Yeah, we all know what a complicated game nine ball is already.... Ummm, what ball do I shoot next ?? 8 ball is a game of patterns, like straight pool, and a game of safeties/strategy like 1P. It sucks bar folk can't ever learn the rules of the game, and keep referring to rules they done learned in the 70's. So, I do agree, it is the most F*ck of game as far as different rules that folks have learned or learned wrongly over the years. No other game rules are as "diverse" as 8Ball.