Rules and getting started

The pétanque jack: 30 mm, 10 to 18 g, thrown 6 to 10 m from the circle and at least 50 cm from obstacles. What happens after an invalid throw or a dead jack.

A timed pétanque game lasts 45 minutes in singles, 60 in doubles and 60 or 75 in triples, plus one end. How FPUSA timed games end, tie-break included.

Settle pétanque disputes under the rules: who measures and with what, marking the jack and boules, equal boules, where to stand, complaints and penalties.

The seven mistakes new pétanque players make most often, from gripping the boule too hard to leaving the circle early, with a simple fix for each one.