In pétanque the objective is to score points by having boules closer to the target than the opponent after all boules have been thrown.
In these sports, players or teams play their boules/balls towards a target ball. Pétanque ( French pronunciation: ⓘ, locally in Provence Occitan: petanca, ⓘ, also Catalan: or ) is a sport that falls into the category of boules sports (along with raffa, bocce, boule lyonnaise, lawn bowls, crown green bowling). Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal
