Eric here again,

Please excuse my naivete', but I've been reading other posts and "news" articles on this site. Short of digging deeper into the rules section I thought to get some definiitions, in layman's terms if it's not too troublesome:

>carreaux: ? ?

>shoot à la rafle: a boule tossed/thrown in a rolling manner? ? {phonetically? ?}

>sèt à ges: 7 is considered an unlucky number and the expression means that he game will turn. Laymans' term: scoring seven points is unlucky? ?

quoted:
>Another superb match, where Quintais really had the upper hand with Suchaud as shooter backed up by himself as milieu. MILIEU?? a title? surname?


Many more terms but I'll cut this short.

regards,
Eric Breiby

If you click on the columns on the left of the screen, you will you will have some answers to your questions.

But here are my answers to some of your questions.

Carreau (singular) Carreaux (plural):

You make a carreau when you shoot and hit the opponent's boule and as a result, your boule not only displaces the opponent's boule but also take its place.

Shooting à la rafle:

To shoot à la rafle, you throw the boule on the ground almost like you would do it in bowling so that your boule travels on the ground a few feet before hitting the opponent's boule (or missing it). It is very effective on a hard surface and is easier than shooting au fer. You can make carreaux this way too.

Shooting au fer:

Your boule does not roll on the ground before hitting the opponent's boule. It's a bit like you would shoot the opponent's boule with a rifle. You can make carreaux this way especially on soft, sandy surfaces with or without gravel. Some call that shooting carreaux shouting!!! I call it simply au fer... to the iron.

sèt à ges:

I never heard that.

Milieu:

When playing three against three, the positions or roles are: pointer, shooter and milieu (middle). The best players in the world (mostly French) play milieu. These players can point well and shoot well.

Don't forget to spend some time on th articles on the left end side! LOL

HTH,

Guy

“sèt à ges, se n’en gagno ges" is a Provençal term that means « 7-0 wins nothing ». 7 is considered an unlucky number and the saying refers to the fact that a team that reaches 7-0 often won’t win the game.

The French equivalent is “sept à point on n’en gagne point” – from “les mots du jeu de boules en Provence”.

Regards,

Ray