About Il-loghba tal-Bocci
Perhaps the oldest game played by the Maltese is bocci. During the time of the knights of St John, a game called ‘Maghio’ was played in Malta and it resembled closely the game came to be known as Bocci. There is a great deal of evidence that bocci existed in Malta for a long time. One of them is, that the English being very keen on lawn bowls which is very similar to bocci, (though played on different surfaces), wanted to bring the game to Malta, but couldn’t introduce as bocci already existed here.
How to play Il-loghba tal-Bocci
Bocci is played on a sand-covered smooth surface, and each team has three players. The jack ball is around the size of a marble and the look like snooker-balls. One team plays with red balls, the other one with blue. The object of the game is to get your team’s balls as close to the jack as possible. Rules do change and vary from club to club.
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