Paradise Roll: Bocce Pétanque

Bocce and pétanque on an archipelago where every island plays by its own rules.

Anyone who has played bocce ball in the park or boules on the beach knows the rule: land your ball closer to the small white one than your opponent. Everything interesting happens after that — knock their ball away, push the white one toward your side, turn a losing end around with a single throw. One swipe sets both aim and power: a minute to learn, far longer to read a court properly.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• An island campaign. The lagoon teaches touch, the reef adds wind and slope, the volcano punishes a soft throw. Every chapter brings its own opponents and a final match.
• Daily quests. Three short reasons to come back: a precise throw, a winning streak, an opponent's ball knocked out.
• A travel journal. Relics and finds recovered island by island, each with a story of its own.
• A collection. Ball skins, trails and splashes, all unlocked by playing rather than paying.

WHAT WE LEFT OUT

Free to play, with no ads. No mandatory sign-up — the game starts straight away. No lives to wait for and no timers asking you to come back tomorrow.

A relaxing sports game: plays one-handed in portrait, and a match takes a couple of minutes.