Croquet A Sport With An Aristocratic Heritage
April 30th, 2006The popularity of the sport of croquet these days might just surprise you.
Croquet has been around as a sport since 1830 when it was invented in Ireland.
Recreationally, the game is commonly played in the backyard, using the ‘backyard croquet’ rules. In backyard croquet, the game is treated as a kind of race and there is no scoring involved. Players have to knock their designated ball through the wickets in a certain order, and then hit a final peg as a finish line. Usually when someone makes it to the peg, the game is over. Players can knock their opponents’ balls out of the way using their own balls to buy time.
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