Reviving Bonus Ball

Nine ... corner said:

I never really understood the total negative reaction to BB. I rather enjoyed it. It was another attempt at gaining some interest in cue sports. There is more to this game than just the "chosen" games. It reminds me of rotation games coming into their own when straight pool was the "only" game that was respected.

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Don't even try it!

justnum said:

Bonus ball had some thunder.

Capturing lighting in a bottle is easy when you know its been bottled up for a while.

Instead of committing to an arena I think it should be a road show that includes locals and a few road players.

Its a real business plan with potential.

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I don't think anyone was interested in Bonus Ball outside of the players and promoters. The rest were curious if it would work.

I think the only way a thing like that would work with teams is if they went by region and played 8 ball and maybe setup games in malls like they do in Asia.

I watched something recently that said "novel new ideas are often good as a mental exercise but fail in the real world". It is fun to think about a new game with new rules and teams, but at the end, people want to play in their APA league with 8 ball LOL

We have had leagues that tried straight pool, one pocket, etc... and all failed. The stuff that gets people is the stuff that people are already used to.

justnum said:

Bonus ball had some thunder.



Capturing lighting in a bottle is easy when you know its been bottled up for a while.



Instead of committing to an arena I think it should be a road show that includes locals and a few road players.



Its a real business plan with potential.

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I don't think an idea to "take it on the road" qualifies as "a business plan".

How do you fund the expense of a traveling cast and crew the size of a Broadway production playing for a few thousand (or hundred) people ?

Regardless, the big failure was the game itself. It was not easy to go play it in a bar or hall, or even at home, due to the unique ball sets. They reinvented the only part of pool that wasn't broken.
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Just say no to Bonus Ball,

I agree, I really liked it, but did not figure it out until the end... The best Pro match I have ever watched. I don't play it much.... a little to hard to keep track of the game. I have said if I will the big lotto I am going to give CSI half of it or so... around 100m to restart Bonus Ball ... and limit the matches to one per week....

I liked part of the Bonus Ball idea. But I like 9-Ball &10-Ball for short match play.

I didn't like the format of the players living in one City... Getting the Cities to pump up the rivalry part, would give it some interest. Maybe even the Media could help out with that...

If the VISITING Players come into your City's Pool room, with some fanfare, there will be some interest... at least there will be here in Tulsa & maybe OK City, because we are Pool Playing Towns. Same goes for Ft Worth & Dallas.

Plus, when the players come to town, everybody that is an action player will be there, to see if any action rubs off on him...

We are the AUDIENCE..! WE & our MONEY are why they want to generate the interest, because it's good for the Game.... I remember when I was a kid, when Arnie & Fat Jack finished on the last 18th hole, Me & little Brother were headed for Lake Arlington Golf Course. Same goes for today, so as soon as I've watched a good TV Pool Tournament, I'm headed for the Pool Hall. I'm one of the folks that 's been in LOVE with Pool, for 60 Plus years. I don't want it to go away...

Yup.

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logical said:

I don't think an idea to "take it on the road" qualifies as "a business plan".

How do you fund the expense of a traveling cast and crew the size of a Broadway production playing for a few thousand (or hundred) people ?

Regardless, the big failure was the game itself. It was not easy to go play it in a bar or hall, or even at home, due to the unique ball sets. They reinvented the only part of pool that wasn't broken.
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I mean to quote this in my above post.

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‘Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.’

Shakespeare