eligibility to hit another ball with your ball to earn bonus strokes; i.e., if Blue is alive on Red, that means that the Blue ball may legally strike the Red and gain two bonus strokes as a result.

scoring more than one wicket in a single turn, i.e., a "three wicket break" or an "all-round break" (scoring all the wickets in one turn)--the ultimate achievement in American Rule [..]

the bonus stroke earned for going through a wicket or following the Croquet Bonus Stroke.

ineligibility to earn bonus strokes by hitting another ball with your own ball.

the simplest form of the game, excellent for beginning players and large social events.

what a "wicket" is called in Commonwealth countries.

another name for the stake.

a stroke in which the striker's ball hits another ball upon which it is entitled to take bonus strokes.

the most common name for the peg in the middle of the six-wicket court or on either end of the 9-Wicket or Backyard court.

the metal or wire openings set in the lawn through which points are made, also called "hoops". They can drive you crazy.