HEAD TO HEAD
Bocce vs Chunkey
Ancient / Modern
ERA
Traditional
Italy
ORIGIN
Mississippian culture
2, 4, or 8 players
PLAYERS
2 players (or pairs)
Bocce balls, pallino
EQUIPMENT
Stone disc, spears
26.5 × 4–4.5 m court
PLAYING AREA
Prepared clay yard
Varies (to 12–16 pts)
DURATION
Varies
CBI / CMSB
GOVERNING BODY
None
No
OLYMPIC
No
Different Similar
BOCCE IN ONE LINE
Bocce is an Italian target boules game played on flat courts with large balls and a smaller target ball called the pallino. Players or teams earn points by rolling their balls closer to the pallino than their opponent's closest ball.
CHUNKEY IN ONE LINE
Chunkey is a Native American target sport originating in the Mississippian culture where players roll a polished stone disc across a field and throw spears toward where it will stop. The player whose spear lands closest to the stone scores.
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