The size varies according to the type of the game, but can have a length of about 30 or 40 cm and a thickness of about 8 cm. The dimensions of the court, so-called 'tra' in Dutch, depend on the type of the game. The most common game, krulbol or curled bowl, is practised on lanes that vary between a width between 2 and 4 m and a length between 7 and 8.5 m. On both sides of the tra there are stakes. The teams play from the one side to the other and vice-versa.
All players throw their bowls, in contradiction to the most French games, overhand.
There are many types of Flemish games of bowls. Almost each region has its own game. Some games are practised outdoors, but the most of them are practised indoors, very often in pubs. In the 16th and 17th century Dutch and Flemish masters, such as Brueghel the Elder, Teniers, Van Heemskerk, Van Ostade, Brouwer, and so on, created several beautiful paintings of the Flemish games of boules. We are proud to offer Free web-based mail here on petanque.org.