OK, I just did a search of this forum and didn't the the answer I was looking for. I would like to know if there are any printer rules for the 9-Ball or 10-Ball Ring Games.
I am pretty sure I know all of the rules but I had a situation the other day that was quite unbelievable. After league, 5 of us got a 9-Ball Ring game going...tiny stakes $1 on the five and $2 on the nine. Apparently four of us knew or at least agreed on every rule that was called, but one guy didn't know jack about ring games. Everytime we called out a rule under certain circumstansces, (BTW, as mentioned, four of us agreed 99.9% of the time on these rules) this guy woud scream and holler as if we were conspiring against him and asked to see the rules written down somewhere.
Here's some examples: Somebody scratched, so it's BIH in the kitchen. He didn't believe that. At the same time, the low ball was in the kitchen so it spots...he didn't believe that. He assumed that any foul was BIH anywhere, when we called him on that, he skwawked, then we told him that the person that shot next could pass the shot back to the fouling player. One more, he played a safety. When we warned him that if he did that again, we'd all club him with his own cue, take all of his money and throw him in the parking lot in his underware. I think you get the picture.
The really sad part about this guy was he kept saying he knew how to play 9-Ball because "he got second at State last year". He knows 9-Ball, just not Ring Game 9-Ball. Needless to say, he quit and left...good riddons.
OK, back to the subject at hand. Is there, does any one know of, a written set of rules by some established group that I could copy and post at the pool room? I could make one up myself, but then I'd get accused of 'making them up myself'.
I Googled it and got a set of rules from Southern Billiards. It was pretty close but they failed to talk about intentional safeties. It was also based on a progressive 'holdem' style betting format...which aint bad but I'd like to post the basics first.
Any help finding a published set of Ring Game rules would be greatly appreciated. (also could have possibilities at our State tournament as a mini tournament...if we had the rules).
L8R...Ken
I am pretty sure I know all of the rules but I had a situation the other day that was quite unbelievable. After league, 5 of us got a 9-Ball Ring game going...tiny stakes $1 on the five and $2 on the nine. Apparently four of us knew or at least agreed on every rule that was called, but one guy didn't know jack about ring games. Everytime we called out a rule under certain circumstansces, (BTW, as mentioned, four of us agreed 99.9% of the time on these rules) this guy woud scream and holler as if we were conspiring against him and asked to see the rules written down somewhere.
Here's some examples: Somebody scratched, so it's BIH in the kitchen. He didn't believe that. At the same time, the low ball was in the kitchen so it spots...he didn't believe that. He assumed that any foul was BIH anywhere, when we called him on that, he skwawked, then we told him that the person that shot next could pass the shot back to the fouling player. One more, he played a safety. When we warned him that if he did that again, we'd all club him with his own cue, take all of his money and throw him in the parking lot in his underware. I think you get the picture.
The really sad part about this guy was he kept saying he knew how to play 9-Ball because "he got second at State last year". He knows 9-Ball, just not Ring Game 9-Ball. Needless to say, he quit and left...good riddons.
OK, back to the subject at hand. Is there, does any one know of, a written set of rules by some established group that I could copy and post at the pool room? I could make one up myself, but then I'd get accused of 'making them up myself'.
I Googled it and got a set of rules from Southern Billiards. It was pretty close but they failed to talk about intentional safeties. It was also based on a progressive 'holdem' style betting format...which aint bad but I'd like to post the basics first.
Any help finding a published set of Ring Game rules would be greatly appreciated. (also could have possibilities at our State tournament as a mini tournament...if we had the rules).
L8R...Ken