and yet believe it or not Pyramid is the easiest of pocket games. Yes pocketing a single ball in pool is much easier but in Pyramid it is also not very tricky once you get it and shoot properly, just like any other game. But overall pool is more complicated. And the ultimate is snooker.
It's nice seeing Stalev is severely missed and not forgotten, but Evgeny has been struck with poker virus for a while...
i agree. I have seen a lot of pyramid matches and i can say the game is pretty "easy". I don't say its easy but it's a lot easier than you think. When you get the mechanism of how moving the balls around the table you understand the game is not that hard. People are intimidated due the very tight pocket, but the typology of the game makes the pockets "looser". Players have ball in hand and they hammer on pocket to make it bigger. Also, all the balls are in game so, if you get in troubles, you can play another ball.If the game would be like 9 ball where you must move the cueball around the table, the game would be extremely hard.
The game is also a little limited due the tight pockets, so when a ball is near the rail is impossible to made.
here is an interview at evgeny stalev:
Pro: But into the forehead can answer the question: what are more complex, the pool or Russian? Always argue, especially the amateurs of Russian.
- According to the idea is more complex pool. More complexly to win, because it is more than professionals. But concerning game, it is heavy to speak, because different rules, different nuances. Russian, if in the last sphere, this is also very complex game. To compare heavyish, because different tasks. But if we approach from a technical point of view, then pool is more complex. The arsenal of impacts is greater than in all other games - this if we speak about the [luznom] billiards table. But there is indeed another cannon.
