Pétanque is a new activity at Bellanpuisto among citygolf and padel. There will be six pétanque lanes which allows up to 36 players to play at the same time. We have everything you need to have a great time: boules, jack, circle, tape measure and scoreboard. And not to forget our summer terrasse which serves refreshing drinks.
This classic French game is great if you’re looking for fun activities with your collegues or bigger groups. Pétanque is easy to learn and play for people of all ages and skill levels. With a little bit of practice, you’ll be scoring points for your team in no time.
Pétanque is played with two teams. There are three ways you can play:
We are happy to arrange a special pétanque event for you, contact Antti Pakkala, tel. +358 44 230 4135, info@bellanpuisto.fi.
We recommend to book a lane in advance for groups more than 6 people, please call tel.+358 044 230 4135 or send email to info@bellanpuisto.fi
Prices include boules, jack, circle, tape measure and scoreboard.
We accept Eazybreak, Edenred, ePass and Smartum.
We can invoice your event if preferred.
Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is to toss hollow metal balls (called boules) and get them as close as you can to a small wooden target ball (the jack).
Pétanque is played with two teams. There are three ways you can play:
1.Flip a coin to see which team starts.
2.Have a member from the first team stand in the circle and toss the jack. They can toss the jack in any direction. It should land between 6-10 meters away from the circle.
After throwing the jack, have a member of the same team throw the first boule. He/She should stand in the circle and try to get his/her boule close to the jack and (preferably) in front of it.
3.Have a member from the second team stand in the circle and throw a boule. The goal of the second team is to end up with their boule closer to the jack.
If the second team succeeds, then they will have the boule that is closest to the jack—they will “have the point.” The team that does not have the point (that is, the team that does not have the closest boule) must play the next boule, and must keep playing until they have the point or run out of boules.
4.Change teams when the throwing team gains the point. If a member of Team A tosses a boule and it lands the closest to the jack, then Team A has the point and it would then be Team B’s turn to throw.
If Team B then tosses a boule and it lands closer to the jack than Team A’s boule, then Team B has gained the point and it is Team A’s turn to throw. This continues until both teams are out of boules.
5.Count the score for the winning team. After all boules have been thrown, the team whose best boule is closest to the jack wins the round. The winning team gets one point for each of their boules that is closer to the jack than the losing team’s closest boule. The losing team doesn’t score any points.
6.Start the next round. To do this, the team that won the last round draws a new circle on the ground, around the place where the jack was in the last round. They also throw out the jack. The new circle is now where all players must stand to toss their boules. The winning team from the previous round goes first.
7.Continue playing rounds until one team reaches 13 points.