Skittles

Skittles is an old European target sport, a variety of bowling, from which Ten-pin bowling, Duckpin bowling, and Candlepin bowling in the United States, and Five-pin bowling in Canada are descended. In the United Kingdom the game remains a popular pub sport in England and Wales, though it tends to be found in particular regions, not nationwide. It is perhaps most common in the south west counties of Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Herefordshire, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. It is also popular in Worcestershire and South Wales. It is popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In Australia, other varieties of bowling are more popular, but the similar game of Kegel, based on German nine-pin games, is popular in some areas.

 

Ten Pin Bowling

Ten-pin bowling (more commonly just "bowling" in the United States) is a competitive sport in which a player (the “bowler”) rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic (polyurethane) lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.