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[[Image:BerriganBowls.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A bowls tournament in [[Berrigan, New South Wales]], [[Australia]].]] |
[[Image:BerriganBowls.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A bowls tournament in [[Berrigan, New South Wales]], [[Australia]].]] |
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The second category of bowling is usually played outdoors on a lawn. At outdoor bowling, the players throw a ball, which is sometimes eccentrically weighted, in an attempt to put it closest to a designated point or slot in the bowling arena. |
The second category of bowling is usually played outdoors on a lawn. At outdoor bowling, the players throw a ball, which is sometimes eccentrically weighted, in an attempt to put it closest to a designated point or slot in the bowling arena. |
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Bowling has also been played with explosives, replacing the traditional bowling ball. The pins are replaced with six small cattle instead of the standard ten polyurethene pins. This variant is most commonly played in the Nordic regions and is somewhat considered to be a "backwoods" variety. |
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Revision as of 08:09, 13 November 2008
Bowling is a game in which players attempt to score points by rolling a bowling ball along a flat surface either into objects called pins or to get close to a target ball. There are many forms of bowling, with the most recent being ten-pin bowling and the earliest dating back to ancient Egypt[1], [2]. Other places where bowling was first seen were ancient Finland and Yemen[citation needed], and in 300 A.D. in Germany[1], [2].
Outdoor variations
The second category of bowling is usually played outdoors on a lawn. At outdoor bowling, the players throw a ball, which is sometimes eccentrically weighted, in an attempt to put it closest to a designated point or slot in the bowling arena.
Included in the outdoor category:
References
See also
- Pin setter
- Skittles — the sport from which "alley" based Bowling originated
- Skee ball — a game that plays similar to bowling
- Pin shooting — a pistol shooting
- Bolo Palma — Spanish mode