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Pétanque tournament at River Boy Club
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River Six — Rules & Tournament Format
Game rules and tournament format for River Six at River Boy Club
Game Rules
  • Pétanque is played by throwing metal balls toward a small target ball called the jack.
  • The team whose ball is closest to the jack scores the point for that round.
  • Players continue throwing until all balls for that round have been played.
  • At the end of the round, only one team scores — they get 1 point for each ball closer to the jack than the opponent’s best ball.
  • A match is won by the first team to reach 13 points.
  • Players should wait for the signal before entering the field and starting the next match.
Tournament Rules
  • Exactly 6 players join one River Six tournament.
  • The system automatically creates 3 teams of 2 players.
  • The tournament begins with a Round Robin stage of 3 matches.
  • Each team plays against the other teams once.
  • The top 2 teams in the standings advance to the final.
  • If teams are level, ranking is decided by wins first, then point difference, then points scored.
  • The final decides the tournament winner.
  • The winner is shown live on screen and saved to tournament history.
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