Home Table - APA or BCA rules?
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When my friends come over we pretty much play BCA rules.
But, sharking is allowed and encouraged....LOL
If you break and run at my place, you have run the gauntlet and survived.
Everything short of touching the person is allowed.
Unless you are inviting non-acquaintances to challenge you in your house, just use the same set of rules that you use when you are just hanging in the bar with your friends.
Thanks for all the responses. I've also been reading more here and on-line.
Have a couple more questions.
They say there's no such thing as a 'stupid' question...not so sure about that... :grin:
BCA rules questions:
9-Ball
I'm not seeing anywhere in the BCA rule book that states 9-ball is a call shot game.
Obviously must strike balls in ascending order but is it a called shot game regarding the designated pocket?
Assuming a designated called pocket is the rule; what's the procedure if the correct object ball is pocketed in the wrong pocket?
Foul and then does ball stay down or is it spotted?
One more basic question:
When growing up as a banger and just a punk playing with friends we always understood the rules for a scratch in 8-ball was to put the ball in the kitchen behind the head string. I now see it is BIH except for a foul on the break.
We're we wrong many years ago (Mid 80's) or is this a rule change?
Thanks for putting up with the novice here
Have a couple more questions.
They say there's no such thing as a 'stupid' question...not so sure about that... :grin:
BCA rules questions:
9-Ball
I'm not seeing anywhere in the BCA rule book that states 9-ball is a call shot game.
Obviously must strike balls in ascending order but is it a called shot game regarding the designated pocket?
Assuming a designated called pocket is the rule; what's the procedure if the correct object ball is pocketed in the wrong pocket?
Foul and then does ball stay down or is it spotted?
One more basic question:
When growing up as a banger and just a punk playing with friends we always understood the rules for a scratch in 8-ball was to put the ball in the kitchen behind the head string. I now see it is BIH except for a foul on the break.
We're we wrong many years ago (Mid 80's) or is this a rule change?
Thanks for putting up with the novice here
Maniac...it is your duty as a husband, pool player and defender of all things good to teach your wife the rules of the BCA. It's not like it is a difficult transition, but an definitely important one.
BCA rules questions:
9-Ball
I'm not seeing anywhere in the BCA rule book that states 9-ball is a call shot game.
Obviously must strike balls in ascending order but is it a called shot game regarding the designated pocket?
One more basic question:
When growing up as a banger and just a punk playing with friends we always understood the rules for a scratch in 8-ball was to put the ball in the kitchen behind the head string. I now see it is BIH except for a foul on the break.
We're we wrong many years ago (Mid 80's) or is this a rule change?
Thanks for putting up with the novice here
We were all novices at one time or another so....no problem.
BCAPL 9-ball rules: not a call shot/pocket game. Slop counts, much to many player's chagrin.
BCAPL 8-ball rule that went into effect 6/01/2010: If breaker scratches on the break, the incoming player gets BIH anywhere on the table.
Some leagues (APA come to mind) still make you take BIH in the kitchen behind the headstring. You weren't doing it wrong in the 80's, just doing it according to the rules at that time.
Maniac
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I know that's what you meant, but I thought I'd help ya clear it up.