8 BALL RULE QUESTION
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Make the 8 out of order.
Foul.
Loss of game.
Foul.
Loss of game.
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BCA rule set. 20a covers this scenario.
20. LOSS OF GAME. A player loses the game if he commits any of the following infractions:
a. Fouls when pocketing the 8 ball. Exception. See 8-Ball Pocketed On the Break.
b. Pockets the 8 ball on the same stroke as the last of his group of balls.
c. Jumps the 8 ball off the table at any time.
d. Pockets the 8 ball in a pocket other than the one designated.
e. Pockets the 8 ball when it is not the legal object ball.
20. LOSS OF GAME. A player loses the game if he commits any of the following infractions:
a. Fouls when pocketing the 8 ball. Exception. See 8-Ball Pocketed On the Break.
b. Pockets the 8 ball on the same stroke as the last of his group of balls.
c. Jumps the 8 ball off the table at any time.
d. Pockets the 8 ball in a pocket other than the one designated.
e. Pockets the 8 ball when it is not the legal object ball.
I usually play the old scratch on the 8/loss as well. Most people do. Probably the only bar rule I use. Imprinted on it I guess.
I've had arguments (shouting matches) over those stitchuations. It's pathetic when you get one fouled but you're right.
In bars we all know that's normal behavior when liquor and ego's and their support group is there.
No kidding. I stopped even trying to do anything other than play for funsies with bar folks I don't know. And if they whip out a surprise rule mid game, I just go along with it. It's not worth the argument headache.
The flip side of that is one time I put my quarters up on a table in a bar that I'd never played at and ran out my opponent's dry break. By his reaction you would have thought I'd just cured cancer. He came over and gave me an aggressive but friendly handshake/hug and bought me drinks. That's an exception to the norm, though.
I corrected my post
Last night / this morning i missed your post #2 bill
Sorry about that
It's the eco system it's in.
Got nothing to do with the sport.
I play along too. The weaker the player the more creative the rules. Ticking off a ball may or may not be good. Etc. It’s always the same. Play along and win anyways. I did it for years when I needed the $. I don’t miss that.
That’s correct. It’s not the game itself. It’s helpless people trying to win on a technicality. Let them have their fun. lol
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I have not heard of that rule in bars before (different areas seem to have different rules). Scratch on the 8 is an automatic loss, as is making the 8 off of another ball. The not hitting the 8 seems extremely harsh, as the cue ball has to be placed behind the line and played past the line in bar rules.
I always found it weird that bar rules are so nit picky, as it is a perfect recipe for an argument.
You sure it wasn’t 87?
I think the nit pickiness of bar rules are at least twofold.
- Players are trying to win on a technicality (i.e. made up, vague, and/or obscure rule)
- Since the price is per game, players are trying to extend the games to get their money's worth