Here are the KEY POINTS I will summarize that make up the current "Official" rule set for Bowlliards:
1) Opening break shot is without requirements or penalties - even a scratch or jumped ball. The FOUL PENALTY only begins after the break shot. Discussed in #5 below.
break from the spot, I like to use a medium stroke and let the cueball drift back into the middle of the table.
2) All balls pocketed on the opening break shot are spotted. Basically all you want to do is scatter the 10 object balls with minimal clusters to ensure the easiest run-out possibility.
pocketed balls stay down
3) after the break shot, the player MUST take the cue ball in hand anywhere behind the head string to begin the first "inning" of the current FRAME. And all legal object balls must of course lie outside the kitchen to be considered a legal ball for this first shot. ALL SHOTS are called. No sloppy play. Any subsequent balls other than the called ball are spotted. Basically, you must earn each shot.
no ball in hand after the break. forced me to learn how to use a more controlled break.
4) after any MISSED shot, the cue ball plays from where it lies on the table. And only IF a cue ball scratch occurs while shooting, the cue ball must once again be taken in hand from behind the head string.
5) ANY FOUL after the opening break shot is a ONE POINT PENALTY that can simply be kept track of for totaling the game score at the very end. It does not stipulate that the FRAME SCORE must be adjusted - which would radically alter the scoring concepts anyway for this game.
6) the only way you can EARN a "STRIKE" and score it as such, is that after the opening break shot to begin each me FRAME, you must run all 10 balls without a miss (remember, CALL SHOT) and commit no fouls.
7) you get two tries each FRAME to pocket all 10 balls. Miss once (or foul) you begin try number 2 of that FRAME - and if you can clear the remaining balls, you earn a SPARE. The penalties for missing a strike or spare opportunity are significant, so give that serious concentration and never take any shot for granted. Open frames (where neither a strike or a spare can be counted) are bad news. Very bad.
8) a player NEVER gets cue ball in hand anywhere on the table. Ever. Whenever the BIH rules require such a play, it is always from behind the head string - and a legal ball must lie outside the "kitchen".
9) any ball pocketed on a FOUL are of course spotted - remember, every ball must be EARNED. Also, any FOUL requires a one point penalty to be deducted from the final bowling game score after all 10 FRAMES.
10) lastly - this blurb precedes the rule set in the "Official" book: Except when clearly contradicted by these additional rules, the General Rules of Pocket Billiards apply.
Did I cover all the possible questions?
Let's bowl!
K.
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