Anything is worth trying! i say we do it (the mini-croquet on our usual
large backyard field)

I imagine those games will last much longer, because it would take several
hits just to approach the gate. Will such a drastic change in equipment
favor any players over the other? It will be interesting to see who develops
as the best mini-croquet-on-a-large-field.

This game will need a name to identify it. Is "mini-croquet" enough? Or
maybe "extreme mini-croquet". Or maybe "Backyard mini-croquet".

Punishment is less than three weeks away! 19 days.