Pétanque: What it is

It is NOT boccia (which is Italian).

I usually refer to pétanque as the competitive version of French boules. 

Pétanque requires a lot of different skills: 

• You have to be in good shape physically (to be successful in a tournament).

• You need to be mentally strong (some psychological skills can be very helpful).

• You of course have to know the rules (so the other team cannot cheat on you).

• You should be good in tactics (which very often makes the difference in winning or losing).

No, I won't write an article here top explain the rest ― use your favorite search engine and find out more if you are really interested.

Only that much:  It might be that you get dirty...

-rAt