after having read the rules i am still a little confused. In doubles and triples how does game play work? Does each person on each team throw all of their boules and then you score all 12 of the boules on the field? Do you do various 1 on 1 rounds? Any help illuminating this would be appreciated.
Jacob

Each team has six boules 2 per person in triples 3 per person in doubles.

The team who is not closest to the jack throws until they have the closest boule or run out of bolues.

An end may go team a throws the jack and the first boule then team b throws the next boule

Then if team A is still closest team B throw again.

Petanque is different to many games in that the order of the boule being played is solely dependent on who is not holding the closest boule.

One team may throw several boule in a row.

When one team run out of boule the other team throw the rest of their boule.

As a team only has six boule the maximum number of points that can be scored in one end is six.

It is more common with equally matched teams to score 1-3 points in an end.

Is you can get to play with an experienced person it really is a simple game to get the gist of the basic game play.

Hope I haven’t added to you confusion.

Don

I think Jacob is asking about how individual members on a team plays (he think's there may be some kind of baseball batting order for petanque).

Nope! anyone on your team can elect to play their boule...

There is no rule as to which players on a team needs to play their boule. The team captain usually looks at a situation, discusses his ideas with the other team players, and then determines who on their own team should make the throw.

Typically, players have roles of pointers and/or shooters. So if an opponent's boule needs to be shot, then you'll use your shooter to do the job.

Usually, if it is a pointing situation, the player on a team who pointed but didn't get close enough will play again simply because they have a better "feel" for the distance and hopefully will be able to use that to get closer to the cochonnet.

The shooters typically wait until they are needed, or, if everyone on their team has played, they'll roll in their remaining boules.