Bilboquet
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Bilboquet is an old game of dexterity, invented in France in the 16th century. A bilboquet consists of two objects, a stick and a ball with a hole connected with a short rope. It is also a sports game where the goal is to get the ball on the stick. The sport is popular in the United States (also called Ring and Pin game), Japan (also called Kendama) and Europa.
Bilboquet organizations include:
- Balero Players Association International, United States
- Federacion Internacional de Balero Asoceichon, Mexico
- Fdration Internationale de Bilboquet, France
- Japan Kendama Association, Japan
External links
- Japan Kendama Association (http://www.kendamakyokai.com/index_english.html)
- The Bilboquet game - Physical simulation (http://www.pepere.org/flash-development_1_3x/flash-game-bilboquet-game_u_4.html)
- Balero Players Association International (http://www.theunit.com)
- Bilboquet: Cup and Ball or Ring and Pin Games (http://gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca/bilboquet/pages/index.html)