Talk:Croquet
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[edit] The Prescott affair
I have now fully sourced this feature. The '300% increase' was only at the Asda chain. I have deleted the Clarke '£1,000 for the croquet set' story as I cannot source it. This story can go back in if someone can stand it up. TerriersFan 23:30, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Origins
This sentence need to be rephrased, it is very conflicting as it is; "Borrowed by the British during the 14th century, the modern game was apparently invented in Ireland in the 1830s..." willandbeyond.com 16:36, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
One of the external links states that the game dates from the 1300's and developed from French-Scottish co-operation. In the 1830's it took on its British form in Ireland, of all places (where it was called Crooky). Any reliable sources for this?--80.4.169.22 23:52, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
- I don't know. Here's what etymology online says :
- "croquet
- 1858, from Northern French dialect croquet "hockey stick," from Old North French "shepherd's crook," from Old French croc, from Old Norse krokr "hook." Game originated in Brittany, popularized in Ireland c.1830, England c.1850, where it was very popular until 1872."
- 82.241.221.24 21:35, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Stingers?
This may just be something that the Philolexian Society at its annual Croquet Tea does, but does anyone know anything about stingers (Croquet Rules: Philo Style: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/philo/content/about/events/croquet.htm) Valley2city 18:45, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Gropher Term
During croquet matches played in the snow at UBC, the defensive technique was devised utilizing the snow. By purposely burrowing your ball in the snow, you can protect you ball from being croqueted by other players during the round. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by JStor (talk • contribs) 02:02, 7 December 2006 (UTC).
- When you can provide a citation of a reliable source that discusses this neologism, you may include it in the page.--chris.lawson 02:15, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fund raiser Wicket Soiree in Aug 07
We are having a fund raising fro Breast Cancer. The theme is Wicket Soiree. We will be setting up several croquet courses.There will be between 880 - 150 people. The center pieces for 8 o the tables will be a croquet ball - probably foam or styrofoam on a green turf with a wicket over it. We also have 8 high stand at tables -- Any ideas for table decorations for these???? Table decorations anywhere else????? Thaks for any ideas. D —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.248.235.139 (talk) 13:35, 15 May 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Confusing. Where are the rules?
This article discusses the different versions of croquet without setting down the basic rules first. There isn't even a section called "Rules." What are the basics? Who goes first? How does one set it up? - Zepheus <ゼィフィアス> 17:44, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
- The rules depend on what version you're playing. You can find different sets of rules in the external links section. --Runner5k 17:53, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
- I don't want to have to view external links on Wikipedia to get information that should be included on the page. Can't that information be added? - Zepheus <ゼィフィアス> 00:11, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
- I noticed the same deficiency a few weeks ago and added a brief summary to the "Association Rules" section. How much detail do you want? - Mhkay 17:01, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
- I think the most common form should have a rules section which would include subsections on Setup, Rules and Scoring. Each variation of the game after that could note how it differs from the main version. Backyard Croquet may differ from Association so dramatically that it needs a rules section of its own. - Zepheus <ゼィフィアス> 20:55, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
- Do keep in mind WP:NOT#GUIDE, however. We don't want to get overly-detailed. If somebody's interested in documenting the rules very specifically, it should go in Wikibooks and have a link from here.—Chowbok ☠ 17:57, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
- I think the most common form should have a rules section which would include subsections on Setup, Rules and Scoring. Each variation of the game after that could note how it differs from the main version. Backyard Croquet may differ from Association so dramatically that it needs a rules section of its own. - Zepheus <ゼィフィアス> 20:55, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
