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Why do you have 10 pins in bowling?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

It was a reaction to the American No Fun League, also known as the Puritan Church. When Bowling came to this continent, it was played as Ninepins - the way bowling is still played in Europe. The Puritans felt bowling, like any other recreational activity, took time away from prayer...so they passed a law in Massachusetts that No Person shall Bowl at Nine Pins. Naturally, the bowling alley proprietors realized bowling at other numbers of pins was still legal and added a tenth pin to the rack.

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9y ago

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