Ok. Now, you have 2 fouls, but you play a safe that locks opponent up. He fouls with you locking him up again. This continues until opponent has three consecutive fouls. I assume it is game, but these changes could lead to a lawyer moment
Game changer at the DCC
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Ok. This I get. How many double zeroes are allowed? The pattern racking I get. Cool lick. Not stuff I get around to figuring though.
tomatoshooter
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If you are on a negative score and I foul you get 1 point back. instead of going from -2 vs 0 to -2 vs -1 the score would be -1 vs 0.
This is why this rule has been added. In the one pocket endgame, if a hanging ball cannot be followed in, which can happen when the cue ball is near the long rail, historically the shot was to jump the cue ball off the table while pocketing the object ball. Grady Matthews claimed he used to practice this shot. That shot is now disallowed, which is a very minor and trivial rules change.
This rule and the rule that offsets negative scores, were used at the International Open 1-pocket event in October. I like these rule changes.
Ok. Why or how then is there a minus 5 loss of game limit?
Just follow the ball in. If you can't follow it in, make the cue ball go in some other pocket. I prefer the old style but I doubt I've launched the cue ball more than twice in a year. Same rule for both players.
They are removing a basic one pocket shot, I don't like that. I also don't like taking away the ball on the break, a good break deserves to be rewarded.
One person could still foul themselves down to -5, without it being a trading of fouls with opponent. Seems very unlikely.
But the rule is there just in case as a time saver so you don’t sit around waiting for someone to crawl out of the hole.
tomatoshooter
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Yeah, I don't see the point there. If they want to speed up the game, make it a requirement to move a couple of balls past the side pockets on the break. Of course that wouldn't be the same game anymore.
They are also playing rack your own. Do you want to play Corey with a dead ball counting?
Or Cohan in one pocket racking his own?
Ok. This means if there should be a "period" of intentionals - nuthin but stack say, this could go on for some time at double zero. (?)
Also at double zero, the second player need not make a legal hit? And, if a person is out to minus 4, any subsequent foul by the other guy zeroes everything?
And lastly, they should play to the last ball with a running total for the set. More is winner.
I haven’t seen that one come up yet……
