Korean 4ball
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in fact that's straight rail using the 2 red as OB1 & OB2 , the opponent CB being an obstacle . in japan & korea it's played with bigger balls (i believe 64mm) than the "normal" 61.5mm carom balls .
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The Korean Version you see is played on a 8 foot table, balls 65mm in size. Your opponent's ball is a ball your cue must not touch during your shot or it is a foul and you lose a point. It is also a foul if your cue ball does not contact a red ball on the shot.
The Japanese version of straight rail 4 ball is easiest. No foul ball like in Korea. You can make a carom off of any 2 of the three other object balls. Your run stops when you fail to make a carom. More emphasis on herding the balls. I think France has a version but with 61.5 mm balls.
Here is some matches of 4 ball straight rail in Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EyTVtv1VWA&t=134s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLI1UHA6S4k&t=944s
Their is a Baulkline game played with the 65mm balls in Japan. I think the table can be either 9 or 8 feet. Number of rectangles are 9 just like 47_2 Baulkline.
here is a link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rzdf1ey6l543hbw/Japan 65mm ball Baulkline.mp4?dl=0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0vOYnORVNg
The Japanese version of straight rail 4 ball is easiest. No foul ball like in Korea. You can make a carom off of any 2 of the three other object balls. Your run stops when you fail to make a carom. More emphasis on herding the balls. I think France has a version but with 61.5 mm balls.
Here is some matches of 4 ball straight rail in Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EyTVtv1VWA&t=134s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLI1UHA6S4k&t=944s
Their is a Baulkline game played with the 65mm balls in Japan. I think the table can be either 9 or 8 feet. Number of rectangles are 9 just like 47_2 Baulkline.
here is a link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rzdf1ey6l543hbw/Japan 65mm ball Baulkline.mp4?dl=0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0vOYnORVNg