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An Argentine family playing bocce in San Vicente, Buenos Aires, c.1902 Bocce play in Cape Coral, Florida, US in 2007Bocce being ⚽️ playeda typical bocce set Bocce ( ,[1][2] or ,[3] Italian: [ˈbɔttʃe]), sometimes anglicized as bocce ball,[4] bocci[5] or boccie,[1] is a ⚽️ ball sport belonging to the boules family. Developed into its present form in Italy, it is closely related to British bowls ⚽️ and French pétanque, with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Bocce is played around western, southern ⚽️ and southeastern Europe, as well as in overseas areas with historical Italian immigrant population, including Australia, North America, and South ⚽️ America, principally Argentina and the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. |