Hey All,
I was surfing the net and watched an old TV Show from possibly the late 1950's. The game featured a watered down version of 14.1 that was very interesting. The game went as follows:
The rules to 14.1 apply. There were eight innings per game. When a player runs 10 balls in a row, he or she has the option to stop and leave the cue as it lies and turn it over to their opponent. They earn a score of 10 points. If the player decides to continue, he or she must make 20 in a row to count. If not, balls pocketed on that particular inning are erased. For example, its the third inning and I have a score of 18. I made 10 balls in a row. I could stop and have my score at 28 but decided to shoot out to 20. If I make 20 in a row, I will have a score of 38. I shoot and miss on the 17th ball. My score remains from the last inning or 18.
Years ago, we tried this at the local pool hall and it was received very well. People who don't play straight pool were trying it and liking it. Naturally, the scores were low (especially when I played) but fun was had by all. Some even "made friendly wagers" on the game and it proved to be a fairly good money game. Didn't take long -- same strategy as 14.1 but with some variances -- and the field seemed to be pretty even.
Another plus for the game was it sparked an interest in the younger players to play 14.1. Ten balls... twenty balls wasn't enough. They wanted to run more. To me, that was worth it.
I am going to try to play this at the local hall and see if it catches on. I'll let you all know how it was received.
If anyone is interested, here is a URL link with Irving Crane playing a contestant.
http://pool.bz/straight-pool-videos...1-variation-10-20-featuring-irving-crane.html
I was surfing the net and watched an old TV Show from possibly the late 1950's. The game featured a watered down version of 14.1 that was very interesting. The game went as follows:
The rules to 14.1 apply. There were eight innings per game. When a player runs 10 balls in a row, he or she has the option to stop and leave the cue as it lies and turn it over to their opponent. They earn a score of 10 points. If the player decides to continue, he or she must make 20 in a row to count. If not, balls pocketed on that particular inning are erased. For example, its the third inning and I have a score of 18. I made 10 balls in a row. I could stop and have my score at 28 but decided to shoot out to 20. If I make 20 in a row, I will have a score of 38. I shoot and miss on the 17th ball. My score remains from the last inning or 18.
Years ago, we tried this at the local pool hall and it was received very well. People who don't play straight pool were trying it and liking it. Naturally, the scores were low (especially when I played) but fun was had by all. Some even "made friendly wagers" on the game and it proved to be a fairly good money game. Didn't take long -- same strategy as 14.1 but with some variances -- and the field seemed to be pretty even.
Another plus for the game was it sparked an interest in the younger players to play 14.1. Ten balls... twenty balls wasn't enough. They wanted to run more. To me, that was worth it.
I am going to try to play this at the local hall and see if it catches on. I'll let you all know how it was received.
If anyone is interested, here is a URL link with Irving Crane playing a contestant.
http://pool.bz/straight-pool-videos...1-variation-10-20-featuring-irving-crane.html
