15 ball rotation

[sonia]

frequently when I want to just "practice" - I toss all the balls up and rotate them.

There *is* an official game of 15 ball rotation.

Does anyone know the rules? This game appears to be a rare critter on the search engines.

Was a very popular game in the 20's and 30's.

 

[TheConArtist]

Anyone know of a good book of "Pool Rules" - for all the games?
You know - a "Hoyles" for Pocket Billiards?

Gettin' bored with 9 Ball

there was this game that someone showed me one time that helped me with positioning and pocketing balls, here how the game goes

place a ball right in front of each pocket right on the edge, and three balls like a triangle where you would normally rack in nineball, otaye now there are nine balls on the table. You and your opponent or partner, whoever shoots first gets ball in hand and can shoot whatever ball he wants by a pocket, his first shot is his to call, now you cannot disturb the three balls that are shaped of the triangle, if you do its otaye but here is the tricky part. Your opponent calls the rest of the shots for you, so if you disturb the three balls and the cueball is snooker'd behind one you have to kick at the ball by the pocket your partner calls, not jumping the cueball. So you get nine tries to make nine balls, so the trick is to pocket two balls in one try if you know where the cueball is going, caroming etc... this way you eight tries left and seven balls remaining, after you pocket all six balls by the pockets you use a try to break up the three balls if you didn't break them out already, if you miss game over, so your opponent has to try to make your shots tough, oh and if you move a ball by a pocket with the cueball that ball still has to go in that same pocket, so if this happens your opponent is going to call that for your next shot, after you pocket the six balls by the pockets and you break up the three balls again if they aren't broken up already, those three balls are you choice, just the six balls by the pockets your opponent calls for you next shot, but if you keep the cueball in the center of the table you are gooder. It was tough for me but i figured out how to pocket three balls in one try, leaving me with eight tries and six balls left. give the game a try it is fun, and challenging. Cole 'TheConArtist'

 

[Snapshot9]

anoher one ...

I practice 8 ball by myself with a game I call
"Dakota 8 ball" (named such because I just like the sound of it).

It is a combination of 8 and 9 ball.
All 8 ball league rules apply (BCA normally), plus the 3 foul rule in 9 ball.

Played like regular 8 ball, except after the first ball is made, either on the
break or with the opposing player, the player continuing to shoot has
to shoot the lowest number ball of solids or stripes, whichever is chosen.
So one is shooting the solids, 1-7 in sequence, and the other player has
the stripes, 9-15 in sequence. After pocketing your balls in sequence, you
then shoot the 8 as normal. All shots are call pocket except for the
break.

Playing a better player in this is good, because to break and run out
is extremely difficult. Believe me, when you get good at this game,
regular 8 ball and playing shape will seem like a snap.