Here is a beautiful video about Petanque...         ... Enjoy it !!

Translation of the video :

Pétanque is a game like Bocce, in America. It is practised by 17 million players in France. Here is a wonderful video about this French game...

Julien : Hello, we'll explain to you the rules of Petanque...
Benjamin : Petanque's aim is to put as many boules as possible near the jack ("cochonnet"...)
Xavier : The game is in 13 points. Each player has 3 boules...

Benjamin : Let's go !
Xavier (to Julien) : Ah ! That's bad, Jean-Pierre !
Xavier (to Benjamin) : Ah ! That's well done !
Benjamin : I take the boule...
Xavier : Let's go !
Benjamin : Be careful, I'm going to "pointer" !
Xavier : Come on !
Xavier (to Benjamin) : Whaou ! That's good ! That's good !
Julien : Ah ! I wanted to "tirer", it's not good !
Xavier : Yeah ! That's pretty bad !
Julien : This time, I "pointe", it would be better !
Xavier : Go on !
Xavier (to Julien) : Hey ! Benjamin "te mets la Fanny" !
Xavier : That's a good "nature ball", Benjamin.
Julien (to Benjamin) : Yeah, you won !
Xavier : That's good for Benjamin !

Then, each player introduces himself.

Then, the making-of !

The rest is in English.

Here is the video :

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=KTA6Fn2OY64&feature=channel_page

Enjoy it !!

Little dictionnary :

- Mettre la fanny : to defeat the other players.
- Pointer : give an effect to the ball.
- Tirer : just toss the ball.
- Boule nature : a ball without effects.