The objective of the sport is to throw the heavy metal balls with an arched back-spin which enables the players to land their ball closer to the cochonnet, i.e. the small object ball. 

The player whose attempt of aiming the ball lies closer to the target ball wins the match. The players can also hit the opponent’s boules to move them away from the target ball. While performing the throw, the participants are bound to stand inside a predefined circle on the ground.