croquet, new ruls. idea


A.


1.

each player takes a turn


if the ball is hit through a gate, the player continues with 

	another turn


2. 1 point for each time a ball passes through a gate


3. first player to 21 points wins





B.

played on a grass pitch, half lawn-bowls lawn, half normal grass


15 gates, 7 north-south and 8 east-west


approximately 6 feet (5 paces) apart


2 balls, one for each player


ball, 4 inches in diameter

gate, square u-shaped piece of metal, 1/4 inch diameter, 5 inches x 10 inches

experiment with sizes




C. details


1 ball for each player (marked, different color etc)


lawn area 60ft x 50ft, boundry line, same height as surrounding area


no other person on the playing area during a game except the players


contact with another player's ball by part of the body, a mallet, or another ball, leads to 

	a loss of 2 points to the person causing the contact


if to settle an agreement a rematch may be requested in 12 months time



any attempt to affect another player by wasting time, or any other influence, is classified as a loss of the game











