Three painted sculptures of parrots and a ball in rainbow.

 

 

 

 

 

Inspired by the Fluxus Olympiad, a sporting event created by the art collective Fluxus

 

 

Flux Bocce

 

 

Game Type:

Casual Sport, Art Sport

Players:

2-4

Field:

rectangular outdoor area anywhere from 8-14 ft wide to 60-91 feet long.Ideally the game is played on soft ground, i.e.  clay, grass, gravel, etc

Equipment needed:

Random assortment of throwable items, ideally those that challenge the aerodynamism of a circular ball, i.e. a dish sponge, loofa, toy dinosaur, aluminum cans, lightbulbs, etc.

The Pallino- target ball. A small ball or object approximately one inch diameter. If you want to get very flux you can play around with this size, make it small, or huge.

Rules:

Flux bocce is played exactly like Bocce with the exception of the items thrown. If an item breaks, for example, a lightbulb, that ball is out of play in the game.

Scoring –

Games are normally played to 7 points