Question, if you're getting the call 8 and you call it on the break as some have suggested and it doesn't go but something else does, do you get to shoot again, or do you lose your turn since you missed the called shot?
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You shoot again.
If the 8 goes in the wrong pocket, you keep shooting but you lost your other money ball.
The call 8 is a sucker bet for two players who are not much apart in skills.
After all, the better player would be dumb to give the wild 8 unless he is a ball better than the other guy.
This call 8 gets testy sometimes too as the rules get argued over . Like what if the better player shot the 8 in a combo or carom but scratched ? Does the 8 ball go back in ? What if the better shooter shoots the 8 in a push-out ?
THE CALL 8 is a sucker bet. DON't TAKE THAT SPOT if you are the weaker player . Take it if you are the same level as the other guy and he's overrating himself .
But, if he's a ball better, you're the sucker .
2 games on the wire to 9 is the better spot for the slightly weaker player . Assuming they are both above C player handicap ( can run 5 balls consistently ).
9 ball involves a lot of luck factor .
2 gams on the wire to 9 is pretty heavy unless the spotter is much better .