Rules of Pétanque
POINTS AND MEASURING (Articles 25-31)
Article
25 – Temporary Moving of Boules
In order to measure a point, it is permitted to temporarily move the
boules and obstacles situated between the jack and the boules to be measured,
after having marked their positions. After measuring, the boules and the
obstacles are put back in place. If the objects cannot be moved, the
measuring is done with the aid of callipers.
Article
26 – Measuring of Points
The measuring of a point is done by the player who played last or by one
of his or her team-mates. The opponents still have the right to measure after
one of these players. Whatever positions the boules may hold, and at
whatever stage the end may be, the Umpire may be consulted and his or her
decision is final.
Measuring must be done with appropriate equipment, which each team must possess. It is particularly forbidden to measure with one’s feet. The players who do not observe these rules could be penalised by one of the sanctions provided for in Article 10 if, after a warning from the Umpire, they persist in their conduct.
Article
27 – Boules Picked up before the Agreement of Points
At the finish of an end, any boule picked up before the agreement of
points is dead if its position was not marked. No claims can be accepted
on this subject.
Article
28 – Moving the Boules or the Jack
The team whose player displaces the jack or one of the contested
boules, while effecting a measurement, loses the point.
If, during a measurement, the Umpire disturbs or moves the jack or a boule and if, after re-measuring, the point remains with the boule which the Umpire had originally judged to be closer to the jack, the Umpire in all fairness declares it to be so. The same applies in a hypothetical case where, after a new measurement, the point no longer remains with the boule originally estimated to be holding.
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29 – Boules Equidistant from the Jack
If the two boules closest to the jack belong to opposing teams and are
equidistant from it, the following 3 cases can apply:
(a) If neither team have boules to play the end is declared void and the jack is thrown by the team winning the previous end.
(b) If only one team has boules left to play, it plays them and scores as many points as it has boules closer to the jack than the nearest opponent’s boule.
(c) If both teams have boules to play, the team which played the last boule plays again, then the other team, and so on alternately until the point has been won by one of them. When only one team has boules left, they play them as described in the above paragraph.
If, after completion of the end, no boules remain within the boundary of the playing area, the end is void.
Article
30 – Foreign Bodies Adhering to the Boule or Jack
Any foreign bodies adhering to the boules or the jack must be removed
before measuring a point.
Article
31 - Claims
To be accepted, any claim must be made to the Umpire. Claims made
after the result of the game has been established cannot be considered.
Each team is responsible for checking their opposing team (licences, classification, terrain, boules, etc.).
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