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Singles Shoot Out

A great game for when there are three players left after a melee and people would like to practice shooting. It’s also an alternative to one person sitting out or playing the regular game with three players.  This is a fun,  competitive game in which you’ll learn new strategies to win. 

 

Thanks to the game creators: our very own Doychin, Mem and Vicky together with Ben and Dave from the Parakeets

Here’s how we play but feel free to develop and improve this version as you like:

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A. Points

  1. The target is first to 13, for all 3 players, as usual. Points are earned as per normal (closest to the jack) PLUS shooting points

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B. Start by all three playing an end

  1. Loser (player 3) becomes SHOOTER for the next end

  2. Winner (player 1) starts the second game against player 2 as normal

  3. Winner always stays on 

  4. Loser always takes the SHOOTER role in each game

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C. Players 1&2 can call in the SHOOTER…

  1. …up to TWO TIMES before they play their last/third boule 

  2. The SHOOTER cannot be called after the third boule has been thrown by the players 

  3. The SHOOTER must be told which boule to shoot or be told to shoot the jack

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D. Winning and losing points through SHOOTING: â€‹

  1. Successful shots - where the targeted boule/jack is hit FIRST (in-off indirect hits are counted as a miss) - SHOOTER earns 1 point. 

  2. If SHOOTER misses the target boule/jack, they lose 1 point (including in-off hits which are counted as a miss)

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E. Additional rules​

  1. SHOOTER removes their boule from play after shooting

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