• If team "A" fails to throw the cochonnet the proper distance after three attempts, it passes the cochonnet to team "B", which also has three attempts. However, team "A" retains the right to throw the first boule.
  

• Once play begins, the court may not be raked, smoothed or altered in any way. The sole exception is when the cochonnet is buried and must be uncovered to locate it or measure distance from cochonnet to boule.
  

• The starting team throws the cochonnet beyond center court, not closer than 8’ from the far end of the court. The cochonnet must also be at least 20" from the side of the court. This team then throws its first boule as close to the cochonnet as possible. The player tossing the cochonnet need not be the one throwing the first boule. The captain decides.
  

• Team #2 tries to place a boule closer to the cochonnet, or to knock away the opponents boule, thereby making "the point."
  

• From this point on, whatever team DOES NOT have the boule closest to the cochonnet plays the next boule until it has the closest boule or has no more boules to play The distance of a boule is measured from the top center of the cochonnet to the closest part of the boule. The captain decides which teammate throws when. Order is strategy.
  
  
• Equidistant Boules

• If two boules belonging to two opposing teams are equidistant from or touching the jack, the round is declared void if no more boules remain to be played, and the jack is thrown by the team winning the previous round or toss of a coin.
  
• If only one team has boules to play, they play out their boules and score normally.
  
• If both sides have boules to play, the team which played the last boule plays again. If nothing changes the other team plays, with play alternating until a change occurs. When only one team has boules left, they play them as in the above paragraph.
  

• If a thrown boule hits the boundary boards, it is dead and must be removed from the court before the next boule is thrown. Any boule or cochonnet displaced by said boule after hitting the boards, must be returned to its original position to the best of the two captains ability.
  

• Any boule that leaves the court is dead. If the cochonnet leaves the court, one of three options apply:

• If both teams have boules to play, the frame is dead.
  
• If neither team has boules to play, the frame is dead.
  
• If only one team has boules to play, then this team scores one point for each remaining boule.
  

• The player who plays a boule other than his own, receives a warning.
  The boule played is nevertheless valid but it must be immediately re-
  placed. In the event of it occurring again during the game, the player's
  boule is disqualified, and everything that has been moved by it, is
  replaced.
  
  
• All boules thrown contrary to the rules, are disqualified and everything they may have moved, is put back in place.  Nevertheless, the opponent may play the advantage rule and count the erroneously played boule as valid. In this case, the boule shot or pointed and everything it may have displaced, is left in its new position.
  
  
• If one team runs out of boules and the other team already has the closest boule, the team with boules is not required to play them and may take existing points or do so at any later time in the frame
  
  
• After all boules are played, one point is awarded for each boule closer to the cochonnet than the closest boule of the opposing team.
  

• After each frame, the team which scored points starts a new frame from the opposite end of the court and the game continues in this manner until one team scores thirteen points. Since only one team can score points in any frame, a tie is impossible.
  

• At the end of each frame, players should remain on the sidelines and not disturb or pick up any boules until the captains have agreed on the point count.