The answer is revealed not to the intellect but to the seeking spirit. It doesn't matter, having chosen to play a game, whether you will hit a three-foot roquet or a achieve a dodecapeel on every attempt. What matters is that you play the game, knowing that it IS a game, and that you play it full-out in every moment. And at the same time, one must play seriously. Seriously, but with a lightness of spirit.
Life is full of invented significances.
Only in the spirit of the game can we see the real choices we have and the absolute justice of all the workings of material reality. This is the goal and gift of Croquet Yoga. Knowing that you freely chose to play the game gives you the ability to witness the justice of whatever happens. If you aren't serious, you miss the fun of the game. If you can't get the answer to this second koan on your own, you need to start over, very carefully, and run through Baba's words again.