2023-05-04 09:06:17
Jeu de boules is the umbrella term for all games with metal balls. The variant that is played the most is pétanque. To start with the rules, how do you play a good game of pétanque? Requirements: a but of jack (small ball), a set of metal balls (de balls) and two teams. Officially it is possible with teams of one person (tête-á-tête), two persons (doublettes) or three persons (triplettes).
The team that starts (chosen by lot) throws the jack and then the first ball. The aim is to throw the balls closer to the jack than the opponent. When all balls have been played, the winning team gets as many points as the number of balls that are closer to the jack than the best ball of the opposing team.
1. Busy
The course on the Amstelveld is known to many (fanatic) players. It is very busy here, especially when the weather is nice. No balls with you? Borrow a set at Brasserie Nel.
Amstelveld (Centre)
2. Champagne Game
There are two jeu de boules courts between the high, futuristic residential flats of the Zuidas. Here you can play chic with the pétanque set of the champagne house Veuve Clicquot that you can borrow at restaurant Bolenius.
George Gershwin Square (South)
3. Half-time French cheese
Sandwiched between the terraces of café Keppler and Fromagerie Abraham Kef is a jeu de boules court. Ideal: this way you are provided with a (French) cheese board with a beer from the tap.
Van der Pek Square (North)
4. Boulevard Game
At the initiative of a local resident, two jeu de boules courts were built on Valutaboulevard, with which the place was renamed Jeu de Boulevard. It is a meeting point for the neighbourhood.
Currency boulevard / Eurokade (New West)
5. The hotspot lane
The jeu de boules courts (due to success a second one has been built) on Krugerplein are described as real hotspots. Local residents gather here to challenge each other to a game of pétanque. With good weather, chances are you have to wait for your turn.
Kruger Square (East)
6. More than just pétanque
You can enjoy yourself all day long in Gaasperdam, because there is not only a jeu de boules court here, but also a basketball court, ping pong table and playground.
Tongerenstraat / Tegelarijpad (Southeast)
7. Pétanque in the city garden
Local residents maintain the ten beds of the Bos en Lommer city garden, the green heart of the neighbourhood. You can also play a game of pétanque between all this greenery.
Bos en Lommerplantsoen (West)
8. Semi-public job
A little hidden in Oud-West is a semi-public course. Café Toussaint manages the track and offers a set that you can borrow.
Bosboom Toussaintstraat 26 (West)
1683193586
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