HEAD TO HEAD
Bocce vs Croquet
Ancient / Modern
ERA
19th Century
Italy
ORIGIN
Ireland / England
2, 4, or 8 players
PLAYERS
2 or 4 players
Bocce balls, pallino
EQUIPMENT
Mallets, balls, hoops
26.5 × 4–4.5 m court
PLAYING AREA
32 × 25.6 m
Varies (to 12–16 pts)
DURATION
1 to 3 hours
CBI / CMSB
GOVERNING BODY
WCF
No
OLYMPIC
Former (1900)
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.
CROQUET IN ONE LINE
Croquet is a target lawn game where players hit wooden or plastic balls through hoops using mallets. It is distinguished by tactical positional play and the croquet shot, which lets players send opponent balls off course.
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