|
|
Poison Croquet
Poison croquet is played with the standard nine wicket croquet set. It
can be played by 2,3,4,5, or 6 players. It has similar rules to
American backyard croquet; however, it differs from other styles of
croquet, in that no points are scored.
The players all start at the same end of the nine-wicket croquet
playing field, instead of having an equal number of players beginning
at opposing sides. The order of the game follows the order of the
colors on the croquet mallet with the corresponding ball color of each
player. Rather than competing for points, or which "team" can complete
the course first, with all of their croquet balls, the players compete
to see who can become poison first, and eliminate all of the other
players. A player becomes poison by hitting his or her ball through all
nine wickets and striking the stick at end. Once a player's ball
becomes poison, any ball that they hit with their "poison" ball, is
eliminated from the game. The goal is to eliminate all of the other
players from the game by hitting them with the poison ball. The last
player left in the game wins.
Other traditional rules of backyard or American croquet still apply.
The ball must be hit forward through each wicket, rather than going
through from the back end or from the opposing direction. An extra hit
is gained for each wicket, through which a ball is hit; only one extra
hit can be gained from each wicket. An extra hit is also gained by
hitting the ball of another player. After the other player's ball is
hit, the player who hit the other player's ball has two options: he may
place his ball next to the other player's ball, put his foot on his own
ball, and knock the other player's ball out of play by striking his own
ball; or he may simply take another hit towards the next wicket.
Once a player has become poison, the other players can still become
poison and win the game, although it is much more difficult. The other
players still just have to finish the course and hit the stake at the
end with their ball, but must do it without allowing the player who is
currently poison to strike their ball with his or hers. If two or more
players are poison, the player who hits his ball into the other's
first, wins (similar to marbles); or at least that player who was hit
by a poison ball is out of the game. Once all players are eliminated,
except one, the game is over and the final remaining player wins the
game.
Send
us your review of this game
|
|
|
|
|
