Skittles

RULES OF SKITTLES

PLAYING THE GAME

Play either as teams or as two players playing head to head.

All balls must be bowled underarm. Bouncing balls are allowed but not recommended.

The feet must remain behind the skittle bowling line when bowling.

Balls are bowled at the skittles one at a time. All three balls bowled at the skittle diamond is known as a ‘Hand’.

Each player in each team completes a Hand.

Play alternates between teams until all players have completed a Hand.

A ‘Leg’ is completed when all players have bowled one Hand.

A game normally consists of 6 Legs.

Points are awarded for each skittle knocked down, one point per skittle.

If all skittles are knocked down on the first throw, this is known as a ‘Strike’ or ‘Flattener’ or ‘Flopper’.

Knocking all skittles on the second throw is known as a ‘Spare’.

All fallen skittles are removed after each throw.

After a ‘Strike’ or ‘Spare’, all skittles are replaced.

The maximum score per hand is therefore 27 i.e. three ‘Strikes’.

An alternative scoring system is to give 3 points for a ‘Strikes’ 2 points for a ‘Spare’ 1 point for knocking all skittles down in 3 throws and no points at all unless all skittles are knocked down.

WINNER

The winner is the player or team with the highest score.