Raffa - A Boules Sport
Raffa (also known as Raffa Bocce or Roundup) is a variation of bocce, part of the boules sport family, similar to Pétanque and Jeu Provençal. Thee objective of raffa is to roll or throw a set of plastic balls as close as possible to a target ball, referred to as a jack. The sport is played by men and women, and can be played individually or in teams of two or three.
Boules SportThis sport usually practiced on a flat clay or carpet surface. The sport is named after the "raffa shot", a specific shot made to strike within 13 cm a particular ball or the jack, indicated in advance. Matches end at 12 points, while the finals at 15 points.
Similar Sports
- Bocce — is part of the boules sport family, similar to bowls and pétanque.
- Bocce Volo (flight bocce) — a variation of bocce, in which metal balls are thrown overhand (palm down) with a runup, the Italian version of Jeu Provençal / Boule Lyonnaise.
- Boccia — a ball sport similar to bocce, bowls, and pétanque for athletes with physical disabilities.
- Pétanque — a type of boules in which the objective is to throw hollow metal balls towards a small wooden target ball.
- Bolas Criollas — a traditional Venezuelan team sport like bocce and pétanque in which players throw a set of balls as close as possible to the small target ball.
- Jeu Provençal — a popular French form of Boules, where the objective is to throw a set of hollow metal balls as close as possible to a target ball. Also known as Boule Lyonnaise.
- Lawn Bowls — the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty".
Related Pages
- List of Boules-type sports
- About Bowling Sports
- Complete list of sports
- The Encyclopedia of Sports — a list of every sport from around the world.
- Sport in France
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