There are a number of games directly related to tenpin Bowling, including lawn bowling (aka bowls), ninepins, duckpin bowling, candlepin bowling, and five-pin bowling.
In terms of using skills similar to bowling (releasing an object forward with an underhand swing, in order to hit a target some distance away) there are horseshoe pitching and curling, as well as the beanbag-based games Cornholeand Toss Across. (You might also include softballpitching and shuffleboard on the list.)
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Bowling is a sport where you throw a round bowl down a lane to try and knock down the most pins. If you do not knock down all the pins the first time, you get a second try to knock down the rest. If you don't make that, its the next person's turn. If you knock down all 10 pins, its considered a strike.
The game you are referring to is Skittles. It's when you knock down other people's pins, while protecting your own. Some people use dodgeballs, some use mini- beanbags. No matter, it's all the same game.
It is considered an individual sport and a team sport. One might also classify bowling as an indoor sport.