Pool? If you can only play one game?

9 ball No disrespect to straight pool and I know how hard a game it is but it and one pocket bore me to tears.
 
I need games with banks and strategy to have a competitive chance lol. So that means One Pocket, Banks, Around the World (huh?!?! ask me lol)
 
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definitely Snooker, I love the strategic play, like needing hooks to win and the offensive or defensive game play associated. you often get to try to put each other in difficult hooked or hard to make positions and that's just a lot of fun. throwing a good hook upon a buddy who is an experienced opponent is a fun feeling , you can still make them struggle. That's different from sharking someone by trying to interfere, because it is part of the game. big tables with small pockets really challenge accuracy.

also like games relating to carom shots, they help develop some different skills. I'm not the best of the bunch but enjoy it even if I'm loosing more often than winning, , It just means I'm being challenged. One on one is fine but playing partners is probably more fun due to the resulting discussions, partners can help each other which helps transfer knowledge and skills.
I'll still play other games like 8 or 9 ball, but snooker is my favorite. 9 ball is a faster game, snooker is a real thinking game and generally a bit less rushed. of course any game requires some thought and strategy., the more experienced you are the more strategy is involved. lets not discount all that,

I can win at 9 ball even with a much better player, and I might win at 8 ball, so its a lot about averages. Winning with intermediate skills against an experienced snooker player is not easy at all.

There are a lot of older snooker players , a bit more quiet, patient and mature, but that's a big generalization for sure. There are a lot less 12' tables due to the price of space and rent. Ive never played a pool game I that I didn't enjoy. I think the reason there are less snooker players about, is because there are less tables.

technically snooker isn't pool sure, and if you want to go into defining what pool is , go ahead.
 
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i only play for money and that makes it only one pocket. i havent played any other game except some 8 ball for big cash in a bar
for as long as i can remember.
the only thing i know about fargo is i play only as "far goes" his money.
 
I also am a fan of 14.1 for practice by myself , if I'm playing against someone 8 or 9 ball is a good time , as for bank or one pocket those games to the best of my knowledge never really caught on here in Montana . As for table size my first choice is a 4.5' x 9 ' then a bar box diamond table .

10 ball games or league is a Billings Mt thing that hasn't made it this far north in Montana ha ha yet .
 
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