THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET

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PART 2 - Ordinary Singles Play - B. General Laws of Play

16. ROQUET

(a) WHEN A ROQUET MAY BE MADE. At the start of a turn the striker's ball may roquet each of the other three balls once. However, every time the striker's ball scores a hoop point for itself it may roquet each of the other three balls again.

(b) WHEN A ROQUET IS ACTUALLY MADE. A roquet is actually made when the striker's ball hits a ball that may be roqueted, either directly or after hitting a hoop or the peg or a ball that may not be roqueted. However,

(1) if two or more balls that may be roqueted are hit in one stroke, a roquet is deemed only to be made on the ball first hit; if two or more such balls are hit simultaneously, a roquet is deemed only to be made on the ball that the striker nominates as the roqueted ball by taking croquet from it;

(2) if the striker's ball hits the peg in order and simultaneously makes a roquet, Law 15(b) applies;

(3) if the striker's ball scores a hoop point for itself and thereafter in the same stroke hits a ball from which it started in contact, a roquet is deemed not to be made; however, if such balls come to rest in contact, a roquet is deemed to have been made under (c)(2)below.

(4) if the striker's ball hits a ball that may not be roqueted under Laws 16(a) or 17 and then scores a hoop point for itself and thereafter in the same stroke hits the ball again, a roquet is deemed not to be made; however, if such balls come to rest in contact, a roquet is deemed to have been made under (c)(2) below.

 (c) WHEN A ROQUET IS DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE. A roquet is deemed to have been made (1) at the start of a turn if the striker elects to play a ball that is in contact with another ball (but see Law 36 for advanced or semi-advanced play). If the striker elects to play a ball that also forms part of a 3-ball or 4-ball group (see (d) below), a roquet may be deemed to have been made on any ball in the group.

(2) during a turn that the striker is entitled to continue if, except when an actual roquet has been made, the striker's ball is lawfully in contact with a ball that may be roqueted. If the striker's ball also forms part of a 3-ball or 4-ball group, a roquet maybe deemed to have been made on any ball in the group that may be roqueted.

 If a roquet may be deemed to have been made on more than one ball, it is deemed only to have been made on the ball that the striker nominates as the roqueted ball by taking croquet from it.

(d) GROUPS OF BALLS. A 3-ball group is formed by three balls, each of which is in contact with at least one other ball and at least one of which is a yard-line ball. A 4-ball group is formed by one ball in contact with a 3- ball group.

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