Across my desk:Association croquet is played with four balls, blue and black versus red and yellow, as singles or doubles.
Each ball must run a set course, as shown, going through each hoop twice in a specific order and direction and then hitting the peg. The side which first completes this course with both its balls wins the game. Thus the winning side has 26 points to score (12 hoop points
and the peg point with each ball).
A ball scores a hoop point when it passes right through a hoop in its correct order (`runs a hoop') in one or more strokes.
The sides take alternate turns. In the first four turns the four balls are played from one of the starting lines (`baulk lines') at each end of the court. There is no strict order of playing the balls. Once the four balls are on the court a side chooses which of its two balls it shall
play in each turn.
A turn consists initially of one stroke only, but extra strokes can be earned in two ways:
If the player's ball runs a hoop, he is entitled to another stroke.
If the player's ball hits another ball (makes a roquet'), he places his own ball in contact with the other ball and then strikes his ball so that the other ball moves or shakes (`takes croquet'). After this the player is entitled to one further stroke.
When a ball has scored its last hoop point (`becomes a rover') it can score the peg point either by the player hitting it onto the peg or by being hit onto the peg by another rover ball. The ball is thus `pegged-out' and removed from the court.
Source: Croquet NSW Inc: www.croquet-nsw.com
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