Extreme Croquet, History / Future

Extreme Croquet has been extremely pleasant.

First I would like to give a brief re-cap of the Summer Series of Extreme Croquet.

I can't really say that I knew what to expect, but I wanted something fun, and simple.

Something fairly dependable, but not overly demanding.

And while I am mostly famous for my Shuffleboard experiences, I am a multi-dimensional entity. So I decided to branch out, and the Summer Series of Extreme Croquet was born (though that is not to imply that Shufflepalooza, and other shuffleboard games, have been expunged).

With great expectations, I designed the first course of the summer at my house. This turned out to be a very good thing. Partially because the course was amazing, and partially because I didn't publicize the event nearly as well as I thought I had. In fact, even though I had posted the details here, and told a few people about it, there were many people who I assumed would know about it, who in reality knew nothing. Also I didn't realize that the time that I had announced would be very widely interpreted. So after setting up the course, and waiting for a good forty minutes, I was beginning to question the whole idea. But I had a book and a chair, so I sat down, and read. It didn't take much longer 'til the first person (Cardine) arrived.

And we played. She started texting people, and her texts were very effective. People started arriving (I, at this point did not have a text messaging service... to some degree this situation has been rectified). We played two games (maybe three) before the others arrived. I was handily beaten in both games... and on my own home court (though admittedly not the course that we normally play there). The course was amazing; over the sidewalk, and on to the park strip. Back to the main lawn, and down a hill to the back yard, then back. In all four games that evening I was the first one dead. Twice by Cardine, once at the infamous hands of the inimitable Joseph, and once by... uh, I don't remember maybe a Humphries or something. I think Cardine won the first two and then Amy Laura and Emily split the last two. Altogether it was amazing.

SOUTH
The second week we played at the South Elementary.
I really liked this course too. Up the hill, and then down the terraced side of the same hill.
I won this one. Well I should say that I killed everybody, or at least everybody who hadn't already done it to themselves, because as I struck the last players ball, I too was killed (I hit him, Eric the Red, and then I went through a wicket). We re-arranged the course and Emily won again I think.

CHS
This was yet again a very pleasant course. The site of my eagle project, on the grass, that we laid. Down one hill and up the next. Two guys for every one girl. ü The course was pretty straight forward... except one thing, it was impossible to stay on top of the hill. We spent a good portion of the evening trying to get up the hills (A special thanks to Cardine for bringing Mr. M ).

Patriotic @ Discovery Park.



This course was different, easier in a way, no big hills, but a good variety of terrains. We played on asphalt, and grass, and gravel, and under a tree.



Each 'hole' was marked with a flag, and only once did the people at the pavillion at perturbed by our presence.
And to add to the Extremity, the sprinklers came on!
MVP of the week! Julie, for bringing people, and extra croquet balls!





SU #1 ( I say number one, because there could easily be more)
we started with seven, but two didn't stay, About half way through, we lost three more, but we also gained two. Totaling nine, I think that's the bigggest. The course was amazing, but then they all are. Most of the time the course was quite simple but if you hit it just wrong you could literally end up 100 yards off course. Sorry L. I didn't mean for you to end up out there.

and

VVMC
Wow! it was dead, and it would have made a very nice, but different experience... but, the back side was probably better. Once again mega props to Cardine, you really are the EC VIP. or MVP or well you get the idea. I really like the new guy you brought. We played on the rim of a... how would you describe it, a pit. The pit of despair, I think someone called it. It was usually just fine, but if you fell in... well it could make things a challenge. The game was amazing, and I liked the ambulance rule, but I think it was not a crowd favorite. But we had fun. Michelle won one, and Then Emily won one. Then Emily shared with us some cookies she had made. Victory Cookies. Mmmmm.

SO GOOD!

Next week, we will be in Enoch, the church/ park, but I'm not sure if we will actually play.
We're going for the Forbidden Donut. One of the great emerging bands in our area. So we'll see what happens.

And then I'll be gone. Yep, I'm leaving town. Ten days (one Friday). If someone wants to take over they are more than welcome. But I may not be here.

Anyway thanks for everyone coming, and participating. It's been really fun, and I can't wait to see what else we do.
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