RubixOne
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I am rather fond of snooker, but sadly, the full game cannot be played using American pool equipment. Furthermore, the way fouls are handled in snooker is quite complicated, and in some cases, actually hurts the game fairness-wise (particularly the foul and a miss rule). So I decided to make a variant that can be played using either pool equipment or snooker equipment, while also having simplified rules and improving the way fouls are handled. The result was Snookerpool.
Snookerpool has been through quite the journey, but it is finally done. I am very happy with how it turned out.
Snookerpool is played similarly to normal snooker, but has several differences.
Snookerpool has been through quite the journey, but it is finally done. I am very happy with how it turned out.
Snookerpool is played similarly to normal snooker, but has several differences.
- American pool equipment is used instead of snooker equipment. The reds and colors from snooker are replaced with eight solids (balls 1-8) and seven stripes (balls 9-15), respectively.
- Solids are worth 1 point, and stripes are worth their numerical value minus 7 (9-ball valued 2, 10-ball 3, 11-ball 4, 12-ball 5, 13-ball 6, 14-ball 7, and 15-ball 8)
- The highest possible break in the game (maximum break) is 107 points (8*(1+8)+2+3+4+5+6+7+8)
- The initial setup is different
- The solids are racked in a sideways diamond shape, with the 14-ball in the center of the diamond rack and situated on the foot spot
- The stripes are placed at various midpoints on the head string and long string, as shown in the image below
- There are also two options for games with reduced setups
- Six solids – The far left and far right solids are removed from the diamond rack, forming a hexagon rack
- Three solids – The far left and far right solids as well as the three solids closest to the foot rail are removed from the diamond rack, forming a miniature diamond rack
- During the break shot and the first shot of a tie breaker, the cue ball may be placed anywhere within the kitchen (area between the head string and head cushion)
- The touching ball rule does not apply
- Fouls award the opponent a ball-in-hand anywhere on the table
- When a foul occurs, the incoming player cannot request that the offender play again
- The foul and a miss and free ball rules rules do not apply
- Jump shots are allowed
- The penalty value for a foul is always either four points, the value of the ball "on," or the highest value of all balls involved in the foul, whichever is highest, with one exception
- If, after potting a solid, a foul is committed before a stripe is nominated, the penalty value is eight points
- The frame does not end unless:
- When the 15-ball is the only ball left, it is legally pocketed or a foul occurs
- A concession is accepted
- If a tie occurs when the frame ends, the 15-ball is spotted, the next shot is played from within the kitchen, and the tiebreaker ends when the scores are no longer equal
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