Fun Bowling Computer Games
Bowling is a game, that has roots that go back for hundreds of years. While most of us are familiar with the traditional bowling game that is played in a indoor bowling alley with either 5 or ten pins, there are actually many variations of this popular game.
One of the contributing factors to the success of bowling, is not just the game itself, but the social interaction as well. It can be enjoyed with family and friends. It’s easily lends itself to a team sport, but can also be played individually in a group.
While it may same strange to some, bowling can be played inside, or outside (weather permitting of course). As long as you have some sort of area to roll a ball, and possibly some pins or other target to aim for, then you can bowl.
Due to the nature of a rolling bowl, it makes sense that the typical lane is much longer than it is wide. It wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense, to be bowling down a lane that was only five or six feet long. Not much fun either.
In the western hemisphere, ten pin bowling has to be the most played. Although five pin bowling would be a close second, and is great for smaller children, who may not have the strength to handle the bigger 10 pin balls.
There are a few other variations of the game of bowling around though. Nine pin skittles and candle-pin are just a few of them. Skittle is mostly played in Europe.
Another popular bowling variation, more popular in the north eastern US states, is duckpin bowling. It’s very similar to regular bowling, but the pins are short and fat, and sometimes you play with a red bonus pin for extra prizes.
People who play a lot of ten pin bowling, would do very well at duckpin. If you ever get a chance to play it, you should give it a go.
If you really like the big noise of ten pins falling, you may not be crazy over another variation called cocked hat. It only uses three pins, and they’re spaced so far apart, it’s really tricky to get one pin to knock over another pin.
I’m not sure I’d like cocked hat too much, but I’d be game to play a few frames, just to see what it’s like.
Another variant, that is as much like curling, as it is like bowling, is called feather bowling. The goal, is to try and roll your balls as close to the target (feather) at the other end. You can knock other players balls out of the way (like curling).