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These are a few notes I've picked up on Roque via people mailing information to the Nottingham Croquet Mailing List.
From Garth Eliassen (April 1999) Roque is a great and historical game. There are a few courts still in existence, scattered across the country. Roque is still played at a few locations in the United States, played the same way it has been for over 100 years. It's a version of nine-wicket croquet, usually played on hard sand with a raised border that the balls can carom off. There is still a national roque organization, but it is loosely run and I have never succeeded in getting a copy of the rules even though I tried for several years. The strongest group I've heard of is the Angelica, New York, group. Try contacting Paul Gallmann at (716) 406-7676 or David Haggstrom at (716) 466-7930. My phone numbers are several years old. Barty Johnson in Texas makes roque balls and mallets. He'll probably
be able to give you good leads and more information: (806) 894-6652. |