First try at 6 pocket

smokeandapancak

smokeandapancak

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Well.. I gave the "new" 6 pocket game a go last night at the pool room.

I wasnt expecting too much out of it to tell you truth.... it just seemed like a very simple game that wouldnt present a serious challenge......


I was wrong....... real wrong...

I take a few minutes to explain the (really simple) rules to my buddy, and he just looks like at me like I am crazy, but he agrees to give it a go.

First rack
First break

I get a bad kick off the break and end up with the cue ball trapped in a cluster of balls with not one shot open ANYWHERE!!! :angry:

So.... a big fat 0 for my first inning on this stupid game!!
My buddy gets up and lays down 10 points and this game really begins to suck :D

I think the offical rules calls for you to shot all 10 of your frames in order... we alternated turns.

Second rack
Second break

I chose to use a softer break and play out the first few balls like a 14.1 rack. I waited until I got really good shape on a shot that allowed me to get into the rack fairly well.. 4 pts into it I break the stack and end up getting trapped AGAIN...


My friend takes his turn and buries my under another 11pts or so.



The game continues on in much the same fashion for the next 7 innings.. and I end up getting toasted by 60 points or something stoopid like that.







Long story short ... I went in thinking it was going to suck..but it is actually a pretty fun game..and as soon as I figure out the right break I will invite my "friend" back for a little revenge game.


Give 6 pocket a chance next time, chances are you will enjoy it.
 
It reminds me of the pool room I came across somewhere in the hills of Tennessee.

We walked in, and there was a crowd of "regulars" surrounding the bar box, all gambling. We were on the road, and we thought, man, this is GREAT! :wink:

At that time, I had never seen this before, but they were playing a ring game of 3-ball. My friend asked if he could jump in.

It cost him about $300 before he ever got his first shot! LOL! :grin-square:
 
smokeandapancak said:
Well.. I gave the "new" 6 pocket game a go last night at the pool room.

I wasnt expecting too much out of it to tell you truth.... it just seemed like a very simple game that wouldnt present a serious challenge......


I was wrong....... real wrong...

I take a few minutes to explain the (really simple) rules to my buddy, and he just looks like at me like I am crazy, but he agrees to give it a go.

First rack
First break

I get a bad kick off the break and end up with the cue ball trapped in a cluster of balls with not one shot open ANYWHERE!!! :angry:

So.... a big fat 0 for my first inning on this stupid game!!
My buddy gets up and lays down 10 points and this game really begins to suck :D

I think the offical rules calls for you to shot all 10 of your frames in order... we alternated turns.

Second rack
Second break

I chose to use a softer break and play out the first few balls like a 14.1 rack. I waited until I got really good shape on a shot that allowed me to get into the rack fairly well.. 4 pts into it I break the stack and end up getting trapped AGAIN...


My friend takes his turn and buries my under another 11pts or so.



The game continues on in much the same fashion for the next 7 innings.. and I end up getting toasted by 60 points or something stoopid like that.







Long story short ... I went in thinking it was going to suck..but it is actually a pretty fun game..and as soon as I figure out the right break I will invite my "friend" back for a little revenge game.


Give 6 pocket a chance next time, chances are you will enjoy it.
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I get a bad kick off the break and end up with the cue ball trapped in a cluster of balls with not one shot open ANYWHERE!!! :angry:

The rules are, you the player can take an unplayable shot immediately after the break by placing the cue ball behind the line and starting your turn with your first called shot and taking a 1 point penalty. Think of it as an unplayable lie in golf. This can only be done before you take your first shot.

Hope this helps........I shot my lowest game today.......31 at Popa G's in birmingham AL.:confused:
 
JAM said:
It reminds me of the pool room I came across somewhere in the hills of Tennessee.

We walked in, and there was a crowd of "regulars" surrounding the bar box, all gambling. We were on the road, and we thought, man, this is GREAT! :wink:

At that time, I had never seen this before, but they were playing a ring game of 3-ball. My friend asked if he could jump in.

It cost him about $300 before he ever got his first shot! LOL! :grin-square:
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I've never heard of a 3-ball ring-game where sometone doesn't get a shot! I thought everyone got exactly one turn at the table per round. They must have played by some rules I'm not familiar with! :p
 
Samiel said:
I've never heard of a 3-ball ring-game where sometone doesn't get a shot! I thought everyone got exactly one turn at the table per round. They must have played by some rules I'm not familiar with! :p
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The way they played in Tennessee when I was there, the person who broke the balls, if he ran all three balls, gets to break again. If he keeps running out, he keeps breaking.

If he misses, then the next person shoots. If there's a half-dozen or more players in the 3-ball ring game, well, you could be standing for for a while before you get your first shot! :thumbup:

Meanwhile, you have to keep paying each winner of the game. You can really get stuck before you shoot sometimes.

This is also the pool room that I got to sample my first home-made moonshine. While the ring game was going on, some locals invited me out into the parking lot to share a swig with them of their super-duper moonshine. I thought sure, why not, as I had never tasted moonshine before.

OMG. :yikes:

I kid you not when I say that it felt like that one sip of moonshine burned the back of my throat, leaving a piece of skin on the inside of my throat hanging. It was horrible. :sorry:
 
Wow, that's a heck of game played that way! You might never shoot! :p

I feel left out... everyone has a drinking story except for me! :p
 
Johnnyz86 said:
someone forgot to read the rules!
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Do you mean rules for a 3-ball ring game?

That's the only way I have ever seen a 3-ball ring game played.

Please explain what rules you mean. I may be not understanding what you and Samiel mean.

To clarify, I am referring to GAMBLING, not tournaments. :wink:
 
Samiel said:
Wow, that's a heck of game played that way! You might never shoot! :p

I feel left out... everyone has a drinking story except for me! :p
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Naw, don't feel left out. You're the better one for not having a drinking story! :wink:
 
JAM said:
Do you mean rules for a 3-ball ring game?

That's the only way I have ever seen a 3-ball ring game played.

Please explain what rules you mean. I may be not understanding what you and Samiel mean.

To clarify, I am referring to GAMBLING, not tournaments. :wink:
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I think Johnny was referring to Smoke and 6 pocket... seeing as how DC 6 Pocket informed Smoke of a rule that he didn't seem to know.
 
Neil said:
This is how I have always seen it played, doesn't matter how many are in it, sometimnes there are ten in it. First guys breaks, and sees how many shots it takes to make all three balls. Then the 2nd guy, 3rd guy, ect. Can't go past 5 shots, that is the same as a scratch, and you are out that round. The lowest number of shots wins that round. If there is a tie, which there usually is, the pot carries over to the next round, and eveyone antes up again. Pots can get rather large at times. A one or a two usually wins the pot. And, the break counts as a shot.
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I think what you described is what we call "3 ball" and JAM is describing "3 ball ring game". It seems the ring game version is played like 9 ball but with only 3 balls.

Steve

wondering if the remaining balls on the table after the break must be shot in rotation.
 
Neil said:
This is how I have always seen it played, doesn't matter how many are in it, sometimnes there are ten in it. First guys breaks, and sees how many shots it takes to make all three balls. Then the 2nd guy, 3rd guy, ect. Can't go past 5 shots, that is the same as a scratch, and you are out that round. The lowest number of shots wins that round. If there is a tie, which there usually is, the pot carries over to the next round, and eveyone antes up again. Pots can get rather large at times. A one or a two usually wins the pot. And, the break counts as a shot.
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Thanks for explaining the rules, Neil. I have never seen that game played before. Sounds like fun! :)
 
sde said:
I think what you described is what we call "3 ball" and JAM is describing "3 ball ring game". It seems the ring game version is played like 9 ball but with only 3 balls.

Steve

wondering if the remaining balls on the table after the break must be shot in rotation.
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And you are right! It was a ring game of 3-ball. I had no idea there was a game called "3-ball." :o

In the ring game, they do have to shoot the balls in order of rotation. I seem to remember them getting their money's worth on the coin-operated table. A quarter got them 15 balls, i.e., 5 games. Now, that's a deal: 5 games of ring game 3-ball for 25 cents. grin-square:
 
FTR
I was talking about 6 pocket
I am not sure how the 3 ball talk started


I guessI should read the rules a little more before I go around explaining it to people!
Thanks DC
 
Neil said:
Do you have a link to the 6 pocket rules? I don't have any idea how to play that game.
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Go to our web site 6pocketleague.com and you will find the rules and a description of how the game is played and scored.

Hope this helps and to give you a benchmark to shoot for, John Schmidt our staff pro. shot a 149 at Shooters in Huntsville AL. last weekend on a 4 1/2 X 9 Diamond.......these guys are good!
 
6 pocket

6 pocket is a very interesting game. It is very simular to 14.1 Straight Pool in the paterns that you use to clear the table; however, the major difference is that you break the rack wide open and try to run out in any order that you see fit.

Most people say that the game seems too easy. Well, it is pretty easy for a good player until you are playing a match with an equally good player and you know that when you miss a shot, your turn at the atble is over.

Over the course of a 10 rack match, one missed shot is going to make the difference between winning or losing the match when the 2 opponents are fairly evenly matched.

I have had the pleasure of meeting these two guys who brought this game out into the open. I have had 4 matches where i have scored in the 130 plus range on a shimmed 4 1/2 by 9 Gold Crown, and believe me, it is a bit more difficult that most people realize.

I think that John Schmidt, who is their pro representative averages around 140 on the 9 footers and 145 on the 8 footers. (Don't quote me on that).
 
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