Pétanque is a game played on hard surfaces such as sand or gravel, where teams of 2 or 3, or singles, try to place as many of their metal balls, or 'boules', closer to the jack than the nearest boule of the opposition. This is achieved either by 'pointing' close to the jack, or to a selected position, or by shooting the opposition. The winning team is the first to score 13 points. A team of triples plays with 2 boules each and doubles/singles are played with 3 boules per player. 

Petanque (in France goes by the name of Boules) is very popular in the UK.