Scenario:
14.1 friendly game, race to 60 using CSI rules, self refereed.
Player 1 makes a ball in other than called pocket, which is then quickly spotted by player 1, and cueball is left sitting in kitchen where it came to rest. Player 2 comes to table.
Cue ball and one object ball are in kitchen, other balls in rack area with no simple shots or safeties apparent.
Player 2 picks up cue ball, briefly thinking it was ball in hand as a result of a scratch, and that the ball was spotted as a result of a scratch, rather than incorrect pocket. No reason to believe pickup was other than truly accidental. Player 1 calls foul, the cue ball is temporarily replaced approximately where it was, and a rules check is made. Player 2 agrees he erred.
Upon reading the deliberate foul wording, it wasn’t clear if it and the relatively harsh 16 point penalty would apply, as the act was more accidental than deliberate. Players agreed to play on as though a standard accidental cue ball movement occurred, with a loss of turn, 1 point penalty, and allow shooting the ball in the kitchen, and to seek rule clarification, and generalization to any of the CSI games where in incoming player accidentally picks up a cue ball.
Wondering if there is any judgement involved in applying the rules in this case, or if the answer is well defined.
14.1 friendly game, race to 60 using CSI rules, self refereed.
Player 1 makes a ball in other than called pocket, which is then quickly spotted by player 1, and cueball is left sitting in kitchen where it came to rest. Player 2 comes to table.
Cue ball and one object ball are in kitchen, other balls in rack area with no simple shots or safeties apparent.
Player 2 picks up cue ball, briefly thinking it was ball in hand as a result of a scratch, and that the ball was spotted as a result of a scratch, rather than incorrect pocket. No reason to believe pickup was other than truly accidental. Player 1 calls foul, the cue ball is temporarily replaced approximately where it was, and a rules check is made. Player 2 agrees he erred.
Upon reading the deliberate foul wording, it wasn’t clear if it and the relatively harsh 16 point penalty would apply, as the act was more accidental than deliberate. Players agreed to play on as though a standard accidental cue ball movement occurred, with a loss of turn, 1 point penalty, and allow shooting the ball in the kitchen, and to seek rule clarification, and generalization to any of the CSI games where in incoming player accidentally picks up a cue ball.
Wondering if there is any judgement involved in applying the rules in this case, or if the answer is well defined.
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