Bowling is a sport which goal is to throw a ball on a 49 feet track in order to make 10 bowling pins fall. Players can choose the weight of their ball according to their strength, height...There are “gutters” on both sides of the track.

For each pin that falls, you win a point. If you make them all fall in the first run, this is called a strike and your next shot will count double and you will earn 10 points. If you manage to break down all 10 pins in 2 shots, only the first of your 2 shots will earn you twice the number of points.

During bowling competitions, the best players come easily earn up to 100 points. Bowling lanes are oiled, and players have to wear special shoes. There are many different types of bowling, such as Ten-pin, Five-pin, Duckpin, as well as outdoors variations.

Apart from being a fun game, bowling is also health friendly as it allows to train muscles, joints, ligament that are not necessarily put to work in the everyday life.

Skittles or bowling was created in the 19th century in the USA and the first bowling competition was held in Chicago in 1901, while the first player to have scored a perfect game of 300 points is William Knox in 1913.

TomesGames.com offers plenty of bowling games below: