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The one you ruled out (Jimmy White) was quite open. It wasn't a safety break. Maybe 25% safety to give the possibility of not giving the other guy an easy shot. We're getting to a very specific set of requirements here!

I hadn't heard of them. Are they extreme neoliberals, or just 'regular' free-marketers? (The UK has a problem with the neoliberal thinktank industry - our previous prime minister, Lizz Truss was one of theirs - she lasted six weeks, threw the financial markets into chaos, and was forced to...

I a break and run-out not enough? :D

Snooker players are stealing? I don't think I understand

"You sure don't leave much when you miss, do you Fats?" "That's what the game's all about."

You know you could get in a lot of trouble for playing Kill the King on King's day. And now he's even orange... If we're placing anywhere on the table, I'll go here: https://pad.chalkysticks.com/b92ea

If it were to happen, I may be able to help with the publishing side. I could see how a companion book and a free/open online resource could work - but it would need long-term work and probably wouldn't bring in enough money to justify itself commercially. As a labor of love, however...

Hang on, it's going to be 'King's Week' in the Netherlands (or something similar) isn't it? My knowledge of this is so hazy that it's almost non-existent, but I think I heard about it recently...

That sounds worth trying. Give me a PM when you're back and we'll have a look at it.

Another go trying some alternative rules? Say, you can only make balls in the corner pockets on your side of the table, or the middle?

Fair enough. I liked doing it too, and the points do give you more to think about.

But if you could deliberately shoot at the king and miss, using a ball that wasn't your kingslayer, and then the other guy leaves his king somewhere your real kingslayer can pocket it... you would feel like you had been very clever!

I agree with you on all those points. One idea I had was that maybe the starting positions and/or new recruits should have to be behind the head/foot spot. It would have to be play-tested to see whether it worked though. Another idea is players can add a certain number of balls, instead of...

Aha, I got away with it! (Possibly!) The 13 was intended to be positioned for a nearly-frozen-combination-bank on your king into the corner pocket - so shooting my 15 into the 13 should pocket your king - if I've been accurate enough setting it up and if I've judged throw correctly...

Sorry for the long delay, I've been very busy with work. Alternatively, you could interpret it as me not being able to figure out what to do now :) I tried to play a chess-style gambit by sacrificing my 12-ball in return for your 3 and putting your king in trouble, but I think because it's...

I'll push my king to the short rail: https://pad.chalkysticks.com/7b1e3 [Edit: Chalkysticks got confused]

I bank your king around the table: https://pad.chalkysticks.com/905ef

I make the 3 in the corner: https://pad.chalkysticks.com/860c7

Hah, I've felt on the back foot too, with my 10 and 11 very exposed, so it works both ways! I use the 10 to bump your king toward the long rail: https://pad.chalkysticks.com/8fa41

Interesting. If you had to call balls to sabotage, you'd need a punishment for missing them. Maybe 'if you don't hit all the balls you call, nothing gets sabotaged'? Or maybe you can only call one ball (but the current rule incentivises interesting caroms, which is good). Maybe you can call two...