Croquet

:For the Dutch food item, see Croquette. For the Smalltalk based 3D environment, see Croquet project.

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Croquette - Smalltalk - Croquet project

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Croquet is a recreational game and, latterly, a competitive sport that involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops embedded into the grass playing arena.

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Game - Sport

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The game was apparently invented in Ireland in the 1830s and taken to England as a pastime of the aristocracy in the 1850s. It may have evolved from the earlier mallet and ball game pall mall. It made its way to the United States, Australia, and France, and whilst never hugely popular has continued to maintain a substantial following.

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Ireland - 1830s - England - Aristocracy - 1850s - Pall mall - United States - Australia - France

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It was an event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Roque, an event at the 1904 Summer Olympics is believed to have been a variation.

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Event at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Roque - Event at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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Variations of the game include eXtreme Croquet and Bicycle Croquet.

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EXtreme Croquet - Bicycle Croquet

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