Outdoor
Pétanque score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
Throw heavy steel balls and get closest to a small target ball. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the winner or a draw, with the score if you have it. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Pétanque
Record the winner or a draw, with the score if you have it.
- Play 1v1 up to 3v3. Uneven sides count too.
- Record who won, or the score, like 13 to 9.
- A real game plays on until someone wins, but log8 lets you log a draw.
The basics
How to play Pétanque
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- Players2 to 6. In singles and doubles each player has 3 boules. In triples each has 2.
- How to winBe the first team to reach 13 points.
- The official gameThe FIPJP writes the rules. Boules are steel, between 650 and 800 grams.
- How groups differBocce, boules and lawn bowls are close cousins with their own rules. Casual games often play to 11 points. Agree before you start.
- Toss a coin. The winners draw a circle on the ground and throw the small target ball, called the cochonnet, 6 to 10 metres.
- Throw your first boule from inside the circle, with both feet on the ground, so it lands near the cochonnet.
- Then the other team throws. Whoever is not closest keeps throwing until they take the lead or run out.
- When all the boules are thrown, the closest team scores 1 point for each boule closer than the other team’s best.
- The team that scored starts the next round, from where the cochonnet landed.
Play better
Pétanque tips
- Aim to land just in front of the target, then roll in.
- Throw with your palm down and a smooth swing.
- Save shooting, which means hitting their boule, for when you need it.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Pétanque, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the winner or a draw, with the score if you have it.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
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Questions
Pétanque in log8: questions
Can I keep Pétanque scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Pétanque is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the winner or a draw, with the score if you have it. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Pétanque?
Be the first team to reach 13 points.
How many people play Pétanque?
2 to 6. In singles and doubles each player has 3 boules. In triples each has 2.
Do people play Pétanque differently?
Bocce, boules and lawn bowls are close cousins with their own rules. Casual games often play to 11 points. Agree before you start.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Pétanque rivalry.
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Updated by the log8 team