Lawn game

[2] Many local forms of round ball throwing and rolling games, such as bocce in Italy and bowls in England became popular by the Renaissance.[2] It has been suggested that bowls itself likely originated from Ancient Rome, in a game played by Roman soldiers that involved rolling a ball "as close as possible to mark on the ground".[2] Croquet involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through a series of hoops.In the United States, the game is governed by the National Croquet Association, which coordinates annual tournaments.Pétanque is a form of bowls[8] and boules where the goal is to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (literally "piglet") or jack,[9] while standing inside a circle with both feet on the ground.
A crown bowls green at Edgworth, Lancashire , England
German chancellor Konrad Adenauer playing bocce in Italy, 1958
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