Rules governing the jack (cochonnet, bouchon)

As of September 2018, the FIPJP rules governing the petanque jack (the little target ball, cochonnet, bouchon) are as follows. We will discuss synthetic and paramagnetic jacks later in this post.

1. The jack must be made of wood.
2. The jack must be 30mm, +/- 1mm in diameter.
3. The jack must weigh between 10g and 18g.
4. The jack may be unpainted or painted any color.
5. A painted jack may not be painted with paramagnetic paint.

Table of Contents

1. Documents containing the rules governing jacks
2. A short history of changes to the rules governing jacks
3. Synthetic jacks
4. Paramagnetic jacks
5. The weight of jacks
6. The future of jacks

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