A game begins with a coin toss to determine which team plays first. The team that wins the toss begins the game by placing the circle, then standing in the circle and throwing the jack to a distance of . A player from the team that threw the jack throws the first boule. Then a player from the opposing team throws a boule. From that point on, the team with the boule that is closest to the jack is said to "have the point" or to be "holding the shot". The team that does not have the point throws the next boule. That team continues to throw boules until it either gains the point, or runs out of boules.
A game begins with a coin toss to determine which team plays first. The team that wins the toss begins the game by placing the circle, then standing in the circle and throwing the jack to a distance of . A player from the team that threw the jack throws the first boule. Then a player from the opposing team throws a boule. From that point on, the team with the boule that is closest to the jack is said to "have the point" or to be "holding the shot". The team that does not have the point throws the next boule. That team continues to throw boules until it either gains the point, or runs out of boules.