Two color, 2 1/4” ARAMITH set for AMERICAN (not British) 8 ball game .
- By Bob Jewett
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A little history....
The game we know as eight ball was created by Brunswick (Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.) around 1908. It used reds and yellows and a black ball. The start of the rules are below, from the 1914 rule book.
Around 1980, the BCA ran the first national eight ball championships, aimed mostly at leagues. The rules specified the red-and-yellow sets of balls. I played in some events with those sets. That lasted a few years.
I think both times people saw they could just use a standard set of balls and not buy a set that was useless for any other game, but if you only play eight ball, they are really the best set to use. If you play call shot, there's a little problem.
Here is the start of the original rules for eight ball. The full rule book is available under the sfbilliards.com misc files.
The game we know as eight ball was created by Brunswick (Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.) around 1908. It used reds and yellows and a black ball. The start of the rules are below, from the 1914 rule book.
Around 1980, the BCA ran the first national eight ball championships, aimed mostly at leagues. The rules specified the red-and-yellow sets of balls. I played in some events with those sets. That lasted a few years.
I think both times people saw they could just use a standard set of balls and not buy a set that was useless for any other game, but if you only play eight ball, they are really the best set to use. If you play call shot, there's a little problem.
Here is the start of the original rules for eight ball. The full rule book is available under the sfbilliards.com misc files.
