar to Bocci.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Cotsford <Piper109@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: French Bowls, was Glasgow to Strasbourg

> French bowls is a game played a lot by men mostly ,in France, Italy and
other
> mediterranean countries.   In French it is called Petanque.
> It is played by first throwing a small ball ,then getting as close as
> possible to that ball with your other bigger balls rather than your
> opponents, sometimes knocking his further away.    It is usually played on
> rough stony ground.
> The British refer to it as French bowls as the rules are a bit like the
game
> of Bowls that the Britsh play on very smooth lawns.
> Nothing very erotic Im afraid.           Steve
>