WTF is X-treme croquet?
From Wikipedia: "Extreme Croquet is a variation on croquet mainly distinguished by its lack of any requirement pertaining to out-of-bounds or field specifications. A close relative of the croquet played in most backyards and gardens, but expanded by more adventurous enthusiasts and played throughout the world in conditions unfamiliar to official tournament players."
How to play.
We took our rules from the Connecticut Extreme Croquet Society, and left out a few of the ones that didn't make sense. If you've never played croquet (a lot of people) or never played X-treme Croquet (almost everyone), no biggie, it seems complex, but you're more or less just hitting things into things and/or through things, and someone will show you what's up.
Decentralized league.
The 'decentralized' part means that there are no set days or places for games, and that anyone can join the league, and start organizing games at anytime during the season.
1) Look for / respond to emails from others in the league looking to get a game going (between 3 and 5 people per game is best).
2) Send out an email proposing a game somewhere at some time (get one or more experienced players on board if you've never played).
Go to the Google Groups discussion tab...
and post your scores from the game(s) like so:
City Park - 2/30/2011 - Game One
Player One: 13
Player Two: -5
Player Three: 0
We'll update the scores and the standings once or twice a week during the season. Each person should play 15 or more games per season (you can usually get 2 – 3 games per outing) to be in the running for the Lutz and the end of the season championship series.
Gear.
To a game, you'll need 9 wickets and two posts (someone will usually have these). Each player needs a mallet and a ball. Wickets, posts, mallets and balls come in all varieties (homemade or store bought) and you can pretty much use anything. Examples:
Leaderboard.
Season 6 is over. Season 7 starts February, 2011 and goes to ...
Send in your scores via the discussion page on the NOLAcroquet Google Group. The leaderboard will be updated once or twice a week during the season. For complete scores and stats, check here.
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Games Played | Average Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flashlight6 | 139 | 31 | 4.48 |
| 2 | doctorcaptain | 54 | 13 | 4.15 |
| 3 | frosto | 132 | 32 | 4.13 |
| 4 | essex | 20 | 12 | 1.67 |
| 5 | akash1 | 27 | 19 | 1.40 |
Last updated: 8/8/2010
Trophy.
Winner of any given season gets to hold onto the Lutz (its an evolving trophey that you have to add something to if you win) during the following season and gets their name engraved into its hall-of-fame face plate.
