3 Ball

[Zerksies]

Does anyone have the rules to a game called 3 ball?

The Billiard Hall across town had 3 Billiard tables and one Gandy Pool table about a year ago. It looks like they changed things around and it looks like they have more pool tables now and are open more hours.

I know the Asians play a game called 3 ball and it looks like fun i just don't know how to play it

 

[Texas Carom Club]

why didnt you ask them

 

[Island Drive]

Ring game, low stroke count wins
Ties, all bets push.
Pay in each round.
Low stroke count wins pot.

 

[Zerksies]

why didnt you ask them

I don't speak Vietnamese

 

[Texas Carom Club]

I don't speak Vietnamese

did you find out if they spoke english? they know more than they like to let on

 

[Bob Jewett]

Normal carom is played with three balls. In general your cue ball has to hit the other two balls. Sometimes there are restrictions.

 

[TheBasics]

Does anyone have the rules to a game called 3 ball?

The Billiard Hall across town had 3 Billiard tables and one Gandy Pool table about a year ago. It looks like they changed things around and it looks like they have more pool tables now and are open more hours.

I know the Asians play a game called 3 ball and it looks like fun i just don't know how to play it

Zerksies, Howdy;

Been on the same trail, lookin' for info. Here's a link that was sent to me yesterday;

https://www.umb-carom.org/PG336L2/Union-Mondiale-de-Billard.aspx

and hopefully this pdf also transfers to you;

https://apis.mail.yahoo.com/ws/v3/mailboxes/@.id==VjN-gNJTZ70-8goFmmdpDoGwXboy3iS6VXb_-tSVqFuEqIAGlvUMruK89NefNuzS55mYUWhjIv2uHVC2R0Wv8Q9VgQ/messages/@.id==AKgobOUVQum-ZCpdlwDPCArTiFE/content/parts/@.id==2/refresh?appid=YMailNorrin&ymreqid=c5fc725f-5aa8-ce51-1c84-e10006012e00

Hope that helps The 3 ball I think is the same as Straight Rail which is called a 'Small game,
as is Balk line Billiards. This link has a pair of players doing Straight Rail;

Good luck EDIT to ADD the first link is a translation from French by a non English speaker.
It IS well done but to us may read as disjointed.

hank

 

[GK Billiards]

We have mostly carom 3 ball tables Here in Denver. The goal is to have your own ball hit the other 2 balls, doesn't matter which one first. There are other variations but that's the basic of it. We just had an open tournament on Sunday, you can check out some of the plays here:

 

[Texas Carom Club]

looks like an amazing place for straight rail