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Bocce is played with eight large balls and one smaller target ball called the pallino or jack. There are four balls to a side or team, and they are made in different colors to distinguish the balls of one team from the balls of the opposing team. The object of the game of bocce is for one team to get as many of their balls closer to the pallino than the opposing team's closest ball. The first team to reach sixteen point wins.
A coin toss will determine which team has the pallino and which color balls that team selects. The first team member throws the pallino and then rolls their balls as close to the pallino as possible. It is now up to the opposing team to roll a ball closer to the pallino than the starting team.
If the opposing team uses all four balls and fails to get closer to pallino than the starting ball, the starting team rolls each of their remaining balls, trying to place them closer than the opponent's closest ball. However, if the opposing team succeeds in placing one of their balls closer to the pallino, the starting team must then roll again to attempt to get closer or "better the point". Each team continues to roll until it beats the point of the opposite team.
While the object is to get close to the pallino, it is permissible for a player to roll their ball in an attempt to knock an opponent's ball away from the pallino. Likewise, a player may knock or more the pallino toward their own team's ball. The pallino is playable anywhere on the playing surface.
When all balls have been played, this concludes the frame and ONE team is awarded one point for each of its balls which is closer to the pallino than the closest opposing team's ball. Therefore, a team may score up to four points per frame. If the closest ball of each team is an equal distance from the pallino, NO points are awarded. The team that scores in a frame starts the next frame by throwing out the pallino and playing their first ball. In the event NO points are awarded in a frame, the team that started that frame also begins the next frame. Play continues until a team wins by reaching a score of sixteen points.