They say “close” only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes. It also counts in slow dancing, I suppose. And Petanque.
What is Petanque? (Wikipedia) The goal is, while standing with the feet together in a small circle, to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (jack).
You should then offer them your oldest, most battered set of 3 rusty, odd boules, of vastly different weights and sizes, insisting they play with them.
Quotation from Ray Ager, New Boules (Petanque.org)
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