A Brief Overview:

Objective:

To be the first side to run a predetermined number of hoops in the correct order. Generally the first side to score 4 (of 7) wickets wins.

Equipment:

Played on a lawn with hoops (or “wickets”) and using mallets to hit balls. 

Starting the Game:

1. Players decide the order of play, usually by a coin toss.
2. Each player takes turns hitting their ball with a mallet, starting from the designated starting area.
3. Two sides, typically blue and black versus red and yellow, play alternately. Turn order: Blue, Red, Black, Yellow

Playing the Game:

1. Hitting the Ball: Each turn consists of a single stroke, where players hit their ball with a mallet.
2. Scoring Points:
   • A player scores one point for each wicket they successfully pass through in the correct order.
   • After the first player passes through a wicket, all players immediately play on to the next wicket.

Winning the Game:

The first player or team to successfully navigate through predetermined number of wickets wins the game.

Simplified Rules:

We play two games at SLBC, and here are instructions:
Golf Croquet, and
Snake-in-the-Grass