THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET (6th Edition, Amended 2008)

Copyright © 2000, 2008 The Croquet Association on behalf of itself and the Australian Croquet Association, Croquet New Zealand and the United States Croquet Association

APPENDIX 6

ONE-BALL PLAY

When a game is played under the conditions of One-Ball play, the laws of Ordinary Level Singles Play, together with those of Advanced and/or Handicap Singles Play if specified, apply subject to the following modifications.

1. AN OUTLINE OF THE GAME

Each side consists of a single player who plays one ball, of any distinct colour, throughout. The object of the game is for each side to make its ball score 12 hoop points and a peg point, a total of 13 points, before the other side.

2.  THE START OF A GAME

The part of Law 8(b) that refers to the third and fourth turns does not apply.

3.  ADVANCED PLAY

The references to the partner ball in Law 36(b), Law 36(c), and the reference to the third and fourth turns in Law 36(d), do not apply.

4.  HANDICAP PLAY

>Unless otherwise advertised in the conditions for the event, the number of bisques to be given is one third of the difference between the handicaps of the players, rounded to the nearest half or full bisque, except that handicaps below 2 are adjusted as follows before taking the difference:


1½ -> 1

0 -> -2

-1½ -> -5

-3 -> -8

1 -> 0

-½ -> -3

-2 -> -6


½ -> -1

-1 -> -4

-2½ -> -7



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