Balls in corners

Red is striking ball and is for hoop 1.

Three bisques are required to set up a 4-ball break with easy shots

Red in corner I

Turn 1. Shoot red at blue. Miss. Take 1st bisque
Turn 2. Croquet blue to hoop 1 pioneer. Shoot at yellow. Miss. Take 2nd bisque
Turn 3. Croquet yellow to hoop 2 pioneer as playmate for black. Shoot at black. Miss. Take 3rd bisque
Turn 4. Croquet black to pivot. Tidy yellow. Start break

Red in corner II

Turn 1. Shoot red at yellow. Miss. Take 1st bisque
Turn 2. Croquet yellow to hoop 2 pioneer. Shoot at blue. Miss. Take 2nd bisque
Turn 3. Croquet blue to hoop 1 pioneer. Shoot at black. Miss. Take 3rd bisque
Turn 4. Croquet black to pivot. Start break

Red in corner III

Turn 1. Shoot red at blue. Miss. Take 1st bisque
Turn 2. Croquet blue to hoop 1 pioneer as playmate for black. Shoot at black. Miss. Take 2nd bisque
Turn 3. Croquet black to hoop 2 pioneer as playmate for yellow. Touch blue. Take off to yellow. Take 3rd bisque.
Turn 4. Croquet yellow to pivot. Tidy black. Start break

Red in corner IV

Turn 1. Shoot red at blue. Miss. Take 1st bisque
Turn 2. Croquet blue to hoop 2 pioneer and as playmate for yellow. Shoot at yellow. Miss. Take 2nd bisque
Turn 3. Croquet yellow to hoop 1 pioneer. Shoot at black, Miss. Take 3rd bisque
Turn 4. Croquet black to pivot. Start break

Oxford Croquet's methods need only 2 bisques, but involve more difficult or risky shots

Red in corner I. Oxford method. 2 bisques

Turn 1. Shoot red at blue. Miss. Take 1st bisque
Turn 2a. Roquet blue and take off to yellow, moving blue W a bit out of the corner.
Turn 2b. Roll yellow to hoop 1 pioneer sending red near black. This shot is hard and risky
Turn 2c. Croquet black to hoop 2 pioneer. Send red off behind blue. Take 2nd bisque
Turn 3. Rush blue. Croquet blue to pivot. Start break

Red in corner II. Oxford method. 2 bisques

Turn 1. Shoot red at yellow. Miss. Take 1st bisque
Turn 2a. Roquet yellow and take off to blue, moving yellow W a bit. Roquet blue
Turn 2b. Roll blue to hoop 2 pioneer. Send red near black. Roquet black
Turn 2c. Croquet black to hoop 1 pioneer. Send red off behind yellow. Take 2nd bisque
Turn 3. Rush yellow to near corner II. Croquet yellow to pivot. Roquet blue. Take off to black. Start break

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June 2022