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Bowling
Bowling is a game in which players attempt to score points by rolling a bowling ball along a flat surface called the lane in order to knock down objects called pins. more...
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There are many forms of bowling, with the earliest dating back to ancient Egypt; it is now known that the Egyptians had invented bowling. Origins can also be traced to ancient Finland and Yemen, and much later in 300 A.D. in Germany.
Indoor variations
Included in the indoor category:
Ten-pin bowling, which evolved from ninepin bowling in the 19th century. The balls have two or more drilled holes in which to insert fingers for gripping the ball. In the US the best known form of bowling, which in both amateur and professional versions, is also played around the world, making it one of the largest participation activities.;
Candlepin bowling, played in eastern Canada and New England, is a variation of ten-pin bowling, with \"double-ended\" pins that are the tallest in any bowling sport.;
Duckpin bowling, commonly found in the mid-Atlantic and southern New England United States and eastern Canada, is a variation of ten-pin bowling involving small, squat pins, sometimes with rubber at their widest points (rubber band duckpin bowling). The official small pin is about 9 3/8 inches (24 cm) high and 4 1/8 inches (10 cm) in diameter at its widest part. It weighs no more than 1 pound 8½ ounces (0.7 kg). The standard small-pin ball has no finger holes. The maximum diameter is 5 inches (13 cm). For duckpins and candlepins, the maximum weight is 4 pounds 12 oz (1.7 kg).;
Nine-pin tap, which is like ten pin bowling but if you knock down nine pins it counts as a strike and the highest score is a 300.;
Five-pin bowling, played in Canada.;
Nine-pin skittles, played in Europe.;
Outdoor variations
The second category of bowling is usually played outdoors on a lawn. Here the players throw a ball, which is sometimes eccentrically weighted, in an attempt to put it closest to a designated point, or slot in the bowling arena.
Included in the outdoor category:
Lawn bowls;
Bocce;
Pétanque;
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