Let's just all play Rotation already!

[Fuji-whopper]

Well, you should have played 15 more racks; I'm sure it would have balanced things out

-Andrew

Man I KNEW I was doing something wrong, but there were some guys that wanted the table to gamble on so I gave it up. But you're right, the next 15 will probably be dry but I hope not.

 

[JoeyInCali]

If true then it's my opinon that the next generation of players won't have a lot of the skills and shots that they would have learned playing Rotation.

You might think that way but the third generation of Pinoy Invaders are even going to be scarier imo.
Orcollo, Manalo and Alcano look just as tough as Efren, Parica and Bustamante ( maybe tougher than Andam and Luat ).
The kids I saw there this year look scary. Absolute monsters.
And they can kick and play safe.

 

[TATE]

Tate, it doesn't matter how they were racked, this was a very good runout. I thought the seven to the eight would be trouble but you did it very nicely. P.S. now that I know who you are I do remember you.

Thanks Frank. I sure hope to see and play you in the future. Take care,

Chris

 

[RunoutalloverU]

rotation is the only game i will practice. Is it just me or does it seem like taking balls off the table doesnt seem right. Could just be me.

 

[gopi-1]

Okay! Let's make it more interesting! Here's another Filipino way of playing
Rotation for some cheese. Two to up to 4 players can play at the same time,
sort of a ring game. It's a good game to hone your skills while making some
jelly beans on the side.

They call it "Side-side", were all 4 players lag to determine the shooting order.
Let's just say you're playing for $50 dollars a game, and $5 dollars for every
point you earn. A ball pocketed legitimately other than the lowest numbered
ball will earn a point. A good example is if you pocketed a wing ball (the 2 or
3 ball) off the break earns you a point. Object ball (lowest numbered ball on
the table) pocketed in any of the side pockets will also give you a point. If
you happen to pocket a ball other than the lowest numbered ball in the side
pocket, that's 2 points for you, UNLESS it's a foul shot and the 2 points is
nullified and on top of that, you will lose a point. A scratch will lose you a
point, CB off the table will also lose you a point. If you and your friends are
starting from scratch and the breaker lost the CB or scratched off the
break, everybody gets a point except the shooter. All balls pocketed
illegitimately will be re-spotted. As an added incentive, pocketing any of
the 5, 10 and 15 ball and the last ball on the table will earn you another 5
points, so safety plays is usually the norm when a money ball is about to
come up. If somebody gets to 61 or over (all the balls he pocketed are
added up), he gets a point for every ball he makes. A good example will be
the shooter who already have the nuts (61 or over) pocketed the 15 ball
which happens to be the ball in that game in the side pocket will give him
12 points. That will be 5 points for a money ball, 5 points for the last ball
on the table, 1 point for the side pocket, and another point for having the
nuts. I almost forgot to mention that a spotted ball pocketed will also give
you 1 point. After every game, everybody pays everybody accordingly,
depending on how much points you've earned. I've seen someone winning
the game but ended up paying the others players because of the points
the other players earned. The object of the game is to get the nuts and
earn as much points as you can!

It would be easier if you have a Filipino friend to show you how this game
works, it sounds too complicated to me too!