Croquet

Instructions for a Croquet Game

Whether you are a novice player or a competitive professional, just about anyone can learn and play croquet. Even better, croquet takes very little equipment that can be found at an affordable price at most sports equipment stores, as well as many other department and even supermarkets. Pair this equipment with an area of open field or lawn and you are set to play a croquet game.

All About Croquet

What Is Used to Strike the Ball in Croquet?

Croquet requires striking a wooden ball through semicircular hoops placed on a lawn. This game is traditionally played on a lawn of short grass to help the ball travel across terrain. A mallet is used to strike the ball in croq...

Nine Wicket Rules

Nine wicket is an informal version of croquet that uses nine wickets, or stakes. You usually play nine wicket on grass, but other surfaces can also work. You can play singles, doubles or with three-player teams, or you can play...

Directions to Set Up Croquet

croquet became popular in the mid 1800's in Britain. It soon made it's way to the United States and other English speaking countries. In the 1890's, croquet lost its popularity in the United States after some Boston clergy prea...

How to Set Up a Croquet Court

Croquet is a recreational backyard game played with wooden mallets and balls, and wire wickets that are planted in the ground. The object of the game is to knock your balls through the wickets with the mallets and score points....

Directions for Playing Croquet

Croquet got its start during the 19th century in the British Isles, and has since gained popularity as a backyard leisure sport in nations around the world, including the United States. According to the United States Croquet As...

The Croquet Game

A popular lawn sport, croquet isn’t just a fun activity for your next barbecue with family and friends. Competitive croquet is alive and well in the United States, with over 200 different competitive clubs existing throug...

How to Play the Lawn Croquet Game

Croquet was first played in Britain in the mid-19th century and has been played as a backyard game in America for the last century. Players use wooden or plastic mallets to propel balls along the ground through wickets, or smal...

How to Play the Game Croquet

Croquet is a game you play outdoors with mallets and wooden or plastic balls; it is often played with four players, divided into teams of two. Competitors attempt to use the mallets to knock their balls through special hoops, o...

Croquet Set Up & Rules

Croquet originated in 19th Century England and migrated to the United States, where a toy version of the game that featured lightweight equipment became popular. The United States Croquet Association was created in 1977, and se...