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Wow. My 'online influencer' just posted this with a link to my book (in a facebook group that doesn't allow people to post to advertise their own products in the conventional manner): It looks like it's already driven 3 more sales (in one day). But what a guy! He knows far more about the book...

The net is closing! That's some great research. It sounds very promising that the publisher is Woody's sister, and that Woody and Buddy were close friends. It suggests that Woody's share of the IP and the publisher's share could hopefully be worked out together (more or less). The plan is to...

A cheap slightly pool-like game that was briefly popular when I was in school was a variation on shove ha'penny. You have three (round) coins on a table-top and the idea is to flick the coin closest to you through the gap between the other coins (without touching either), then do the same again...

I think you could recreate the feeling of running balls (so far as is possible with cards!) with something like a 'higher or lower' game where after each card is drawn, you have to guess whether the next will be higher/lower. You could incorporate position, which would affect the difficulty of...

I now have my first online influencer (sort of!) When I was looking for facebook groups to advertise my pool team book, I stumbled on a UK billiards antiques group and posted about Mitchell. An old boy messaged me to negotiate, and we agreed on a cheap copy provided he posts about it in the...

Thanks, I hadn't thought of trying influencers. I'll have a think about who might be good to try. I've posted in a couple of facebook groups so far without any evident interest, but if I can do a paid ad that gets put in front of people who are members of their local pool league's group...

Sam, could I ask whether you did anything to promote your Greenleaf book (advertising, etc.)? I have another project out (probably not of much interest here, it's a pool team results book designed to fit UK pool leagues) and was considering trying to give it a push.

Hah, looks like you're right! I've tried again and done a bit better: Huckle Berry Publishing Co (with Huckle and Berry as separate words) was registered to a residential address in Tennessee...

I'm pretty sure the process of making a print on demand version would be straightforward enough (although might take a bit of time). Whether it would shift 500 copies I don't know. I reproduced an old (and even rarer) English billiards book, priced to sell, and last time I checked it was...

George Fels wrote that one-pocket is like chess with an added edge, because in chess only one piece is the king, whereas in one-pocket, any ball on the table can become the king in a single shot. I really like that analogy. When I was a kid I was reasonably good at chess. Probably worse than...

70 years after the author dies, so we'd probably never see it.

I hope the OCR can cope!

It could now be done print on demand, but would need the copyright holder's approval / involvement. If anyone knows who has that, there's a very small amount of money to be made!

Fedora Gorst keeps a low profile to avoid conscription

Did they have less formal bar-team leagues too, or only the Sunday one?

In Germany, did the local leagues score on racks won and lost?

Agreed. I can imagine having a different view in the immediate aftermath of losing my bankroll though! It's interesting how one's perspective can change.

I wonder, with the benefit of hindsight, would the memory of having been hustled by Procita be worth it? I know you move in higher circles in the game, but to an average Joe (pun not intended!), a modest loss might be a fun memory. I'm reminded of a guy I know who won a martial arts world...

How so?

Here in the UK, most pool leagues use a simple format where players play one rack (and maybe also a doubles game), and each team’s wins and losses are added up for the final score. Most leagues have multiple divisions, which tends to separate the better players from the worse players, so skill...