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B · Beginner · 4 rules · Step 1 of 4The game
- How does a game of lawn bowls work?Players take turns to roll bowls along a flat green towards a small ball called the jack.
- How many bowls does each player have in lawn bowls?Bowls is played as singles, pairs, triples or fours.
- How is an end scored in lawn bowls?When the last bowl stops, the shots are counted: each bowl nearer the jack than the opponent's nearest scores one.
- How is a game of bowls won?A game is won by the higher total of shots, ends or sets, as the conditions of play say.