9-ball with a 14.1 Twist

[Johnnyt]

This is a game I thought up about 40 years ago when I had my room in NY. Rack 9 balls like you would for playing 9-ball. Shoot in rotation like 9 ball until you get to the 9-ball. Before you shoot the 9 ball rack the 8 balls with 1 ball on the spot and no back ball. Now make the 9 and break the rack open like in 14.1 if you can. If you made the 9 you won that game and wherever the CB lands is your first shot of the next game. If you miss the 9 ball next player gets to shoot. Any early 9's get spotted. If the 9 ball is in the way of the rack (it happens a lot) the 9 gets spotted on the kitchen spot. One break to start the game and never break again in that match/set. Johnnyt

 

[BeiberLvr]

If you miss the break shot in any subsequent rack, are you still able to hit the 9 first, or do you now have to make a legal hit on the one?

I assume call pocket? Otherwise, a player could just pocket the 9 (without a good break shot), and then slam into the one to pocket a ball.

 

[HawaiianEye]

This is a game I thought up about 40 years ago when I had my room in NY. Rack 9 balls like you would for playing 9-ball. Shoot in rotation like 9 ball until you get to the 9-ball. Before you shoot the 9 ball rack the 8 balls with 1 ball on the spot and no back ball. Now make the 9 and break the rack open like in 14.1 if you can. If you made the 9 you won that game and wherever the CB lands is your first shot of the next game. If you miss the 9 ball next player gets to shoot. Any early 9's get spotted. If the 9 ball is in the way of the rack (it happens a lot) the 9 gets spotted on the kitchen spot. One break to start the game and never break again in that match/set. Johnnyt

How about a "twist" of your twist.

Rack the balls in a normal 9-ball configuration, then take the one ball and place it on a spot in the center of the table between the two side pockets (like the 5-ball is placed in a snooker configuration). The breaker gets the cue ball behind the headstring and then the object is to make the one ball and, in the process, break out the remaining 8 balls to continue the run.

If the breaker doesn't pocket the one, the incoming player must shoot from where the balls lie. If the breaker scratches on the one, without breaking the rack open, the one ball would be placed one the spot at the head of the rack like it normally would be racked for 9-ball.