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Croquet

C
PLAYERS
2-6
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

A grass court roughly 35ft x 28ft (10.5 x 8.5m), with hoops arranged in a set pattern.

HOW TO PLAY
1

Set up the hoops and center peg in the standard court pattern on a flat lawn.

2

Players take turns striking their own ball with a mallet, aiming to send it through the hoops in the correct order.

3

Successfully passing through a hoop earns an extra stroke.

4

If your ball strikes another player's ball, you may place your ball next to it and strike your own ball to send the other ball off course.

5

Complete the full course of hoops in order and finish by striking the center peg.

6

The first player or team to hit the peg after completing all hoops wins the game.