Yes, point per ball has been one of the methods of scoring for many leagues since the 1980’s. Leagues like BCAPL and its forerunner the BCA Leagues as well as VNEA are points-per-ball leagues at the local level. The first league I played in 1988 was the P.A.P.A, which used the same game rules as the APA (no call, ball-in-hand, mark the 8-ball), but it did a round robin, point per ball scoring.
Tempting, but I plan on getting run over by a semi later tonight and that seems like a lot more fun
Fargo doesn't care what speed you perform at. So what exactly does slow down mean? Fargo only cares if you win or lose not how many balls your opponent makes. We have a BCA league that is handicapped by balls via Fargorate. This only matters to the team outcome and makes no difference to individual players and their payouts. None of this makes sense.
Speed means how well you play not how fast you play…. Hopefully that clears things up a bit
I mistakingly referenced apa initially and then edited the original post to just refer to leagues in general… my statement may not apply to APA but does to other leagues
I know what slow down means but it's not like he's going to be playing anyone for money later. I was joking.
Team handicap
Why would a pool league exist where vanquishing your opponent in each and every game as efficiently as possible is not a boon for your team?
Team maximum handicap, which usually forces a higher ranked person off the team and they usually start their own team which brings in more tax payers(players)
Technically its one point per ball, and two points for the 9. The SL9 has to be careful to not scratch, because ball-in-hand to an SL2 that only needs 19 points can be a killer. No, they should not be able to run a lot of balls, but depending on the layout, they can get a couple with ball in hand. That adds up quickly, and 19 doesn't have to take long. The SL9 has to not take any chances while they are running to 75.
I watched this and actually was very invested in the match as to what would happen. Not because I was out to see some top level play, but how the players and match would turn out to be. Does a low level fold under pressure? How would the luck factor hamper the better player (SL2 misses, but the good player has no shot, crapped in balls, etc..)? Can the higher level maintain the needed play to keep the worse player in check?
