The quilles (pins) are often set in a diamond formation, unlike the traditional triangle setup in American ten-pin bowling. In these European variants of the game, string pinsetters are commonly used.

A creative competition is giving children across the UK the chance to see their artwork transformed into a life-size bowling pin. Hollywood Bowl, which has a venue in Cwmbran, is inviting children ...

A pinsetter works at a D.C. duckpin bowling alley in 1943. Before automation, bowling pins were set by hand. During World War II, bowling alley owners bemoaned manpower shortages.