9-Wicket "Backyard Style" Grass Croquet -
Rules: The Roquet Shot

The Roquet Shot

1. The Roquet
2. Hitting More than One Ball
3. Direct Shots - Hitting an Object Ball that the Playing Ball is Dead On
4. Object Ball Hit Out of Bounds

The Roquet

The Roquet - A roquet shot occurs when the playing ball, on either a direct shot or croquet shot, hits another ball (called the object ball) that it is alive on. After a successful roquet, the playing ball earns two continuation shots, a croquet shot from the object ball, and then an additional direct shot.

Any other ball(s) moved by the object ball or the playing ball after the roquet should be returned to their original position(s) (see the rules pertaining to returning a moved ball).

Any points made for the playing ball after the roquet are disallowed.

If a player roquets a ball and is not aware of this, the referee must tell the player that he has roqueted the ball. However, it is a foul for a player to roquet one ball and then take play (croquet) from a different ball. It is not a foul for a player to pick up the wrong ball after a roquet - any ball picked up is simply replaced and play continues.

If the playing ball is in contact with another ball at the beginning of its turn, it has not yet roqueted the ball.

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Hitting More than One Ball

Hitting More than One Ball - On a direct shot, if the playing ball hits multiple balls, only the first ball hit is considered the object ball. If multiple balls are hit simultaneously, the player has the choice of which ball to consider the object ball. The other ball(s) moved are returned to their original position(s).

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Direct Shots - Hitting an Object Ball that the Playing Ball is Dead On

Direct Shots - Hitting a Ball that the Playing Ball is Dead On - If the playing ball on a direct shot hits a ball that it is dead on, it is a foul, and all balls are returned to their positions prior to the shot. Any point(s) made during the shot for any ball are disallowed.

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Object Ball Hit Out of Bounds

Object Ball Hit Out of Bounds - If the playing ball hits a ball that is not on that spot that it is alive on but the ball hit goes out of bounds, it is not a foul, but the player has not roqueted the ball and does not incur deadness on the ball. The object ball goes to the appropriate place for a ball shot out of bounds, and the playing ball either:

if out of bounds.
1. stays wherever it ended up on the court, if in bounds.
2. goes to the appropriate place for a ball shot out of bounds,