Bowling is a game in which players or bowlers attempt to score points by rolling a ball along a long, flat surface to knock down ten objects called pins.

There are many different forms and types of bowling, with the earliest dating back to ancient Egypt

The first standardized rules of bowling were established in New York City, on September 9, 1895.

Originally, pinspotters manually set up pins after each frame. In 1952, the first automatic pinsetters were commercially produced, greatly speeding up the game and allowing its popularity to explode.

The United Kingdom, the second largest Ten-pin bowling advocate, is home to the British Tenpin Bowling Association (BTBA), which was formed on 26th May 1961. Although the PBA is a world-wide organisation with many professional British ten-pin bowling players, the UK still has its version of the association with the Premier Tenpin Bowling Club (PTBC).

Forms of bowling include ten-pin, five-pin, nine-pin skittles, candlepin, duckpin, and feather bowling.

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) was founded in 1958 by Eddie Elias.

The best known form of bowling is probably the American game of Ten-pin bowling. This form, in both amateur and professional versions, is played around the world, making it one of the largest participation activities worldwide.