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When 24 teams from the Northeast and Canada come to Boutwell’s Bowling Center in Concord this week for an international competition, they’ll be playing at the biggest candlepin bowling arena ...

Today, most candlepin bowling alleys offer plastic pins and balls, as well as fully automated pin setters in place of the original wooden iterations and pin boys.

There are several major differences between candlepin and its cousin, tenpin bowling, including the size and style of the bowling balls.

If you mention the game to someone outside the region, you’ll probably be met with furrowed eyebrows or a blank stare. But “small ball” is classic New England. And a new exhibit at the Worcester ...

The pins and bowling balls are smaller in candlepin compared to 10-pin bowling. In addition, you get three rolls in candlepin as opposed to two in 10-pin. There has never a perfect score achieved ...

Unlike 10-pin bowling, with its large, hefty balls, candlepin balls are much smaller, easier to handle, weighing just two pounds and with no finger holes.

There are several major differences between candlepin and its cousin, tenpin bowling, including the size and style of the bowling balls.