The origins of croquet are a little cloudy. What is known is that the game traveled from Ireland to England around 1851. The oldest document to bear the word croquet with a description of the modern game is the set of rules registered by Isaac Spratt in November 1856 with the Stationers’ Company in London.
The object of the game is to advance your ball struck with a mallet through the hoops in the right direction and correct order. Croquet can be played by two or four or six players. Depending on the type of croquet chosen and the number of players, the method and rules of the game are different.