tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2688938218548659267..comments2024-03-29T01:32:11.509+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Summer Croquet.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5338719522687546552018-08-04T22:05:37.419+01:002018-08-04T22:05:37.419+01:00My Mum was a real fiend at croquet. She probably l...My Mum was a real fiend at croquet. She probably learnt quite young as a canon's daughter, big lawns and houses.<br />She'd bash everyone off into the bushes as soon as she got the slightest glimpse of a roquet.<br />It's a bit like walking chess but goodness me it taught me about angles! Never helped me learn to play snooker though.<br />I suspect the cheating is nudge , nudge ...blatantly move :)No Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130618790190625835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73620085693680361302018-08-03T19:46:32.542+01:002018-08-03T19:46:32.542+01:00Or who your 'family' are too, I expect.Or who your 'family' are too, I expect.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90856777674789702622018-08-03T18:55:52.625+01:002018-08-03T18:55:52.625+01:00Devious!Devious!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51999218100527332372018-08-03T18:53:10.927+01:002018-08-03T18:53:10.927+01:00Yes, you measure distance so of course. If you are...Yes, you measure distance so of course. If you are challenged you switch to inches.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43522002119505844322018-08-03T15:51:03.244+01:002018-08-03T15:51:03.244+01:00Remember; only cheat when your opponents are looki...Remember; only cheat when your opponents are looking the other way.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60641931260006015442018-08-03T15:50:15.425+01:002018-08-03T15:50:15.425+01:00Can you cheat at Horseshoe Hurling?Can you cheat at Horseshoe Hurling?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20386159401822573862018-08-03T14:16:34.037+01:002018-08-03T14:16:34.037+01:00I have only played the game once, couldn't get...I have only played the game once, couldn't get the ball through a single hoop without cheating. Have never played it again as my Mother brought me up never to cheat. Shall have to try it again using your strategies.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64895334441497345492018-08-03T14:06:01.358+01:002018-08-03T14:06:01.358+01:00We have a horse shoe tournament at the cabin. It&#...We have a horse shoe tournament at the cabin. It's lots of fun and everyone plays and we write rules as needed. Croquet might be a good addition.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34211462830205831292018-08-03T12:19:50.971+01:002018-08-03T12:19:50.971+01:00It has the reputation of being a game that one'...It has the reputation of being a game that one's Great Aunt used to play, but it's good fun.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27411931176721665272018-08-03T12:18:31.184+01:002018-08-03T12:18:31.184+01:00You certainly know who your 'friends' are ...You certainly know who your 'friends' are when playing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68522521294527633892018-08-03T11:25:07.551+01:002018-08-03T11:25:07.551+01:00I have heard that in the world, Australia does rat...I have heard that in the world, Australia does rather well at croquet. Perhaps it was once very popular. My paternal tradesman grandfather rented a house in a posh suburb to please his intellectual university music teacher wife (known to us as The Bolter), and it came with a croquet lawn. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47572676766428462032018-08-03T10:37:03.532+01:002018-08-03T10:37:03.532+01:00We had a set at our house, but never played. I oft...We had a set at our house, but never played. I often wonder what it is like to play and imagine a bit like Monopoly in terms of dirty tricks.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53064978281304661282018-08-03T09:11:00.826+01:002018-08-03T09:11:00.826+01:00It's all good fun, and very frustrating.It's all good fun, and very frustrating.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68042501578089824282018-08-03T09:10:17.747+01:002018-08-03T09:10:17.747+01:00Sounds perfect; even the warm beer.Sounds perfect; even the warm beer.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68675820528861857282018-08-03T09:09:10.761+01:002018-08-03T09:09:10.761+01:00That's exactly what we have.That's exactly what we have.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71717540785999278422018-08-03T08:18:40.363+01:002018-08-03T08:18:40.363+01:00A popular game here but I have never played it.A popular game here but I have never played it.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57421188479327175172018-08-03T07:49:42.408+01:002018-08-03T07:49:42.408+01:00Love those team names.
I have played croquet onc...Love those team names. <br />I have played croquet once, at the home of some of my english cousins. Croquet on the lawn, surrounded by english climbing roses and a jug of warm beer from the local for 'afters'. All very genteel and english. <br />No tantrums and cheating on our teams.<br />local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48398039677054692492018-08-03T07:48:55.779+01:002018-08-03T07:48:55.779+01:00Aside from the cheating, it must of course be play...Aside from the cheating, it must of course be played on unlevel grass. The more humps and bumps the better. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40047180405320340292018-08-03T06:59:00.012+01:002018-08-03T06:59:00.012+01:00Small boys and Croquet don't really mix. It...Small boys and Croquet don't really mix. It's too slow for them, and their minds turn to 'warfare'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47871809861662120012018-08-03T06:58:02.005+01:002018-08-03T06:58:02.005+01:00The most sucessful cheaters!The most sucessful cheaters!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82414181409152389182018-08-03T06:49:08.997+01:002018-08-03T06:49:08.997+01:00I guess The Grand Cru were the cheaters. :)
Greeti...I guess The Grand Cru were the cheaters. :)<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71742620606147060092018-08-03T06:46:22.144+01:002018-08-03T06:46:22.144+01:00I would put the croquet game out when we have a la...I would put the croquet game out when we have a large amount of company. It was always fun to play. Then we had an incident where a young boy started swinging the mallet around and was running after the girls trying to hit them. We put out the game Corn Hole out now since bean bags are less dangerous. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50367210750078563562018-08-03T05:30:00.224+01:002018-08-03T05:30:00.224+01:00Here it's mostly chaotic!Here it's mostly chaotic!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67623937544745831302018-08-03T04:59:11.855+01:002018-08-03T04:59:11.855+01:00We play croquet from time to time although the ...We play croquet from time to time although the 'lawn' is a bit lumpy. I'm always amazed at how vicious the game can be, not genteel at all.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.com