8ball rule question that you never ask :D

peter_gunn

peter_gunn

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Only Croats can ask something like this:

On break incoming player pockets all solids.

1. Can he choose solids and play black ball?
2 if he can, and miss the 8 ball, can incoming player also play 8ball becasue table is still open ?

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Haha! I like this question almost as much as your avatar!!! :thumbup:

I don't know the official rule on this but I guess it depends on the rules you play-

Open break- Table is still open after the break. Since no solids remain (8ball is neither solid or stipe) you couldn't claim solids by shooting one. Logically you would have to go after stripes

Closed break- What you hit in is what you are. In this case, as long as no stripes also went down, you would be solids and shooting on the 8ball.

These are just my opinions.
 
LOL wow thats a crazy good question, granted if the balls are racked correctly i doubt it would ever happen. But I would love to hear what the rule would consist of.

-JD
 
Question

1) You would declare you are taking solids and shoot the 8 ball.
if you missed the 8 ball, your opponent could then declare solids and shoot the 8 ball.

NOTE: A group chosen is not set in stone until a ball is made. Since no solids remain, this ball then becomes the 8 ball. Since you missed the 8 ball, your opponent then has the same option that you had.

I have never heard of this situation coming up in 50 years of playing, and do not think I ever will. I have made 6 balls on the break before in 8 ball, but that is the most, and it was a combination of solids and stripes.
 
Snapshot9 said:
1) I have never heard of this situation coming up in 50 years of playing, and do not think I ever will. I have made 6 balls on the break before in 8 ball, but that is the most, and it was a combination of solids and stripes.
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I have made 8 ball on break... still 2 solid remain with 4 stripes and 8 ball :mad:
 
The BCA rules explicitly state that if groups have not been decidedAND all of one group is off the table, that either or both players may shoot at the 8-ball.
 
MitchAlsup said:
The BCA rules explicitly state that if groups have not been decidedAND all of one group is off the table, that either or both players may shoot at the 8-ball.
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If you mean BCAPL rules, you are absolutely correct. BCAPL Rule 2.6.2 applies:

"If all balls of either group are pocketed on the break or illegally pocketed before groups are established, either player may legally shoot the 8-ball during their inning. You win the game if you legally pocket the 8-ball on such a shot."

The issue is not addressed by WSR.

:smile:

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peter_gunn said:
Only Croats can ask something like this:

On break incoming player pockets all solids.

1. Can he choose solids and play black ball?
2 if he can, and miss the 8 ball, can incoming player also play 8ball becasue table is still open ?

:thumbup::D:thumbup::D:thumbup::D

:withstupid:
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If it's open table would that mean you can combo the eight in? e.g. All solids drop, I have no clean shot on eight, can I combo a stripe into the eight?
 
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