I was driving to Baltimore yesterday and sitting in rush hour traffic when I began thinking about 14:1 and the limitations a bar box puts on this great game. It occurred to me that a shorter rack might help make the game more playable on a bar box. That led me to think about rotation type games and combining the 2 to make a challenging fast paced bar box game.
I'd like your opinions...
10 balls are racked, 1 ball at the head and 10 in the center, and broken. The 1 must be hit first. Balls dropped on the break stay down and count. The remaining balls must be shot in rotation, until the 10 ball remains. The other 9 balls are reracked in the diamond 9 ball pattern with the 1 at the head ball and the 9 in the center. The shooter pockets the break ball and continues shooting the remaining balls in rotation.
After the opening break, where whatever falls counts, balls are pocketed in rotation and must be pocketed in the called pocket. Any ball pocketed in conjunction with the called ball stays down and counts. Any slopped in balls are spotted. At the end of the rack the 9 balls are reracked with the highest number ball in the center and the 1 at the head. Play continues until the shooter misses.
Fouls occur if the lowest number ball is not struck first, or a scratch occurs. The incoming player has the option to play it where it lays or turn the table back over to the player who fouled. On a scratch the incoming player has ball in hand behind the headstring and may pass the shot to the fouling player if they so choose. 3 consecutive fouls results in a full 10 baqll rerack and a 15 point penalty. Incoming player breaks as if it is the opening rack and all balls pocketed on the break count.
Each ball counts 1 point and race can be determined by the players 50 100 etc...
Opinions? Comments?
I'd like your opinions...
10 balls are racked, 1 ball at the head and 10 in the center, and broken. The 1 must be hit first. Balls dropped on the break stay down and count. The remaining balls must be shot in rotation, until the 10 ball remains. The other 9 balls are reracked in the diamond 9 ball pattern with the 1 at the head ball and the 9 in the center. The shooter pockets the break ball and continues shooting the remaining balls in rotation.
After the opening break, where whatever falls counts, balls are pocketed in rotation and must be pocketed in the called pocket. Any ball pocketed in conjunction with the called ball stays down and counts. Any slopped in balls are spotted. At the end of the rack the 9 balls are reracked with the highest number ball in the center and the 1 at the head. Play continues until the shooter misses.
Fouls occur if the lowest number ball is not struck first, or a scratch occurs. The incoming player has the option to play it where it lays or turn the table back over to the player who fouled. On a scratch the incoming player has ball in hand behind the headstring and may pass the shot to the fouling player if they so choose. 3 consecutive fouls results in a full 10 baqll rerack and a 15 point penalty. Incoming player breaks as if it is the opening rack and all balls pocketed on the break count.
Each ball counts 1 point and race can be determined by the players 50 100 etc...
Opinions? Comments?
