Glossary of special terms In the following glossary, the French word or phrase is given in brackets unless it is the same: join battle (arriver a bataille). When both teams have 10 or 11 points and the game may go either way on each lead. bombard. To shoot or strike an opponent's boules one after another, after they had taken the lead. boule devant, boule d'argent. "A ball in front is a money ball". This maxim reminds players that when pointing, the most valuable place for a boule is in front of the jack. In that location, it prevents opponents from throwing directly toward the jack, and hitting it will push it even closer to the jack. jack (but, also bouchon, cochonnet, petit, gari or kiki). The small wooden or plastic target ball. carambolage Shot that knocks away several boules. Literally "pile-up". circle (cercle or rond). The marked area from within which the boules are thrown. demarquer ("unscore"). To drop a point when pointing or shooting. fuser. A boule that bounces off course. have the point. A team is said to "have the point" if one of its boules is closer to the jack than any of the opposing team's boules. A team that has the point is basically in a winning position, so the team that does NOT have the point throws the next boule and attempts to gain the point.Glossary of Pétanque Terms at obut.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022. mene. "End" i.e. the period of play from the throw of a jack to the point when both teams have played all their boules. point To throw one's boule with the intent of stopping near the jack (also known as placing).Rules of Pétanque at obut.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022. pousette. A shot that pushes one's team's boules nearer the jack; or to that pushes the jack. shoot To throw one's boule at an opponent's boule (or at the jack) in an attempt to knock it out of play. When the opposing team has a boule positioned very close to the jack, often the best strategy is to attempt to shoot it. A team in a desperate situation may attempt to save itself by shooting the jack out of bounds. lob (portée) A boule thrown in a high arc so that when it lands it only rolls a short distance. carreau (pronounced carrow). A shot that knocks an opposing boule away from the jack and replaces it (in very nearly the same spot) with the thrower's own boule. Basically, the perfect shot.
Glossary of special terms In the following glossary, the French word or phrase is given in brackets unless i?t is the same: join battle (arriver a bataille). When both teams have 10 or 11 points and the game may go either way on each lead. bombard. To shoot or strike an opponent's boules one after another, after they had taken the lead. boule devant, boule d'argent. "A ball in front is a money ball". This maxim reminds players that when pointing, the most valuable place for a boule is in front of the jack. In that location, it prevents opponents from throwing directly toward the jack, and hitting it will push it even closer to the jack. jack (but, also bouchon, cochonnet, petit, gari or kiki). The small wooden or plastic target ball. carambolage Shot that knocks away several boules. Literally "pile-up". circle (cercle or rond). The marked area from within which the boules are thrown. demarquer ("unscore"). To drop a point when pointing or shooting. fuser. A boule that bounces off course. have the point. A team is said to "have the point" if one of its boules is closer to the jack than any of the opposing team's boules. A team that has the point is basically in a winning position, so the team that does NOT have the point throws the next boule and attempts to gain the point.Glossary of Pétanque Terms at obut.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022. mene. "End" i.e. the period of play from the throw of a jack to the point when both teams have played all their boules. point To throw one's boule with the intent of stopping near the jack (also known as placing).Rules of Pétanque at obut.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022. pousette. A shot that pushes one's team's boules nearer the jack; or to that pushes the jack. shoot To throw one's boule at an opponent's boule (or at the jack) in an attempt to knock it out of play. When the opposing team has a boule positioned very close to the jack, often the best strategy is to attempt to shoot it. A team in a desperate situation may attempt to save itself by shooting the jack out of bounds. lob (portée) A boule thrown in a high arc so that when it lands it only rolls a short distance. carreau (pronounced carrow). A shot that knocks an opposing boule away from the jack and replaces it (in very nearly the same spot) with the thrower's own boule. Basically, the perfect shot.