If you've got a back yard I 100% recommend picking up one of those $40 croquet sets from Walmart or something. It's such a fun game because it has just the right mixture of skill, randomness, and rivalry. You would also pick up the rules pretty quick because the real game uses most of the same rules as this game does (2 shots max, wickets give +1 shot, balls give +2 shots and let you put your ball next to them, etc.)