OVERVIEW OF CROQUET

Golf Croquet ('GC') is the simple form of croquet that forms the basis of many people's experience with the popular garden game.

Each side plays alternate stokes trying to be the first to score the next hoop, by getting their ball through first.

Hoops are run in a sequence, and the first team, or player, to win seven hoops ends the game.

This gives GC an interactive and social aspect and makes it a more appealing game than it's more traditional cousin, Association Croquet, especially for those players who are new to the game.

Association Croquet (AC) is the traditional form of croquet.

Each player is required to run twelve hoops, sequentially, and 'peg out' on the centre peg.

AC can be played as singles, with two balls per player, or as doubles, with each player having one ball.

It is best described as a 'race' between players, or teams.

AC is based on the concept of a 'break'  in which the right may be earned to play a succession of extra strokes by roqueting another ball or running a hoop.

Ricochet is a four ball game, played as singles, with each player having two balls, or doubles, with each player having a single ball, similar to AC.

Players try to run a series of hoops with the balls of their side. By hitting another ball a player earns two extra turns, while running a hoop earns them one extra turn. 

It is like AC, but simpler, with no croquet shot played.

Gateball is a mallet sport similar to croquet.  It is a fast-paced, non-contact, highly-strategic team game, that can be played by anyone regardless of age or gender. Gateball is played on a rectangular court 20 metres long and 15 metres wide. Each court has three gates and a goal pole. The game is played by two teams (red and white) of five players. Each player has a numbered ball corresponding to their playing order. The odd-numbered balls are red and the even-numbered balls are white. Teams score one point for each ball hit through a gate and two points for hitting the goal pole. A game of gateball lasts for 30 minutes. The winner is the team that has the most points at the end of the game.