What Non Traditional / Alternative Games and Sets Do You Enjoy and Play?

> 29 Color Set: EVERYONE should own as many of these as they can get their hands on just because you can make up so many games and mix and match them with other sets. I have 3. I got them from Chuck Jones here on the forum and he is a true advocate of the game and great to do business with.

I got the above set also but it left bad burn marks so cant use it. Do you not have same issue?
 
JT4Annapolis said:
> 29 Color Set: EVERYONE should own as many of these as they can get their hands on just because you can make up so many games and mix and match them with other sets. I have 3. I got them from Chuck Jones here on the forum and he is a true advocate of the game and great to do business with.

I got the above set also but it left bad burn marks so cant use it. Do you not have same issue?
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Wow! No, I did not. I even use the Eagle cue ball that came with the set. I cleaned all of the balls with Aramith cleaner before first use, and have had zero problems with them. Not even on the break line where the cue ball runs. I have older "Mali" cloth 21 oz and honestly it's pretty tough stuff. I have a friend with Simonis 860 and after a year or so, his cloth looks TERRIBLE (and he uses Aramith Duramith balls! LOL) Different cloths seem to have different characteristics in this area.
 
hang-the-9 said:
I've played Bowlliards a bunch of times and like that game. I think it's really good for newer players also due to the small number of balls on the table and ability to shoot at any ball. We were talking about setting up a league using that game but unfortunately the person that was also interested it getting it going got sick and is not active in the room anymore. Now that I'm thinking about it, I may try something for a single tournament as a trial run for that game, or use it as a teaching tool along with playing the ghost to track progress.
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Yep.... Bowliards. And I like Golf. No special ball sets needed.
 
8 ball using just 9 balls

9 ball using just 6 balls

also, inserting carom and scratch rules arbitrarily into any game, i.e. one shot during the game needs to be a 3 rail carom or scratch
 
Caveman Pool with these.
 

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Saturated Fats said:
Been playing this game once in a while for the past few years. The rules below are from Willie Jopling who promoted the game a lot.

BILLIARD POOL, KISS POOL or LOOP​

Billiard Pool is played on a pocket billiard table and should not be confused with Billiards. Its common name is Kiss Pool. This game may be played like straight pool to fifty or one-hundred points or like one pocket with the winner making eight balls out of a rack of fifteen. Loop is pool spelled backwards.

Object of Game: To strike an object ball with your cue stick and carom it off the cue ball and into a pocket. You must call the pocket for each shot. The numbered ball you strike with your cue stick is the only ball you can score with. You may shoot any numbered ball on the table.

Setup: The cue ball and fourteen numbered balls are racked at the foot of the table with the cue ball in the rack on the foot spot. The fifteenth ball is then placed on the head spot and used as a break ball. When playing a point game such as fifty or one-hundred points, all fifteen balls are pocketed. Then the balls are re-racked as before and the shooter has the break shot to continue his run. Each break shot is always off the head spot. The total of the scores in each rack add up to fifteen.

Break: The break is to the advantage and the breaker caroms the break ball off the cue ball into one of the comer pockets at the foot of the table. The breaker continues to carom numbered balls off the cue ball until he either misses or scratches. Then it is your turn at the table and you may shoot any numbered ball calling the pocket for each shot.

Scratches: Generally, Straight Pool rules apply, You scratch if you: pocket the cue ball; do not hit the cue ball; fail to hit a rail or pocket the object ball; jump the cue ball off the table. If you scratch and make a ball on the same shot you spot the one you made and you lose one for the scratch. When your opponent scratches the cue ball into the pocket it is spotted and you may shoot any numbered ball on the table.

Additional Rules: The cue ball is always spotted on or behind the foot spot. All numbered balls are spotted on or ahead of the head spot. The numbered ball you strike with your cue stick is the only ball you can score with. All shots must go in clean as in Bank Pool. Kisses or combinations do not count. However, double kisses on the cue ball are allowed only if they are called. Any stray balls pocketed from the force of the cue ball are spotted after each inning. Each ball legally pocketed is one point.

Scoring: Playing a point game like Straight Pool you are penalized a ball for each scratch or foul. Should you make a ball and scratch you spot the ball you made and take one off your score for the scratch. If you scratch without making a ball you just take one off your score. In the first rack you must keep track of your scratches and take them off your score at the end of that rack. When playing by the rack like One Pocket and you scratch you must spot the ball you made (if you made one) plus a ball for the scratch. This keeps the total scores at fifteen.

Local rule: Two points to bank a ball in.

We usually play this game last because it leaves chalk on the object balls.
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This is my favorite off brand game as well. Very fun and you can be so creative. Double kisses, drawing in off, force follow, all the stuff you try to avoid with the cue ball normally lol.

And when you play a perfect bank or hold the cue ball in the corner and drain shots off it it’s so satisfying

I learned it as Scratch Pool and always played first to 8. I like kiss pool better.

Definitely got to clean the balls afterwards though.
 
mrpiper said:
I currently own several "Specialty" sets.
1> Crown Games Poker Set: Very fun and challenging game when friends are over. Black Jack is the favorite of about 10 cool games
2> Cue Mate Chess/Pool Set: Surprisingly Challenging but most of my friends are too lazy to learn it. Honestly this is one of my FAVORITE games and I wish I had someone near by who enjoyed playing it regularly.
3> Scrabble Ball Set: Worthless... but I bought 2 sets and put them out on my rack to spell stuff in my Man Cave like... "Rackem" or "I Make The Rules", "Merry Christmas", "No Cussing" (totally innefective)
4> 29 Color Set: EVERYONE should own as many of these as they can get their hands on just because you can make up so many games and mix and match them with other sets. I have 3. I got them from Chuck Jones here on the forum and he is a true advocate of the game and great to do business with.
5> Table Bowl set of pins with rack: Use a black cue ball and shoot from the foot to the head and back to the pins to make it challenging. My family REALLY enjoys this game.
6> Golf: I found a really nice set of 18 formations for "Golf on a Pool Table" as a PDF and it is very fun and a GREAT way to warm up before playing matches.
8> 21 Ball "Baseball" set and scorecard: Sort of a crazy version of straight pool but where the NUMBER on the ball is the points for pocketing that ball. A really fun game but score keeping requires an accounting degree!

Am I the only one who plays and enjoys these other types of games? What others do you have that are fun?
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The locals in Binghamton, NY used to play Razzle a lot. Also known as Chicago I believe. Whoever made the 1 ball was partner with whoever made the 9 ball, you could shoot any ball and have it count as long as you MOVED the lowest numbered ball on the table. Win the game with 61 points. Other rules I can't recall at the moment. I think Bob Jewett or Bob Byrne had an article in Billiards Digest years ago about a game called 2 Ball. I have it printed out somewhere.
 
Three ball. Best for four or more players. Everybody puts a dollar in the same designated pocket. Play goes in order of age, youngest first on the first rack. First player breaks a three ball rack (triangular) and counts the number of shots to sink all three balls (three is a good score). Then the rest of the players take their turns. Low score wins but if there is a tie, no one wins, everyone puts in another dollar and the second youngest player breaks first and the play continues, with the youngest player last for this round. Etc. Pots can get pretty big, After a while the drunkest player or the one losing the most suggests that the stakes go up to $2.00 a round or if extremely drunk or angry $5.00 a round. Everyone has a secret break shot to sink a ball on the break and get shape but they don't often work. Very fun.
 
Logandgriff said:
Three ball. Best for four or more players. Everybody puts a dollar in the same designated pocket. Play goes in order of age, youngest first on the first rack. First player breaks a three ball rack (triangular) and counts the number of shots to sink all three balls (three is a good score). Then the rest of the players take their turns. Low score wins but if there is a tie, no one wins, everyone puts in another dollar and the second youngest player breaks first and the play continues, with the youngest player last for this round. Etc. Pots can get pretty big, After a while the drunkest player or the one losing the most suggests that the stakes go up to $2.00 a round or if extremely drunk or angry $5.00 a round. Everyone has a secret break shot to sink a ball on the break and get shape but they don't often work. Very fun.
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Used to be a big deal at my home spot. We lined the balls up. We had a tournament pot for low score after three rounds and ace pot that grew weekly if no one made one. Buddy hit an ace pot for$5700 one time. Sweeeet.
 
Logandgriff said:
Three ball. Best for four or more players. Everybody puts a dollar in the same designated pocket. Play goes in order of age, youngest first on the first rack. First player breaks a three ball rack (triangular) and counts the number of shots to sink all three balls (three is a good score). Then the rest of the players take their turns. Low score wins but if there is a tie, no one wins, everyone puts in another dollar and the second youngest player breaks first and the play continues, with the youngest player last for this round. Etc. Pots can get pretty big, After a while the drunkest player or the one losing the most suggests that the stakes go up to $2.00 a round or if extremely drunk or angry $5.00 a round. Everyone has a secret break shot to sink a ball on the break and get shape but they don't often work. Very fun.
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3ball is a GREAT GAME!!💯
 
3 ball with 4-5-6 players, 2 tie all tie then double the bet with no cap. Gets big pots real fast. Great gambol. Sometimes the strongest player gets the $ but not always.

Start with $1 and double on the tie, it’s on!
 
In the book “running the table” about Danny basavich, there’s a part where they’re running through all the games people played at Chicago billiards.

They mention a game called “two pocket”. I’ve asked about this game on here before and did not find anyone who knew for sure what it was.

Does anyone here now know? Where’s this Danny? Or the guy who wrote the book? Or any old pool players from that place? I want to know exactly what they were talking about. I’ve made my own “two pocket” but I can only imagine how different it is from the game so briefly mentioned with flagrant disregard for the curiosity of man.
 
i practice a points game
similar to english billiards
you can score on a pot
a scratch or a carom

and i set up the four snooker
colors on their spots

this week instead of brown blue
pink and black i went with
the colors of ukraine
 

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One game that is fun with a bunch (10+) people is. "Make a Ball"
  • Basically everyone shoots once in order, indefinitely.
  • Make a ball, you're still in the game, miss you're out.
  • At the end of the rack, the next person breaks and has to make a ball.
  • Last one standing wins.
Fun if you get everyone to put in a dollar or so... winner gets the pot.

Early in the rack the trick is making a ball and freezing the next player to a ball.

At the end, just make zero shape on the remaining ones.

We played it at a year end league banquet with 20 or so people. Fun and makes for a good pot.
 
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