New game. "Three pockets"

Hustlin-Felice

Hustlin-Felice

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Hi Everyone!

I would like to introduce you my new game called "Three pockets". I came up with this idea some time ago.

The game is so interesting and unique because it can be as defensive as One Pocket, and as offensive as 9 ball, and upon of that is very simple to understand. The player takes the risk of chosing his own decisions... But lets come to the business...

So like it title, We shooting balls to three pockets using ordinary 15 balls (like in 8ball).
You can shot any ball (not in order) like in 14.1 or One pocket.
''Three pockets'' is about how much points you will get in game(frame), like in snooker.

Each ball is 1 point.
If you will shot X balls to only one pocket then you divide them by 1.
If you shot X balls to two pockets then you divide total amount by 2.
If you shot X balls to three pockets then you divide total amount by 3.
Once you shot balls to two or either three pockets, there is no way back to coming back - divide by 1. So if you shot to two or three, you taking a risk that other player may shot only to one and win because score after divide going to be higher then yours

If you shoot ball to the other pocket then "magic three", then ball is coming back to table like in 14.1.
When you put ball with foul, ball coming back to table like in 14.1, and other player gets 1 extra point.
If you scratch, other player gets 1 extra point. And cue ball is in hand but only from the kitchen (like in break).
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Try this game out. It is very unique, because once you take a opportunity of shoting to two pockets you take a risk of loosing by less amount of points. And also, taking the risk by shooting only to one pocket, you must to have in mind that in case of miss other player my come and clear the table.
There is no wining ball. Win this one who get more points after each game.

So for example:

Tom shot: 2 balls to first pocket, and missed = (2/1)

Ben shot: 5 balls to first and second pockets and missed = (5/2)

Tom shot: 4 balls to first and second, and missed = (6/2)

Ben shot: missed and scratch = (5/2)
and Tom gets 1 extra point = (7/2)

Tom shot: 2 balls to first and third pocket and missed = (9/3)

Ben shot: 2 ball to second pocket = (7/2)

Ben's winning with score 3.5 (Tom loosing with 3.3)

In case of draw, when is no balls on table , Cue ball stay where it stops, and one ball is placed in the center of the table between middle pockets. And Player who shot last ball, shooting first.


Check this out, I played with friends and they all liked it :)

All right reserved :D
 
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wat?

i think you should call this game ..... "THE ENIGMA".....cuz i cannot decipher a word you just said.
 
Bigb'scues said:
i think you should call this game ..... "THE ENIGMA".....cuz i cannot decipher a word you just said.
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hahah, I may think about it ;)

NYC cue dude said:
I'm going to take a wild guess that English is not the OP's first language.

Cool idea, anyway, Hustlin
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You're right, it is not. Plus I was in rush writing that thread..

Thanks, I hope idea of the game is very simply and clear. Maybe I just wrote it in awkward way
 
personally i'm a champ in two pockets, as i win every game i play. while i won't go into the details of rules, there's just not many of em; single player game and the pocket winning the lag usually wins.
 
I was hoping you had discovered a new way to play 9 Ball or 10 Ball.

If you use the pocket strategy of BB & the governing rules of 9 Ball or 10 Ball, that might be fun to play.

It would certainly add to the difficulty of run-out play, but would greatly add to any defensive play (that would add to the slow part...)

Who knows what will get some attention from the players & the hoped for audience, except money. The audience has the money & the players wanna carve up the proceeds..
 
The game is interesting in concept. I don't particularly like the way to decide a tie, seems to hugely favor whoever was at the table when last ball drops and gives them the game by making a simple shot.

Also, 9/3 isn't 3.3, but I got your point, that the person who made more balls could have the lower score and lose due to strategy decisions made. That is the part that I really like about this game.
 
Iam sorry, i just cant get into new pool games, pool has been around, i dont know 2 to 300 years, i believe we have the best games that pool can offer.

6 ball
7 ball

8 ball
9 ball
10 ball
14.1
1 pocket

These are the main gambling pool games in usa.

These games will be played forever!
 
PaulieB said:
The game is interesting in concept. I don't particularly like the way to decide a tie, seems to hugely favor whoever was at the table when last ball drops and gives them the game by making a simple shot.

Also, 9/3 isn't 3.3, but I got your point, that the person who made more balls could have the lower score and lose due to strategy decisions made. That is the part that I really like about this game.
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You are absolutly right it is 3 on dot :) , my mistake.. like I wrote before I was in rush, that's way this mistake came from.

Yea, that concept of that the person who made more balls could have the lower score and lose due to strategy decisions made, I also like it give you something from snooker, as well defensive aspect from one pocket and also offensive aspect from 9 ball... Maybe the whole idea isn't perfect, but that clue is good enought to be a fundament for a new game.

In case of tie, you are right it gives advantage to last shooting player, but if you think about it... If someone was shooting only to One pocket or either two (then he can not go for third because he will lose from the result od divide points), and didn't quite get position to shot to them he need to go for safety or bank shot.
 
richiebalto said:
Iam sorry, i just cant get into new pool games, pool has been around, i dont know 2 to 300 years, i believe we have the best games that pool can offer.


8 ball
9 ball
10 ball
14.1
1 pocket

These are the main gambling pool games in usa.

These games will be played forever!
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I do love them, but people want to see something new, even if after some time they will come back to 8 ball, 9 ball ,10 ball, 14.1, 1 pocket,it is worth trying cause we may get some more fresh blood into pool or bring old folks who get bored (btw. i don't know how can you be bored of pool, but well.. some people are...) . thats why they came up with idea of Bonus Ball, which I don't really like if I have to be honest.
 
I just thought that to make this game much more difficult, and harder to run out rack could be on the other side:
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So one player gets 3 of the corner pockets? Is that what the stafs represent?

I too like the choice of strategy allowed and applaud you for your creativity. A few tweaks here and there and you might be on to something.
 
Many of us can appreciate the idea of a new game for Pool. I also came up with (what I thought to be) a rather unique "new" game which could be played by up to (6) players at a time. However, I decided not to post it, as the brow-beating can be overwhelming on these forums when it comes to topics such as "A New Game for Pool". Best of luck to you and Thank You for posting.
 
(((Satori))) said:
So one player gets 3 of the corner pockets? Is that what the stafs represent?

I too like the choice of strategy allowed and applaud you for your creativity. A few tweaks here and there and you might be on to something.
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No, that would be very awkward :)

The number were just to sort of give idea which pocket you can choose. Instead of number I think A,B,C would help more to understand.
If You shooting to A, B or C ( you divide by 1). If you gonna shot to A and C, or A and B, or B and C ( you used to so you divide by 2), and so when you use three.

It Is quite clear if you think about it.
You just choosing one of those three (x/1)... you can add any second one of those three (x/2), and finally you can add third one which left of those three (x/3)

x - total amount of scored balls.
 
This could be an interesting game for dedicated players...just like one-pocket is for dedicated players.

But it isn't for the general public or to build a audience. The public audience needs the simplest rules possible. No strategy, no division. That's where Bonus Ball fails as a game for the general viewer: too many rules. Heck, even the pro players didn't understand all the rules.

I know the rules seem simple to you, but that's because you've thought a lot about them. After much thought they seem easy and routine.

But the public won't give it that much thought.
 
You could add another factor in this game. Both opponents have three pocket.

Pockets 1 (A) and 2 (B) are common for both players, but pocket 3 is on one side for one player and the other side for the second player.

So player 1 has A, B and C......player 2 has A, B and D.

I like changing the A B pockets to the other end of the table
 
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