Instructions / Assembly

3. Go Play!

 Players stay within the foul line. The player may step on, but should not

step over the foul line before releasing the pallino or bocce ball.

 The team who won the coin toss, goes first. The starting team tosses

the pallino to a valid position. If using a Bocce pit, the pallino must

settle at least 12 inches from the sideboard and must not hit the

backboard. If, after three attempts, this is not accomplished, the

opposing team throws the pallino. Once the pallino is in a valid

position, play can move on.

 Each team decides their own throwing order of each team player. The

first player throws the Bocce ball trying to have it land as close to the

pallino as possible. If using a Bocce pit and the Bocce ball hits the

backboard, that team must throw again. Once the first team throws a

Bocce ball in bounds, the first team steps aside.

 The opposing team goes next. The opposing team throws their Bocce

balls until all have been thrown or one of their Bocce balls ends up

closer to the pallino than the first team’s.

 The team whose Bocce balls are closest to the pallino is called "inside"

and the opposing team "outside."

 Whenever a team gets inside, it steps aside and lets the outside team

roll.

 The team outside throws until it beats, not ties, the opposing ball.

 This continues until both teams have thrown all their bocce balls.

 If a player rolls the wrong colored ball, simply replace it with the correct

color when the ball comes to rest.

 If a player rolls out of turn, the opposing team may leave everything,

including the thrown ball, exactly where it is or may return any moved

balls to their approximate original positions and remove the thrown ball

from play.

 If a Bocce ball is moved before all Bocce balls are played, the opposing

team replaces the ball to the approximate original position. This is to

be done in the spirit of good sportsmanship.

 If at the end of any frame the closest ball of each team is equidistant

from the pallino, the frame ends in a tie.

 The team with the most Bocce balls closest to the pallino wins the

frame.

 When a team wins a frame, players exchange ends of the Bocce pit

and substitutions may be made. The team winning the previous frame

will toss the pallino to start the next frame. If playing Bocce in the

backyard, players may decide whether to stay in the same playing area

and play in the opposite direction, or move to another part of the

backyard.

4. Additional Rules When Using a Bocce Pit

 Once the pallino has been put into play, it remains in play even if it hits

the backboard. However, if the pallino is knocked out of the pit or it is

knocked in the front of the center line, the frame will end, no points are