THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET

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PART 3
OTHER FORMS OF PLAY
C. DOUBLES PLAY

43. HANDICAP DOUBLES PLAY

When a game is played under the conditions of handicap doubles play, the laws of ordinary doubles play apply subject to Laws 37 to 39 and the following additional laws.
  1. NUMBER OF BISQUES TO BE GIVEN Law 37(b)(1) does not apply. The number of bisques given by the lower-handicapped side to the higher is half the difference between their aggregate handicaps. A fraction of a bisque above a half is counted as one bisque, a fraction below a half as a half-bisque.
  2. PLAYING A WRONG BALL Law 37(f) does not apply. If the striker plays a wrong ball in the first stroke of a non-bisque turn and the error is rectified, either player who could lawfully have played the first stroke of the turn may then play a half-bisque or bisque.
  3. PEELS Neither player of a side may peel his partner's ball through more than four hoops in the course of a game (but see Law 46(b) for shortened games).
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