Group betting games

Derek

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So there's the ring game. And then a version of that in the Chinese ring game. And I've played a 15 ball ring game (5, 10, and the 15 were money balls). Are there any other good group betting games? I'm thinking of 5-8 players, enough to keep everyone interested without a bunch of people waiting on the sidelines. I suppose a Mosconi Cup team style match.
 
And the last ball

Derek said:
And I've played a 15 ball ring game (5, 10, and the 15 were money balls).QUOTE]


Win I have played 15 ball ring game we pay on the 5,10,15 and the last ball. it may not be the 15.
 
When we have 6 players we like to play Skins Scotch Doubles... 9-ball or 10-ball... each player puts up ~$2 per game (could be more, could be less)... but in order to take the cash, you and your partner have to win two consecutive games. You have to post up before you play your game. If the incoming team wins several games in a row, the pot grows fairly fast.

One important rule is... the incoming team always breaks.

The beauty of this game is you only have to sit out for one game before it's your turn again... and this game works best when you have six players that are all similarly skilled. We draw balls to determine partners.

Make sense?
 
Derek said:
So there's the ring game. And then a version of that in the Chinese ring game. And I've played a 15 ball ring game (5, 10, and the 15 were money balls). Are there any other good group betting games? I'm thinking of 5-8 players, enough to keep everyone interested without a bunch of people waiting on the sidelines. I suppose a Mosconi Cup team style match.

Sometimes we play 3 ball with anywhere from 5-15 people. One tie all tie and you can't get back in if you skip a round. It goes fairly quick and at our Legion post, it will run anywhere from $1 to $5 for each person per round. Pots usually get big enough to make it worth playing.
 
Derek said:
So there's the ring game. And then a version of that in the Chinese ring game. And I've played a 15 ball ring game (5, 10, and the 15 were money balls). Are there any other good group betting games? I'm thinking of 5-8 players, enough to keep everyone interested without a bunch of people waiting on the sidelines. I suppose a Mosconi Cup team style match.


Scotch doubles cutthroat :D :D
 
Golf.

Pasting the rules from Wikipedia, because I'm amazingly lazy:

Rules
The players each receive a numbered object ball. Using some method such as the lag, an order is established, and the players always shoot in that order.

The pockets are assigned numbers, clockwise starting at the top right corner pocket as viewed from the top (head) of the table, as the 1 hole (or 1 pocket) through 6 hole. The object for each player is to pocket their own object ball in the 1 hole, 2 hole, 3 hole, etc., in ascending order.

The first player places their numbered ball on the foot spot. The player may then place the cue ball in the "D" area as in snooker, or on a "D"-less American-style table, in the kitchen (i.e., behind the head string).

The player attempts to pocket his ball in the 1 hole. If they succeed, the object ball is spotted again and they proceed to the next hole, otherwise it is the next shooter's turn, who also shoots the cue ball from the "D" or kitchen at their numbered ball on the foot spot, aiming for the 1 hole. An object ball not pocketed is left on the table.

Once all players have taken their first shot, players shoot with the cue ball wherever it lies after the previous shot. Note that it is possible for the first player to win the game without any other player getting to shoot.

If the player before the incoming shooter committed a foul, and the new shooter is snookered (does not have a clear shot to his ball), the ball(s) in the way may be temporarily moved so that the shooter has a clear shot. These must be put back after the shot. This rule is highly unusual, perhaps even unique, in the world of cue sports.

The game is won when one player legally pockets his ball into the 6 hole.

Scoring
Players are assigned a certain predetermined value for each foul committed. These are known as "hickeys". Players owe each player the difference between their hickey count and that player's count. The game is also usually assigned a base value which is given to the winner by the losing players.


Fouls
Pocketing a ball in the wrong hole.
Failure to hit the shooter's ball first.
Causing any ball to leave the table. If it is the cue ball, it is spotted by the next shooter on the D. Any other ball is spotted as close as possible to the foot spot.
Failing to accomplish at least one of the following:
Contacting a cushion with the cue ball after hitting the object ball.
Contacting a cushion with the object ball hitting it with the cue ball
Pocketing one's object ball. (Wow- I wouldn't call this a FOUL)
 
Golf

Golf -- played on a snooker table, of course.

Played on a pool table, the game would be ridiculously easy.
 
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3 ball, kelly, poker pool, golf

there was another game we used to play kinda like kelly that ivolved the pill bottle. Can't remember the name right now
 
Derek said:
So there's the ring game. And then [...]

This one's a blast: We call it FARGOFLIP, or sometimes FLIPIT

It's a multiplayer 9-ball (or 10 ball) game

Works best for 3 to 7 players, and a great part is players can jump in or jump out every five minutes or so, at the start of every game.

Someone holds a coin over the table, yelling "who's in?" Whoever is in--say it's seven players-- all flip a coin. Everybody who got heads plays as a team against everybody who got tails--just for the next game.

Tails team always breaks.

Players on a team alternate shots like in scotch doubles. Start in any order, but maintain the order throughout the game. Coaching is allowed

So with seven players it could be 4 against 3, or 5 against 2, or 6 against 1.

How much you're playing for can be a bit confusing unless you insist on the following. There is an ante, say a dollar. In any game, every player should look at how many opponents he has. That's how many dollars he's playing for that game.

So suppose you're on a team of 2 and you have 5 on the other team. You are playing for $5. If you lose you throw $5 on the table. If you win, you pick up $5 from the table.

Each of the 5 people on the other team is playing for $2, because they each have 2 opponents.

People will try to talk you into other ways of doing it. Insist on this. None of these other ways work as cleanly as this, and they lead to ambiguities.

Once the crowd gets to know the drill, the logistics are quick and seamless.

People come and go. The good player doesn't have the nuts like he does in a ring game. And even though a weaker player is at a bit of a disadvantage, he can come out ahead after an hour just like he can at the blackjack table.

This is really a lot of fun. Bring several rolls of quarters to the pool hall, and try it for a while with quarters.

This will

(A) get the bugs out
(B) encourage people to try it
(C) convince some of the average players it's not just another way for those same three people to rob them.

More often than not we play this game for an ante of $2. $5 is about as rich as we play.

Here's a link with the rules, though I think I pretty much covered everything.

http://myweb.cableone.net/fargopage/fargoflip.htm
 
Derek said:
So there's the ring game. And then a version of that in the Chinese ring game. And I've played a 15 ball ring game (5, 10, and the 15 were money balls). Are there any other good group betting games? I'm thinking of 5-8 players, enough to keep everyone interested without a bunch of people waiting on the sidelines. I suppose a Mosconi Cup team style match.

If you don't have a pill bottle (kelly or pea pool) you can use a deck of cards... Ace thru King and a Joker (14 cards). Each player pulls a card and keeps the number hidden. The ball number that is the same as each players card number becomes his ball. The 15 ball has no matching card and spots if pocketed before the end of the game.

The game is played by contacting the lowest numbered ball first. Anyone pocketing his own ball wins the game and gets paid by all. If a player pockets another players ball he gets paid by that player and continues shooting. If no player pockets their own ball the 15 becomes the game ball and the player who makes it wins.
 
Thanks for all of the suggestions. Trying to play hold'em tomorrow night, but we'll end up playing pool if not enough show or when people start getting knocked out.
 
Irish634 said:
Sometimes we play 3 ball with anywhere from 5-15 people. One tie all tie and you can't get back in if you skip a round. It goes fairly quick and at our Legion post, it will run anywhere from $1 to $5 for each person per round. Pots usually get big enough to make it worth playing.


We ante up a $1 and then a quarter a shot. You keep shooting until you make all three balls. Any tie on the losest score carries the pot over and everyone antes up again except for the tied lowest scorers. The pot gets pretty hefty.
 
six pocket

my favorite game on a pool table is a multi-player game called "six pocket". It's similar to golf, but with more balls on the table and more opportunity for defense. I'm too tired to post the rules here, but they've been posted in this forum before, so a search should find them.
 
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