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A game can be conducted between two players, or two teams of two, three, or four.

A match is started by a randomly chosen side being given the opportunity to throw a smaller ball, the jack ( called a boccino or pallino in some areas ), from one end of the court into a zone in length, ending from the far end of the court.

If the first team misses twice, the other team is awarded the opportunity to place the jack anywhere they choose within the prescribed zone.