Pumpkin Games: Mini Pumpkin Petangue

Have a blast with pumpkins!

• Create 2 teams of no more than 3 people per team.
• Give each team 3 mini pumpkins or sugar pumpkins.
• Select a starting place in the yard and mark an 18-inch diameter circle.
• Toss a coin to determine the starting team.
• The first player on the starting team stands in the circle and throws a 1-inch diameter ball about 6 feet away, which becomes the "target."
• Then, the first player must stand in the circle and throw his or her pumpkin trying to get it as close as possible to the target.
• Next, a player on the opposing team stands in the circle and throws a pumpkin trying to get it closer to the target or knock the first pumpkin away.
• Players continue throwing pumpkins until they are done.
• A point is given for each pumpkin that is closer to the target ball than the opposing teams' pumpkins.
• The team that earns 13 points first wins the game.
• Check out this Petanque website to find out more about the game and read the official rules and player guidelines.