For the Dutch food item, see Croquette. For the Smalltalk based 3D environment, see Croquet project.

Croquet is a recreational game and, latterly, a competitive sport that involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops embedded into the grass playing arena. The game was apparently invented in Ireland in the 1830s and taken to England as a pastime of the aristocracy in the 1850s. It may have evolved from the earlier mallet and ball game pall mall. It made its way to Canada, the United States, Australia, and France, and while never hugely popular has continued to maintain a substantial following.

It was an event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Roque, an event at the 1904 Summer Olympics is believed to have been a variation. One of the best known croquet clubs is the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, originally the All England Croquet Club, which hosts the annual Wimbledon tennis championships.

There are several variations of croquet currently played, differing in the scoring systems, order of shots, and layout (particularly in social games where play must be adapted to smaller-than-standard playing courts). Two forms of the game, Association Croquet and Golf Croquet, have rules that are agreed internationally and are played in many countries around the world. More unusual variations of the game include eXtreme Croquet and Bicycle Croquet.

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@wilstephens nando's? Have the Croquet figaro. Sounds like you're having my perfect date today. Bacon sandwich followed by Minuet.
lisaheleddjones (lisaheleddjones) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:11:50 -0000
@wilstephens nando's? Have the Croquet figaro. Sounds like you're having my perfect date today. Bacon sandwich followed by Minuet.
Do you play croquet? - 100 Things You May or May Not Know About Me ... http://bit.ly/1C3EsG
RonFurmanANP (Ron Furman) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:27:46 -0000
Do you play croquet? - 100 Things You May or May Not Know About Me ... http://bit.ly/1C3EsG
4/15 Croquet playing girl - The Two Man Gentlemen Band
guzzdf (Gustavo Alcocer) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:18:08 -0000
4/15 Croquet playing girl - The Two Man Gentlemen Band
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RonFurmanANP (Ron Furman) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:33:59 -0000
Poodle Croquet on Flickr - Photo Sharing! http://bit.ly/24B3bd
"What sport does y'all play?" "Ultimate frisbee." "Is that the one with the little hoops that you hit the ball through?" "That's croquet."
daneolsen (Dane Olsen) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:00:43 -0000
"What sport does y'all play?" "Ultimate frisbee." "Is that the one with the little hoops that you hit the ball through?" "That's croquet."
Motley Crue+Swiss burlesque dancer+croquet mallet would still be less fun than a weekend with @nottjmiller and @nickvatterott.
TheMaskedBandit (Miller Davis) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:28:35 -0000
Motley Crue+Swiss burlesque dancer+croquet mallet would still be less fun than a weekend with @nottjmiller and @nickvatterott.

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