This is how we played the game as kids too. Now, many decades later, I needed a refresher course in how to play. Thanks for the video, it all came back to me as I watched. I have a beautiful area down by the river for the course that’s much larger than needed & a very nice croquet set I bought years ago but never got around to using until now. Wifey & I will be playing this evening & weekend :) Can’t wait to “send” her ball screaming across the lawn to the edge of the river FAR away from where she needed to be, that was always my favorite part of the game!😈
@WSJeffery3 жыл бұрын
for those of you in the UK or Australia or NZ, this is American Croquet - generally, we play Association Croquet which is quite different and a lot of these rules don't apply, and the singles game is very different.
@blizzardwizard83189 ай бұрын
I don't want to have to say association croquet every time I want to refer to that game. I'm going to shorten it. Ass. croquet
@waqarkhan254 ай бұрын
@@blizzardwizard8318 very funn
@waqarkhan254 ай бұрын
@@blizzardwizard8318 do you know it's sound you don't like playing crogeut
@simplyexisting1125 Жыл бұрын
My neighbor when I was a kid made his own croquet set and also had stripes and solids with a 8 ball and a giant astro turf pool table in his backyard and it worked.
@nextworldaction88283 жыл бұрын
Realizing I've never played this the correct way in my life. In fact, I think I like the way we did it better. We would just set up the little wickets all over the place and make our way through them. More like a Goofy golf course than anything else.
@Tommy-bj9zs2 жыл бұрын
That’s how I played when I was younger
@skylerzynda58022 жыл бұрын
Same. Just like at the Queen of Hearts course in Alice in wonderland- you know, with the flamingo mallets and hedgehog balls… 🙃😂🦩🦔
@dinoruiz15922 жыл бұрын
Yep, that's how we played it too.
@puffythecampfireplayer61432 жыл бұрын
Yup. If you ask me, that’s the proper way to play. Keep it interesting.
@goodday31854 жыл бұрын
Trying to figure out how I got here after crying about my due assignments.
@secior923 ай бұрын
I hope you this video helped in the end with finishing them :)
@SJFPenguin18543 жыл бұрын
My grandmother had a croquet set. I don't believe I've done anything with croquet in like 24 years or so, but I'd try it again someday.
@quincyames20145 ай бұрын
I love you so much, this has made me want to go outside and have actual life experiences!
@MsMaster563 Жыл бұрын
The fun part about backyard croquet is the freedom you have of creating rules lol - i honestly never knew about the bonus shots when hitting other players ball.
@brokenaircon53574 жыл бұрын
**me watching so I can play croquet like they do in heathers**
@madelainemwamwamwa4 жыл бұрын
Oml same i just rewatched heathers--
@arfevll82434 жыл бұрын
OMG SAMEEE
@anneboleyn2154 жыл бұрын
That’s why i’m here 😌✌️
@rihyonce.diamondz46624 жыл бұрын
Why are you exposing me??😂😂😂
@ffsfreddie3 жыл бұрын
Me here because I forgot how to play croquet because I started playing to be like Heathers
@avacadu91233 жыл бұрын
I really needed to know how to play croquet so thank you good sir
@davidholmes37764 жыл бұрын
While as a Brit I’m ashamed that an American hat to teach me the rules - Thank you very much! Your explanation was fantastic!
@Jennifer-mb7co4 жыл бұрын
We never play this peaceful. Someone’s always tossing a mallet accusing another player of cheating. It’s what makes the game lol
@buffdogg3 жыл бұрын
how do you cheat in croquet?
@chrisballas3356 Жыл бұрын
Any fights like in hockey?
@Jennifer-mb7co Жыл бұрын
@@chrisballas3356 Nah, everyone leaves with the teeth they came with.
@MichaelOKC3 жыл бұрын
Been looking for a set for years and Finally got a set! I already knew the rules, but wanted to make sure I remember it correctly!!! I did... Back yard rules are the most fun because...... Other than changing the "established" rules... You can invent more... I confess that usually the "made up rules" involves drinking alcohol! Lol
@gardenlevel73854 жыл бұрын
Great 'structions! This backyard game is hilarious with a bunch of friends.
@doriangray66532 жыл бұрын
This was Amazing. Thank you. I plan to plan in Domino Park in Williamsburg Brooklyn. I'm excited yet nervous.
@cristianroy212 жыл бұрын
Yes I can confirm this is the correct way to play. The whole family would play back in the day
@LaniRatulangi3 жыл бұрын
I remember that our family ENJOYED playing this game in 1941-1942 before moving to Makassar
@surajaussie9059 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the detailed explanation
@crystallight24 жыл бұрын
Glad to see more yard games.
@GatherTogetherGames4 жыл бұрын
Great! Any other yard games you would like to see?
@crystallight24 жыл бұрын
@@GatherTogetherGames bocce be a good one. My family's main yard game was horsesheos.
@pennygall79374 жыл бұрын
I found this very helpful 🙂
@im1ofthefew Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Am I correct in thinking that when you reach the stake on the opposite side of the course even if it bounces off the stake you are free to hit it as normal? (I originally thought it had it be touching the stake and a person should strike the stake the get the ball to move)
@BurnedWardrobe5 ай бұрын
idk if we made this up or what. but we played with a rule where once you make it through the whole course uou become “poison” and you have to go hit the other balls to eliminate them. makes it more fun.
@ASUSfreakАй бұрын
LOL... it's been 35+ years ago or something, that I played it as a kid, but I tought it was just creating a tortuous route and playing from 1st pole to last pole... Seems like a WAY bit more rules hehehehe... Greetzzz from Belgium
@extravirginoliveoil42273 жыл бұрын
thank you for explaining!! my friend and i play this and we weren’t too sure if we were doing it correctly and this video helped a lot!!
@JS-sy8mo Жыл бұрын
So the rule about contacting a ball and then going through the wicket on the same shot…do you have to go back and hit it through the wicket cleanly?
@athb4hu3 жыл бұрын
I got here from reading Alice in Wonderland. I never knew how to play, but the rules actually sound quite simple.
@keerthipai32953 жыл бұрын
Same here😂
@Iswearimfunnyhehe2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I had a set but never knew how to play
@dipudraws4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. I will definitely try this.
@yeahsure47964 жыл бұрын
I need to try this game at some point. Whenever that may be.
@mike0626894 жыл бұрын
On sale at Best Buy today’s deal
@Peter_19864 жыл бұрын
It's a fun game.
@OAnIncurableHumanist3 жыл бұрын
que sera sera, whatever will be will be
@letmedrownn Жыл бұрын
I literally had to learn this for a theatre production(don't ask which one; I'm not saying.) so thank you very much.
@jeffbell4434 Жыл бұрын
Which theater production was it? Please tell me, I HAVE to KNOW!
@letmedrownn Жыл бұрын
@@jeffbell4434 Your sarcasm levels are off the charts, I'm impressed.
@loveeninii3 ай бұрын
lemme guess, heathers?
@jasonleetaiwan3 жыл бұрын
This is like golf for beginners?
@heathercallister59143 жыл бұрын
Who decides who gets to be orange or the first one? It seems like whoever is first has the advantage.
@pshawver3 жыл бұрын
I'd probably rather go last. When we played as kids that bonus shot to send the opponents ball flying was brutal. Going first means your ball is ripe for everyone else to hit at it
@madelainemwamwamwa4 жыл бұрын
So i rewatched heathers...
@anneboleyn2154 жыл бұрын
and uhm...I thought i’d learn cause of it..
@carterseib2234 жыл бұрын
I don’t know y but the game makes me real really rich it’s my favorite outdoor game that’s like golf
@markbussey593 Жыл бұрын
GREAT video!
@theswedishrunningman2 жыл бұрын
Under no surcomastances can you hold down your ball when you shot away your oponents ball
@Ehlaar2 жыл бұрын
this was excellent
@dunamiswihmee2 жыл бұрын
I mean having the two right next to the beginning is kind of pointless don’t you think? Like I mean if you make the first one you most likely will make the next one which is 6in away?
@michaelnocera21714 жыл бұрын
What if you go past the wicket? Do you have to send it back and hit it in
@michaelnocera21714 жыл бұрын
Nevermind
@dustinflitter38274 жыл бұрын
It was really helpful, I was over here trying to play croquet with my friend in our yard, LOL (boredom)
@giustinosuarez87114 жыл бұрын
Please do “how to play bocce” next!🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
@prawnk1ng Жыл бұрын
Who’s here after the finale of Alice in Borderlands S2? 🙋♂️
@MokerPrankzzz Жыл бұрын
Me
@atharvbabbar747819 күн бұрын
Me lol
@ulrickbell94093 жыл бұрын
Nice now I just need someone to play it with
@sophiamarie17123 жыл бұрын
I do not know how I ended up here but I love it
@donnovicki97712 жыл бұрын
Field set up is not well explained. How far from the stake does the first wicket need to be set, and then how far is the second wicket from the first. Also what is the distance to the Diamond shape wickets etc etc. ? Good video though just need some more information. Gave it a thumbs up.
@JerKur184 жыл бұрын
I got lost on the 4 variations because they seem so similar.
@masterxk3 жыл бұрын
Why I'm watching this, I'm Mexican? Anyway great video and greetings from Mexico!!
@craiginbatonrouge81613 жыл бұрын
Short, sweet and to the point…
@AmandaJane2292 жыл бұрын
I've always been intrigued by this game but I don't like the penalty hit where you put your foot on your ball and whack the crap out of the opponent's ball then take your turn. I'd imagine that can start a little conflict. (?)
@DeeDee-yp2mc3 жыл бұрын
Is this like pool? or putt putt?
@Iswearimfunnyhehe2 жыл бұрын
Kinda
@kieffergonzalez13112 жыл бұрын
Alice: "Do you want us both to lose our heads?" Flamingo: "Uh-huh." Alice: "Well, I don't!"
@akbaranwar3 жыл бұрын
Great. Thanks.
@killwalker6 ай бұрын
Yup. Played as a kid with family on the pool. (Which was demolished buried and topsoiled lol) Havent played since. Gonna play today. Needed a refresher. This was perfect Thanks :)
@xaylesagedli4 жыл бұрын
You're really good at explaining how games work, i was wondering on how to play "2 Indian Card Poker" can you please make a video explaining it? Thank you for reading!
@loveiliang19573 жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@carloschambliss22382 жыл бұрын
YEAH I KNEW HOW TO PLAY THIS BEFORE.....Basketball, Baseball, or Football!!! *Had my weekend battles at the Watkins house around my Kindergarten days. 😂😂😂😂 ON EVERYTHING I LOVE
@carloschambliss22382 жыл бұрын
YEAH ME.....YOUR BOY!!! 😂😂😂😂
@alittleimagination90234 жыл бұрын
Me watching because of the one episode in the Original Ducktales and of course Alice in wonderland too.
@billruss67046 ай бұрын
When I was a kid we played a little different. After going through the course you become poison, When poison if you go through a wicket or hit a stake you are our. If you hit another ball they are our. If you hit another poison ball you have to send them through a wicket or into a post to get them out. Last one left wins.
@daniel101gaming44 жыл бұрын
Whats Better:Golf Or Croquet?
@kayraeo3 жыл бұрын
I’m in Heathers the musical rn and I’m watching this for reference 😂
@richardscheren6554 жыл бұрын
thank you sir
@jackthejester68414 жыл бұрын
Ok this actually sounds fun-
@nickedwards2124 ай бұрын
I love a game of croquet.
@bluelaser34153 жыл бұрын
Can you pipe down over there, iron lung? Huehuehuehuehue.
@kyanhdo26632 жыл бұрын
Came here from Alice in Borderland. Watch this video to know how the game really work.
@antimmishra91563 жыл бұрын
Today my match of this game so please tell me good luch
@antimmishra91563 жыл бұрын
Sorry my luck spelling is wrong
@Iswearimfunnyhehe2 жыл бұрын
A little late but good luck 🤞
@karenstretch23062 жыл бұрын
Got confused near the end. It all made sense at first and then you just lost me. Could be because I smoked a really good joint in between. I’m hoping I can figure it out by July 9. I think it looks fun for a party on our lawn. Thank you I’m going to watch it again. And possibly again and again. All those colours. 🇨🇦🥰
@ortezchambliss31892 жыл бұрын
I thought EVERY KID played this in the 70s, that’s when I realized my CHILDHOOD wasn’t NORMAL. I played basketball, football, and baseball but this was on the REGULAR. *Told you my LIFE was a complicated one and I still would go to the PROJECTS to visit my Grandmother & relatives. SO AS A KID I KNEW other kids didn’t have what I had!!! So it caused ME TO ACT OUT. ON EVERYTHING I LOVE ❤️
@billysadeghi64293 жыл бұрын
crazy sport !
@lucaschiantodipepe20153 жыл бұрын
I had a croquet when I was 13 yo. I didn't imagine that it was a game for adults.
@rednosereddotenjoyempower3577 Жыл бұрын
Thank you ❤🎊💯🦚 🙏🏼🎓🤓♾️
@draymundoduransandoval43163 жыл бұрын
Only true Gz play these and know these rules
@tonybesgrove78694 жыл бұрын
This is a garden game, and nothing like international rules croquet, where you have 'hoops' rather than ‘wickets', and have just 6 of them. Also the mallets, balls, and playing surface are of a much more 'professional' type.
@timmyjimmytoo2 жыл бұрын
Who Cares?
@janessmorales70722 жыл бұрын
when do they start pooping onthe yard
@10thdoctor153 жыл бұрын
The version of the game that no-one plays. Why not explain Golf Croquet or Association Croquet? Also, most players swing the mallet between their legs.
@waqarkhan254 ай бұрын
to complicated rules you got to have a lot of patience to play this sports
@chiefstain2 жыл бұрын
This is spot on, apart from your lawn, way too long Sir
@rusty_5622 жыл бұрын
Now I can finally be the 19th century aristocrat I always wanted to be
@Dingy_Doodles2 жыл бұрын
Everything they taught me in Alice in wonderland was wrong!!
@ChaseSandman2 жыл бұрын
I always confused Cricket with Croquet 🤦🏼♀️
@tammie10782 жыл бұрын
I'm still confused. May need to re watch and do more reading.
@liberabold68323 жыл бұрын
Now the tutorial of petanca!
@yogirlavy52242 жыл бұрын
“Me watching because of school”😮
@mianuwu31492 жыл бұрын
Mira
@ichizomi233 жыл бұрын
I'm here because of Imawa no Kuni no Alice
@Libbidybibbidy3 жыл бұрын
I’m here because of the Queen of Hearts from Alice and wonderland.
@henochschonlein2683 жыл бұрын
im here because sketchy medicine made a video about benign bone tumors referencing this game.
@bestofmylovewhoahwhoah32393 жыл бұрын
Hmm...maybe next family picnic
@DAMIENDMILLS2 жыл бұрын
If another player makes a comment that upsets you, a bonus shot to the player's head is awarded. If you hit another player's head, unlimited bonus shots are awarded to their head.
@jeremiahanders30032 жыл бұрын
Anyone else here after reading Alice in Wonderland?
@NSM7-fpe-sucks-copon4 ай бұрын
Me, I'm doing Homework of Croquet lol
@Wibboo4 ай бұрын
Croquet is also a Japanese fried food so every time I hear it it makes me laugh.
@aesthete_xo9 ай бұрын
here after bridgerton
@shancharan7834 Жыл бұрын
Trump mostly plays this now in Mar a Lago whenever Melania rejecting his baby carrot.
@hunterp52525 ай бұрын
Trump derangement syndrome
@no-rv6bc3 жыл бұрын
we all know some of us came here after watching ever after high episodes
@sauvageaux2 жыл бұрын
❤
@ninocalag61602 жыл бұрын
Alice in borderland brought me here
@1andonly_pa1193 жыл бұрын
Who came here after seeing a question in AMA?
@DJMetro692 жыл бұрын
I literally thought this was the same a cricket lmao