I spotted the below ad and wondered how much different could it be than playing 3 ball. So I showed the ad to a buddy since we’re always looking for away to run a mini-tournament among friends but time constraints always seemed to be a challenge. Things like which format, how short or long a race should be, etc. This seemed like it might be a way to do an impromptu tournament when a sufficient number of players are around. If nothing else, just a new way to play pool to see if it has pluses and minuses.

So we tried this format today at the pool hall and the consensus was it’s a lot of fun but way too easy. Pocketing a ball on the break to the corner pocket is easy and running 3 balls afterward is not difficult at all, especially since it’s not call pocket 9 ball. You can beat anyone if they miss a shot there’s so few balls. Heck, make a ball on the break and it’s easy to run the remaining 3 balls. This is harder than 3 ball butnot by a lot. It’s a fun way to gamble for best score with the pot going to the last man standing but for a tournament, I don’t think so. But at least you can count on the pace of play being fast with lots of runouts.