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Different forms of play

SINGLES: ONE PERSON PLAYING AGAINST ANOTHER USING FOUR BOWLS EACH. THIS GAME IS PLAYED UNTILL NORMALLY THE FIRST PLAYER SCORES 21 SHOTS. VERIATIONS CAN BE PLAYED LIKE TWO WOODS, THE NUMBER OF ENDS COULD BE REDUCED, A HANDICAP SYSYEM COULD BE APPLIED. THE SERVICES OF A MARKER ARE EMPLOYED FOR EACH GAME OF SINGLES THAT IS PLAYED.

PAIRS: TWO PLAYERS PLAYING AS A TEAM AND USING 4 BOWLS EACH. THE TWO LEADS BOWL THEIR FOUR BOWLS AND THEN CHANGE PLACES WITH THEIR PLAYING PARTNER WHO IS CALLED THE SKIP. SKIPS TRADITIONALLY RECORD THE SCORECARD AND SCOREBOARD. NORMALLY PAIRS GAMES ARE PLAYED TO 21 ENDS AND THE WINNERS HAVE THE BEST TOTAL SCORE. THEIR ARE VARIATIONS OF PAIRS AND THEY ARE CALLED MIXED PAIRS AND 2 WOOD PAIRS.

TRIPLES: 3 VS 3 EACH PLAYER BOWLS THREE BOWLS EACH. THE FIRST PLAYER IS CALLED THE LEAD, THE 2ND PLAYER IS CALLED THE NUMBER TWO AND THE 3RD PLAYER IS CALLED THE SKIP. THIS GAME IS PLAYED TO 18 ENDS WITH THE WINNERS HAVE THE BEST TOTAL SCORE. VARIATIONS OF THIS GAME IS CALLED 2 WOOD TRIPLES.

FOURS: 4 VS 4 EACH PLAYER BOWLS 2 WOODS EACH. THE FIRST PLAYER IS CALLED THE LEAD, THE 2ND PLAYER IS CALLED THE NUMBER 2, THE 3RD PLAYER IS CALLED THE NUMBER 3 AND 4TH PLAYER IS CALLED THE SKIP. THIS GAME IS PLAYED TO 21 ENDS WITH THE WINNERS HAVE THE BEST TOATL SCORE. THEIR ARE MANY DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF THIS GAME AND THEY ARE CALLED MIXED FOURS AND DOUBLE FOURS.