Misses the mark on a number of factors: 
1. The croquet balls are not standard size. They're small, like baseballs. This means they don't travel well in grass like the larger, standard size croquet balls. 
2. The mallets are not hefty enough to hit the balls square on. 
3. The rubber on the mallets is cheap. My wife, who doesn't hit very hard, had a tear in the cover of the mallet, during our first game, at only her fourth hit. Now I need to find out how to replace those.
4. The metal stakes are too shallow. They need to be taller so they can firmly fit in the grass. 

Overall - not worth $55 on sale. Definitely not worth the full price. I'd say it's worth more like $25-40. I may return the set.