The revival of croquet in modern Russia has caused the need to clarify the rules of Russian Croquet. Every year the game of croquet begins to enjoy more and more success. But until now there were no unified and precise rules of this game, corresponding to the current dynamic time.
In compiling this description and rules of the game cricket-cup.com, various variants of the individual rules, the practice of the game, the opinions of the players have been taken into account and, taking into account the nature and objectives of the game, exactly what is the most appropriate, optimal and rational in accordance with the fast-paced modern life has been taken.
Russian Croquet Game Description with Comments
Croquet is played pair on pair, or one on one. Players play one by one, each with his own ball (or balls), the balls are painted in different colors or have obvious markings.
The game is played on a court 11 meters long and 5 meters wide with 10 wickets (two of them crossed in the center) and 2 wooden pegs. The surface of the court should be flat: lawn, compacted sand or artificial turf (artificial turf).
The task of the players, observing the order of moves (a move may contain several blows), is to be the first to lead their balls from their peg to the opposite peg and back, hitting their peg with a ball, thus ending the game.
Special croquet mallets are used in the game, with which the balls are struck through a series of wickets in a particular order and direction. Players make their moves one by one, making blows on a static ball, from the place where it stopped. The first stroke (putting the ball into play) is made on the ball placed between its peg and the first wicket, at a distance not closer than 20 cm to the first wicket (in unofficial games, to the length of the striking part of the mallet).
Only the striking plane is permitted.
It is forbidden: to strike with the side of the mallet and the handle; to push balls – balls are moved only by striking.
Playing Field
The game of Russian croquet is played on a specially prepared level ground 11 meters long and 5 meters wide with 10 wickets arranged in a certain order (in the center – a pair crosswise) and 2 wooden pegs.
The surface of the court should be flat, without potholes and elevations that can affect the trajectory of the balls. Usually played on a short mowed lawn or artificial turf, sometimes played on a court with coarse sown sand.
Placement of gates and pegs on the court is made according to a certain order as follows, see diagram, points – the centers of the wickets.
Game
The opponents start the game from opposite sides of the playing field, preventing each other as much as possible to move towards the goal by knocking down the balls. The diagram shows the paths of movement of the opponents. The ball, which did not pass the “mousetrap” (4), is called – “yunga”, which passed the “mousetrap” – “fighter”, the ball which passed all the wickets (1 – 14) – “robber”.