The aim of the game is to get your boules closer to the jack than your opponent's.

ECONOMIST: Niche sports: The running of the boules | The

Boules, indeed, is not just a game, it's a way of life.

ECONOMIST: Niche sports: The running of the boules | The

The court heard Mr Keene had spent the day playing boules with work colleagues in Bath and had then met friends in the evening for food and drinks.

BBC: Carmen Gabriela Miron-Buchacra