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Desert Croquet No. 3
Black Rock Desert, Nevada, 1987

(Richard Misrach)

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Posted December 12, 2011 at 9:10pm in Exotic Croquet croquet croquet your way | 26 notes

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CLAIMING THE WORLD RECORD

Was 2011 Whack & Roll nation’s (world’s) largest, single day 9 Wicket Croquet tournament? Valid challenges invited!

Our research, finding no other claim to this title, led us to file for for the following Guinness World Record.

Guiness claim text: Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania hosted a 9 Wicket Croquet Tournament (Familiar backyard variety) managed by Croquet Your Way believed to be the biggest single day event of its kind ever held, in terms of number of players. 150 players participated in the event consisting of 2 elimination rounds, a semi final and a championship round. Tournament was held Saturday June 4, 2011 in Harleysville, PA, USA. In this multi charity event, the winning organization’s team claimed a $5000 first prize. The event was held under the auspices of the United States Croquet Association. Managing organization: Croquet Your Way, York, PA

www.croquetyourway.com

Big disappointment: Guinness seems to accept only future attempts, not filings for past ones. Awe shucks!

Posted December 12, 2011 at 8:08pm in croquet record world record largest croquet Croquet Tournament croquet your way | 19 notes

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Urban Croquet, Best Rules!

The Rules of the Game

Please note that dress code must be strictly followed. The dress code requires:
- Some form of headgear
- Polo shirt, preferably pastel
- Shorts or knickerbockers
- Knee socks
- Semi-athletic footwear
- Mustache
The scorekeeper shall be identified by the costume of the scorekeeper, which consists of:
- Tail coat and top hat, or
- Foam rubber banana costume
Play shall be divided into teams of two
Croquet shall be played on pedestrian and automotive thoroughfares
On sidewalks and side streets, play shall be determined in number of strokes taken between wickets. In crossing arterials, play reverts to melee style and is determined by speed of play.
All non-player objects are considered part of the field of play. Any manner in which a player can induce non-player objects to move the ball are considered fair play, provided the player does not make direct or indirect physical contact with the object. This rule can be voided by the scorekeeper.
The partner of the striking player may redirect his team’s ball by placing his foot in the ball’s path. The foot must be firmly planted before, during and after contact with the ball.
One member of each team must stand near his ball during the times that he is not striking. This is for safety purposes, to warn pedestrians of the obstacle.
The goal of the game is to proceed through all wickets in the smallest number of strokes.
At the scorekeepers’ discretion, a ball may be lifted over a curb. The awarding of penalty and/or arbitrary strokes is at the sole discretion of the scorekeeper, whose decisions shall be held above judgment of all other players, unless protesting player is fully nude at time of protest. In this case, decisions shall be resolved by single elimination rock-paper-scissors-lizard-spock challe