Pétanque Like you never seen it
77 stories that prove Pétanque is anything but boring
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Beschreibung
Think pétanque is just for grandpas in the park? Think again.
Think pétanque is just for grandpas in the park? Think again.
From flaming boules to underwater tournaments, robot players, and a dog who accidentally won a regional final — this book smashes every pétanque cliché you've ever heard.
Inside, you'll find 77 wild, true stories from around the world:
➤ A pétanque match on a cruise ship
➤ An escape room full of fake moustaches
➤ Rooftop courts in Tokyo lit like jazz bars
➤ Even a game in the Paris catacombs
➤ A wedding held on a pétanque terrain — vows, boules, and a Carreau kiss
➤ The 'Fanny' tradition — lose badly, kiss a bum
➤ Hidden weights & espionage — the sport's most notorious cheating scandal
➤ Boules launched to the edge of space
➤ Netflix nearly greenlit a pétanque reality show
➤ Pétanque is now taught at universities (yes, really)
You'll meet unforgettable characters:
➤ A man with the rulebook tattooed on his back
➤ A monkey trained to fetch boules
➤ A child prodigy who went viral at 11
➤ And yes — even the Pope, gifted a set of boules
This isn’t a rulebook. It’s a celebration.
Fast, fun, and full of surprises — Pétanque Like You’ll Never See It Coming is for players, dreamers, and anyone who loves a good story.
Grab a pastis. The jack is thrown. Let’s play.
Autor*in
Adriana Saru
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Themen in »Pétanque Like you never seen it«
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