Association Croquet Rules Summary

Association Laws (Rules) Croquet has traditionally been considered the main form of competitive six-wicket croquet played internationally. It is commonly referred to as AC for Association Croquet.

The game is played on a standard six-wicket court 28 yards by 35 yards with one peg in the center. It is played with four balls with blue and black opposed to red and yellow. One player plays blue and black while the opponent would play red and yellow. The first side to play both balls through the entire 12 wicket pattern wins the game.

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15 Winning Tips for the Backyard Croquet Game

Backyard croquet players, here are 15 winning tips to make sure you dominate that casual backyard game of double-diamond cutthroat croquet (six players, one ball each).

1. Choose the mallet with the heaviest head and the longest shaft (adult-sized mallet shafts are roughly 36”).

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Nine to Six: Part 3 - Boundary Play

After a month off due to a very busy website schedule in November, it was time to get the Nine to Six series back on track. This month, we are looking at the boundary rules for nine-wicket and the U.S. six-wicket games. At the USCA nine-wicket national championship, option two and three of the advanced rules are utilized which effectively means that boundary rules mimic the U.S. six-wicket rules with just one subtle exception. In the nine-wicket game, a ball is considered out of bounds once it touches the line as opposed to six wicket where a ball would not be ruled out of bounds until half of the ball crosses the line.

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