THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET
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PART 2 - Ordinary Singles Play - C. Miscellaneous Laws of Play
35. PLAYING WHEN MISLED
(a)
(1) If the striker fails to place any clip correctly at the end
of a turn, thereby leading the adversary into a line of play that he would not otherwise have
adopted, and the error is not condoned, all play after the adversary was first misled is
invalid, no points may be scored for any ball thereby, the balls are replaced in their lawful
positions at that time and the adversary continues his turn accordingly. If the adversary was
misled on the first stroke of the turn he may play with either of his balls in the replay. (See
Law 38(g) for handicap play and
Law 40(e) for doubles play).
(2) The error is condoned if it is not discovered before the
second stroke of the offender's next turn. In that event, the clip is placed correctly and the
striker continues his turn without penalty.
(b) If the striker plays any stroke or series of strokes in
consequence of any false information concerning the state of the game supplied by the
adversary he is entitled to a replay in accordance with (a) above.
(c) If any player sees a misplaced clip he must immediately
call attention to it and it must then be properly placed. It is the duty of both players to
ensure that the clips are properly placed during the game.
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