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Beyond tenpin
Most bowling references stop at tenpin. We don't. The world of rolling and target games is far richer — regional pin games with devoted followings, and ancient green games still played worldwide. This is bowling's extended family.
New England's slim pins and small handheld ball — a game all its own.
Tenpin cousin 02Squat pins, three balls a frame, and a Mid-Atlantic devotion.
Tenpin cousin 03Canada's homegrown game with its own scoring and rhythm.
Tenpin cousin 04Rolling toward a target on the court — ancient, social, strategic.
Rolling game 05France's boules game of metal balls and fine touch.
Rolling game 06Biased bowls and the long game of line and weight.
Rolling game 07The older European games tenpin descended from.
HeritageWhere these came from
Many of these games predate tenpin. See how they branched off in our origins of bowling.