DolphinNoSharks
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Thanks to many replies, I've updated the list with additional rule differences.
Call Shots?
BCA: Yes, call shot (ball and pocket only)
APA: No, slop counts except the 8 ball. 8 ball shots must be marked.
8 on the break
BCA: Rerack or it gets spotted and the breaker keeps shooting...breaker decides
APA: Shooter Win the game.
Scratch while attempting to make the 8 ball
BCA: *Make 8: Lose, *Don't Make 8: Ball in hand for opponent
APA: You lose
Make a ball on the break
BCA: The table is open, you can shoot any ball
APA: You have to shoot the suit you make, (ex: Make Solid, Shoot Solids)
Jump Cues
BCA: Yes
APA: No
Legal Break
APA: If a ball isnt pocketed and four balls (not counting the cue ball) don't touch a rail, its a re-rack. Repeat until there's a legal break or the breaker fouls, at which time the other player breaks. No limit.
break until they make a legal break or scratch on an otherwise non-legal break
BCA: If you don't drive four balls to a rail, it's a foul and the incoming player can shoot or have the balls re-racked and break or have the original breaker break again
Scratch on break
APA: Opponent shoots from the Kitchen
BCA: Ball in hand, anywhere
Ball off the table
APA: spot ball, no foul
BCA: Is a foul and doesn't get spotted (unless it's the 9-ball in 9-ball) (8-ball off table is a loss in 8-ball)
Accidentally move a ball with your hand or stick
APA: MUST be moved back by opponent to the original position. The ball must remain in current position only if moved ball contacts the cue ball, which is a BIH foul.
BCA: opponent has the option to leave it in current position or return it to previous position. The ball must remain in current position if a foul occurs due to it's movement.
Touching an object ball
APA: It is not a foul, however, to accidentally move any other balls (including the 8-ball) unless, during his turn at the table, a player moves a ball and it in turn comes in contact with the cue ball.
BCA: it is not a foul if you accidentally touch or disturb a single stationary object ball with any part of your body, clothing or equipment, unless the disturbed ball has an effect on the outcome of the shot.
* "Effect on the outcome of the shot" means that either the disturbed ball makes contact with any ball set in motion as a result of the shot, or that the base of any ball set in motion as a result of the shot passes through the area originally occupied by the disturbed ball. That area is defined as a circle approximately seven inches in diameter centered on the position originally occupied by the disturbed ball
1) you disturb the cue ball;
2) you disturb more than one object ball
3) a disturbed ball contacts any other ball;
4) you disturb a ball that is in motion.
5) If the game-winning ball is disturbed in conjunction with a violation of (1) through (4) and falls into a pocket, it is loss of game
Call Safe on made ball
APA: No
BCA: Yes, opponent would shoot
Practice During Match
APA: Yes
BCA: It is a foul if you practice at any time during your match, including during time-outs and periods of suspended play
Object ball on floor
APA: It is not a foul unless the shooter fouled in some other fashion. The balls would be immediately spotted unless the shooter also pocketed one of their object balls at the same time. In that case, the ball is NOT spotted until they miss or, if the ball knocked off the table is their suit, until they have shot all of their other object balls and then it is spotted and they continue their turn at the table
BCA: An object ball knocked on the floor is a foul and the ball(s) stay down.
Judge whether the cue ball or an object ball would fit through a gap
APA: The shooter may measure the distance with part of body or equipment. Shooter can also remove a dropped ball and check if ball fits in gap. It would not be a foul if object ball is moved, it must be moved back before shooting.
BCA: Shooter may only use their vision to judge whether the cue ball or an object ball would fit through a gap, or to judge what ball the cue ball would contact first. You may not use any ball, cue, rack, or any other equipment
or other part of your body as a width-measuring device.
Call Shots?
BCA: Yes, call shot (ball and pocket only)
APA: No, slop counts except the 8 ball. 8 ball shots must be marked.
8 on the break
BCA: Rerack or it gets spotted and the breaker keeps shooting...breaker decides
APA: Shooter Win the game.
Scratch while attempting to make the 8 ball
BCA: *Make 8: Lose, *Don't Make 8: Ball in hand for opponent
APA: You lose
Make a ball on the break
BCA: The table is open, you can shoot any ball
APA: You have to shoot the suit you make, (ex: Make Solid, Shoot Solids)
Jump Cues
BCA: Yes
APA: No
Legal Break
APA: If a ball isnt pocketed and four balls (not counting the cue ball) don't touch a rail, its a re-rack. Repeat until there's a legal break or the breaker fouls, at which time the other player breaks. No limit.
break until they make a legal break or scratch on an otherwise non-legal break
BCA: If you don't drive four balls to a rail, it's a foul and the incoming player can shoot or have the balls re-racked and break or have the original breaker break again
Scratch on break
APA: Opponent shoots from the Kitchen
BCA: Ball in hand, anywhere
Ball off the table
APA: spot ball, no foul
BCA: Is a foul and doesn't get spotted (unless it's the 9-ball in 9-ball) (8-ball off table is a loss in 8-ball)
Accidentally move a ball with your hand or stick
APA: MUST be moved back by opponent to the original position. The ball must remain in current position only if moved ball contacts the cue ball, which is a BIH foul.
BCA: opponent has the option to leave it in current position or return it to previous position. The ball must remain in current position if a foul occurs due to it's movement.
Touching an object ball
APA: It is not a foul, however, to accidentally move any other balls (including the 8-ball) unless, during his turn at the table, a player moves a ball and it in turn comes in contact with the cue ball.
BCA: it is not a foul if you accidentally touch or disturb a single stationary object ball with any part of your body, clothing or equipment, unless the disturbed ball has an effect on the outcome of the shot.
* "Effect on the outcome of the shot" means that either the disturbed ball makes contact with any ball set in motion as a result of the shot, or that the base of any ball set in motion as a result of the shot passes through the area originally occupied by the disturbed ball. That area is defined as a circle approximately seven inches in diameter centered on the position originally occupied by the disturbed ball
1) you disturb the cue ball;
2) you disturb more than one object ball
3) a disturbed ball contacts any other ball;
4) you disturb a ball that is in motion.
5) If the game-winning ball is disturbed in conjunction with a violation of (1) through (4) and falls into a pocket, it is loss of game
Call Safe on made ball
APA: No
BCA: Yes, opponent would shoot
Practice During Match
APA: Yes
BCA: It is a foul if you practice at any time during your match, including during time-outs and periods of suspended play
Object ball on floor
APA: It is not a foul unless the shooter fouled in some other fashion. The balls would be immediately spotted unless the shooter also pocketed one of their object balls at the same time. In that case, the ball is NOT spotted until they miss or, if the ball knocked off the table is their suit, until they have shot all of their other object balls and then it is spotted and they continue their turn at the table
BCA: An object ball knocked on the floor is a foul and the ball(s) stay down.
Judge whether the cue ball or an object ball would fit through a gap
APA: The shooter may measure the distance with part of body or equipment. Shooter can also remove a dropped ball and check if ball fits in gap. It would not be a foul if object ball is moved, it must be moved back before shooting.
BCA: Shooter may only use their vision to judge whether the cue ball or an object ball would fit through a gap, or to judge what ball the cue ball would contact first. You may not use any ball, cue, rack, or any other equipment
or other part of your body as a width-measuring device.
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