Outdoor Bowling Games
Outdoor bowling games can either be handmade or purchased from a retailer as a set. Some outdoor bowling games challenge the players to knock as many pins down as possible. The pins in these games can be a variety of objects. Another version of outdoor bowling is known as bocce ball or lawn bowling and involves trying to roll a small ball as close as possible to a target ball in the playing area of the court.
Outdoor Bowling
Family-reunion-success offers a version of bowling that can be played either on grass or on cement. To play the game, you will need a collection of 2-liter bottles. The ideal number is 10 for 10 pins just like in traditional bowling. Fill the bottles with water; the more full the bottles are, the harder they are to knock over. For the bowling ball use a rubber playground ball. The size is up to you depending on how difficult you wish to make the game; smaller balls increase the difficulty. Do not use a lightweight ball such as a beach ball, as this ball will bounce off the bottles instead of knocking them over. The distance from the pins can be altered as you wish. Score the game just like you would in typical bowling. You get two balls per turn, a strike for knocking all the pins down on the first ball and a spare for leaving no pins remaining after the second ball.
Bocce Ball
The gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca website describes a game commonly known as bocce ball. In bocce ball, individuals or teams of two try to roll their team’s colored balls as close to the target ball as possible. Rules for scoring in bocce ball can be customized for your preference, but typically the team with the ball closest to the target ball receives a point, and three points if the ball is touching the target ball. Continue playing until a predetermined amount of points have been scored. Common totals include 11, 15, or 21 points.
Gnome Bowling
The iwantoneofthose.com website describes a game called gnome bowling, which can be played on grass or concrete. The object of the game is to knock down all six of the inflatable gnomes that are included in the game with the plastic bowling balls that are also included. Scoring is similar to standard bowling in that if you knock all the gnomes down on your first ball you receive six points (instead of 10), and the totals of your next two balls. If you knock them all down after your second ball, you receive six points along with the total from your first ball of your next frame. Scoring is done in 10 frames just like standard bowling, with the winner being the player with the highest score.
