How many points do you need to win at petanque?
A game of petanque is played to 13 points. The first team to reach exactly 13 wins, with no two-point margin required. Only the leading team scores each end, from 1 to 6 points.
Outdoor games: quick answers
Straight answers to the most searched questions on petanque, molkky, darts, cornhole, kubb and croquet. The answer first, then a link to the full rules and the game counter.
Petanque
How far do you throw the jack in petanque?
The jack is thrown between 6 and 10 metres from the throwing circle, and must sit at least 1 metre from any obstacle. Outside that zone, you throw it again.
Molkky
What happens if you go over 50 in molkky?
If your score goes over 50, it drops straight back to 25. You then have to aim carefully to land exactly on 50 again, because only an exact 50 wins the game.
How are you eliminated in molkky?
A player is eliminated after three misses in a row, meaning three throws that knock down no skittle. A single successful throw in between resets that miss counter to zero.
How far do you throw in molkky?
The throwing line sits about 3.5 metres from the skittles (3 to 4 metres in casual play). There is no single official distance in recreational play, so the key is to keep the same distance for everyone.
How do you score multiple skittles in molkky?
When several skittles fall, you score the number of skittles knocked down, not the sum of their numbers. Two skittles down score 2 points, whatever their numbers. A single skittle down scores its own number instead.
Darts
How do you finish a 501 game in darts (checkout)?
The checkout is the combination that brings your score to exactly zero. The final dart must land on a double (or the central bull, counted as a double 25). If you do not finish on a double, the game continues.
What is a bust in darts?
A bust happens when a visit takes your score below zero, or leaves it on 1 when you need a double to finish. The visit is void and the score returns to what it was before the turn.
How far is the throwing line (oche) in darts?
The oche is 2.37 metres from the board, measured horizontally. The centre of the board is set 1.73 metres above the floor.
Cornhole
How does cancellation scoring work in cornhole?
Each frame, both sides points cancel out: only the side with the higher total scores, and it scores just the difference. A bag in the hole is 3 points, a bag on the board is 1 point. This stops both sides climbing at once.
What happens if you go over 21 in cornhole?
In the rule used here, going over 21 drops the side back to 11 points. Other house rules simply cap the score at 21 with no drop back: agree on it before you play.
Kubb
How do you win a round of kubb?
You must first knock down all the opponent kubbs, the field kubbs and then the baseline kubbs, before finally toppling the central king. Knocking the king down too early, before all the kubbs are down, loses the round.
Is kubb played with points?
No. Kubb is an elimination game with no cumulative points. You count rounds won, and the match is played as a single round or best of three or five.
Croquet
How many hoops are there in garden croquet?
Classic garden croquet uses six hoops and one or two pegs. Each hoop run in the right order scores a point, and you complete the course out and back.