I was thinking this as well with AMRO. It's much better than 9 or 10 ball IMHO. In no particular order, 14.1, one pocket, American Rotation (or rotation of some kind with all 15 balls), 3 cushion, and full rack banks.
In which game will "the cream rise to the top" most decidedly?
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I was thinking this as well with AMRO. It's much better than 9 or 10 ball IMHO. In no particular order, 14.1, one pocket, American Rotation (or rotation of some kind with all 15 balls), 3 cushion, and full rack banks.
If you only have one problem with 1P, congratulations. The problems I have with it would fill a book.
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chgo
Agreed. Not to mention, Straights has minimal safety play (amongst better players) and almost no kicking or jumping.
Eric
My 2 cents: 
1. 3 Cushion
2. Bank Pool
3. Straight pool
4. 10 Ball
5. 1 Pocket
6. 9 Ball
7. 8 Ball
1. 3 Cushion
2. Bank Pool
3. Straight pool
4. 10 Ball
5. 1 Pocket
6. 9 Ball
7. 8 Ball
In my opinion as a lowly C player, 14.1 is the hardest, but I have never played one pocket with anyone who really knows how the game is played, so it might be right on up there. On the other hand, 10 ball and the other rotation games require a somewhat different skill set and playing style. Take the top five 10 ball players and have them match up to the top five 14.1 players, have them play reasonable sets of each other's specialty and who wins?
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I have never seen a poor pocketer with good ball control. I have seen good pocketers with cb control not equal to their ability to pocket, but there is always some sort of understanding of the cue ball. Furthermore, an average pocketer spends most of his energy dealing with the execution of pocketing, while the good pocketer does so instinctively and can devote more energy to cb control. The better seasoned the pocketer, the better his ability to pocket in many ways and the ability to hit the cb in a variety of ways, which leads to better cb control.
jmho
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I think maybe you have to watch top level 14.1. Like try Mizerak, Varner, Hopkins, West. DON'T WATCH 9ball players play 14.1 and equally important, don't just count the runs. 14.1 is unique in pool because there are many divergent opinions on what is great 14.1. Some go by "# of balls run", others go by HOW the table is played
14.1 starts with a generic rack. From the point of the break, the player is left to massage and manipulate the table to his liking - in other words he creates his own table to execute high runs. That is creativity.
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I agree with all of this. The better you are at pocketing the more creative you can be at CB control.
pj
chgo
Try out this game to test your skill level.... http://sites.google.com/site/poolandbilliard/Home/1-2-3
It will separate the cream from the milk.
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It will separate the cream from the milk.
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The consensus is that 1p allows a player to hide his speed. It's not exactly an answer to your question however.
1P is the game that rewards knowledge and experience the most, to the point that an experienced player can beat a more mechanically skilled player. Even some of the mechanical skills needed for 1P are peculiar to it. It's a specialty game - I imagine that more players play it exclusively than other games (except maybe 3C).
pj
chgo
As a 'c-'potter, a 'b' cueball controller, and 'b+'pool brain, I'd rather compete for money as follows...8 ball,14.1, 1pocket, 9 ball, rotation.
1P is the only game where you're faced with a larger percentage of non-critical shots than the other games, even though as others have stated, knowledge is tantamount in 1p.
This question is very dependent on many factors. Equipment and race lengths being two prime factors.
Chinese 8-ball is basically American rules 8-ball on very tough equipment and longer races and the cream certainly finds it's way to the top in that game.
It is the same with any game on the list. Long enough race and tough enough equipment and the best will begin to dominate.
Unfortunately every time pool has had a chance to push into far tougher equipment it has not stuck. The Fatboy railed TAR table, the Bigfoot, noone has really put a serious effort to push pro pool that direction in earnest. The tougher tables have only been used in challenge matches and novelty events.
Chinese 8-ball is basically American rules 8-ball on very tough equipment and longer races and the cream certainly finds it's way to the top in that game.
It is the same with any game on the list. Long enough race and tough enough equipment and the best will begin to dominate.
Unfortunately every time pool has had a chance to push into far tougher equipment it has not stuck. The Fatboy railed TAR table, the Bigfoot, noone has really put a serious effort to push pro pool that direction in earnest. The tougher tables have only been used in challenge matches and novelty events.