Does anyone else play snooker like I do or is this just a local thing?

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I live in the Middle Georgia area and of course the locals I play with adhere mostly by American snooker rules. However we have a few small quirks. First we usually play partners with two 2 man teams being the most common. However,if there are at least 6 people wanting to play,we will play with two three man teams. Second when someone scratches and the incoming shooter is awarded ball in hand,once he or she places the cue ball in the "D" area and releases the cue ball,they cannot reposition the cue ball again or else it will result in a foul and seven points. The number 2 rule is not in effect when we play in a nearby tournament,which leads me to believe it's just a local thing. Finally we play on 5x10 with just 6 reds,which results in quicker games.

I was just wondering if anyone else plays like this or has heard of anyone else playing like this? I know it sound strange so please don't pick on me too bad. :smile:
 
I haven't played that way, but what the heck. The rules sound reasonable enough to me.
 
6 is wild...

When I lived in Waco, Tx., we had a rule that the pink (6 ball) was wild. In other words, if you didn't have a shot at a red, you could shoot the 6 ball in and continue your break. An odd rule, but it did help make the game a little easier for a beginner like myself.

It also helped if you fell far behind in a game, because you could continually pot the pink, getting 6 points a shot, and get back into the match. I've never heard of anyone else playing this way, so it too must have been a local rule.
 
It may be a local thing to you but from this side of the poind I'm thinking your just keeping an old American tradition running, seeing that If America isn't in the top 3 or so in the world at a game you tend to rewrite the rules call it something else and then as no one else plays it you proclaim yourselves world champions" :smile:
 
Str8PoolMan said:
When I lived in Waco, Tx., we had a rule that the pink (6 ball) was wild. In other words, if you didn't have a shot at a red, you could shoot the 6 ball in and continue your break. An odd rule, but it did help make the game a little easier for a beginner like myself.

It also helped if you fell far behind in a game, because you could continually pot the pink, getting 6 points a shot, and get back into the match. I've never heard of anyone else playing this way, so it too must have been a local rule.
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Yep that definitely sounds like a local thing. Sounds interesting though. :smile:
 
Wity said:
It may be a local thing to you but from this side of the pond I'm thinking your just keeping an old American tradition running, seeing that If America isn't in the top 3 or so in the world at a game you tend to rewrite the rules call it something else and then as no one else plays it you proclaim yourselves world champions" :smile:
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I'm going to assume you are being sarcastic. Anyway I never said any other version of the game was wrong and that our version was best. I'm aware of the differences between American snooker rules and British snooker rules. The rules by which I play were adopted by the people who taught me how to play the game(long before I started playing the game) and I play by their rules when I decide to play with them.
 
Str8PoolMan said:
6 is wild...

When I lived in Waco, Tx., we had a rule that the pink (6 ball) was wild. In other words, if you didn't have a shot at a red, you could shoot the 6 ball in and continue your break. An odd rule, but it did help make the game a little easier for a beginner like myself.

It also helped if you fell far behind in a game, because you could continually pot the pink, getting 6 points a shot, and get back into the match. I've never heard of anyone else playing this way, so it too must have been a local rule.
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I played 6 ball wild in college in the 60’s. Rack the balls like 9 ball where the 6 goes where you would put the 9. This was at SFA in Nacogdoches.
 
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