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bowling

vr.tr.bowling · XCT.QLT

Let an agent explain the bowling family of games and their rules, describe regional forms with attribution, support playing and following competitions, and describe history.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain the bowling family of games and their rules, describe regional forms with attribution, support playing and following competitions, and describe history.

A family of games of skill in which a ball is rolled or thrown to knock down pins or approach a target, including ten-pin bowling, nine-pin and skittles, lawn bowls, petanque and boules, and regional forms such as Basque bowls, Asturian and Catalan bowling, Breton kilhou koz and table skittles; bowling games are played recreationally and competitively worldwide, with codified rules, dedicated venues and federations.

What it is for: Games of rolling balls at pins or targets.

It can be explain games and rules; describe regional forms; support playing and competitions; describe history.

Distinguishing features

Rolling or throwing

Pins or targets

Regional variety

Federation rules

What it looks like

Balls rolled on lanes, greens or grounds toward pins or targets.

How it is recognised

Ball rolled or thrown at pins or target

Ten-pin, skittles, lawn bowls, boules and regional forms

Bowling in cricket is a different sense

Related models

is a kind of - category

game of skill

is a kind of - category

throwing sport

is related to - the balls used

ball

is related to - another sport family entry

hockey

In practice

Families and kinds

ten-pin bowling

nine-pin bowling and skittles

lawn bowls

petanque and boules

regional bowling games such as Basque, Asturian, Catalan and Breton forms

Standards and regulation

Federation rules for each bowling game

Equipment and lane standards

Venue safety rules

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing the many bowling games

Injuries from heavy balls

Loss of regional traditions

Also called

basque bowlstable skittlesAsturian bowlingkilhou kozCatalan bowlingMuël bowlingquilles de 9 du pays de Fougèresquilles du Poherquilles de Marsacquilles de Mauronquilles de Minez Bibonquilles de Plougastel-Daoulasquilles de Plounéour-Trezquilles de Pomeleucquilles de Trébédanquilles de troisQuilles du Léonquilles du pays Bigouden et Cap Sizunquilles du pays Glazigquilles du Trégorjeu de Quistinicquilles à lancer droitquilles avec petit talusKilhoù Koz Bro BaganBilac bowlingjeu de quilles au mailleteight-pin bowlingcandlepin bowlingDuckpin bowlingFive-pin bowlingBolos leonesesnine-pin bowlingTurkey bowlingskittlesDablot duoljesneCartagenero bowls

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.bowling

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand The bowling family.

Definitions.

Games

Games and rules.

Games

Games.

  1. How do ten-pin, nine-pin, skittles, lawn bowls and boules differ in rules and equipment? definition
  2. Is the pin or target game, or bowling in cricket, meant? boundary

Regional

Regional forms.

Regional

Regional.

  1. What are Basque bowls, Asturian and Catalan bowling, kilhou koz and table skittles, described in the terms of their communities? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific form? action
Play Playing bowling.

Practice.

Start

Getting started.

Start

Starting.

  1. How can someone start playing a bowling game, and where are venues and clubs? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific venue type? action

Technique

Technique and scoring.

Technique

Technique.

  1. How are balls delivered and games scored in this bowling game? definition
  2. Which safety practices apply? provenance
Compete Competitions.

Practice.

Competitions

Competitions.

Competitions

Competitions.

  1. What are the major competitions and federations for bowling games? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific competition? action

Status

Olympic and world status.

Status

Status.

  1. What is the international status of bowling sports, including World Games and Olympic bids? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Learn History and culture.

Context.

History

History of bowling.

History

History.

  1. How did bowling games develop from ancient and medieval games to modern sports? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of games? action

Culture

Bowling in culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. What social and cultural roles do bowling games play in communities? provenance
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each game be a separate entry?
  • How should federations be linked?
  • How should regional traditions be documented?
Draft as JSON