Nine ball for 3 or more

tomnan24

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Did a search within and outside AZ with no luck. I remember years ago playing 9 ball with more than 2 people upon a scratch/foul the next player had to place the cue ball behind the head string as opposed to ball in hand that we used for 2 people. This was done to not give too big of an advantage to the next player. The next ball in rotation would be placed on the foot spot if it was behind the head string.

The guys I play with now never heard of this. Do the rules say anything about this?
 
tomnan24 said:
Did a search within and outside AZ with no luck. I remember years ago playing 9 ball with more than 2 people upon a scratch/foul the next player had to place the cue ball behind the head string as opposed to ball in hand that we used for 2 people. This was done to not give too big of an advantage to the next player. The next ball in rotation would be placed on the foot spot if it was behind the head string.

The guys I play with now never heard of this. Do the rules say anything about this?
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The way we handle fouls in a Ring Game is cue ball stays where it is and incoming player has the option to shoot or give the shot back to the fouling player. If cue goes off the table or scratches in a pocket, it stays in the kitchen and the object ball gets spotted if it's in the kitchen.
 
Atlatlien said:
The way we handle fouls in a Ring Game is cue ball stays where it is and incoming player has the option to shoot or give the shot back to the fouling player. If cue goes off the table or scratches in a pocket, it stays in the kitchen and the object ball gets spotted if it's in the kitchen.
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that too,,,,,,,,,
 
tomnan24 said:
Did a search within and outside AZ with no luck. I remember years ago playing 9 ball with more than 2 people upon a scratch/foul the next player had to place the cue ball behind the head string as opposed to ball in hand that we used for 2 people. This was done to not give too big of an advantage to the next player. The next ball in rotation would be placed on the foot spot if it was behind the head string.

The guys I play with now never heard of this. Do the rules say anything about this?
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Also, I think this really only works well in a friendly game environment, and when we play 3 man 9-ball we also have a "no defense" rule that we honor.
 
Atlatlien said:
The way we handle fouls in a Ring Game is cue ball stays where it is and incoming player has the option to shoot or give the shot back to the fouling player. If cue goes off the table or scratches in a pocket, it stays in the kitchen and the object ball gets spotted if it's in the kitchen.
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We also play $1.00 on the 5 and $2.00 on the 9 and if they get made early you re-spot them!! Makes for a fun game at home over a couple of cocktails and nobody's sittin! If we have 4 players the 4th sits a game and takes the place of who left the 9!!!
 
pablocruz said:
We also play $1.00 on the 5 and $2.00 on the 9 and if they get made early you re-spot them!! Makes for a fun game at home over a couple of cocktails and nobody's sittin! If we have 4 players the 4th sits a game and takes the place of who left the 9!!!
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Yep we play that way too only we have had up to 5 players in a single game at a time. Makes it much more important to run balls when it's your turn so you don't get blown away!
 
Good tips guys. We usually play teams, losers pay for table time(big money game). Sometimes we only have three so that's why I asked. Personally I love the 5 and 9 game, premium on the nine.

Is there anyone that plays 3 or more and uses ball in hand? It doesn't seem fair to me but curious as to how well it works.
 
tomnan24 said:
Did a search within and outside AZ with no luck. I remember years ago playing 9 ball with more than 2 people upon a scratch/foul the next player had to place the cue ball behind the head string as opposed to ball in hand that we used for 2 people. This was done to not give too big of an advantage to the next player. The next ball in rotation would be placed on the foot spot if it was behind the head string.

The guys I play with now never heard of this. Do the rules say anything about this?
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Here are some articles on multi-player games including the some possible options. We never, ever played BIH-anywhere in ring games.
http://www.sfbilliards.com/articles/cols2010r.pdf -- see December
http://www.sfbilliards.com/articles/cols2011r.pdf -- see Jan, Feb, Mar
 
pablocruz said:
We also play $1.00 on the 5 and $2.00 on the 9 and if they get made early you re-spot them!! Makes for a fun game at home over a couple of cocktails and nobody's sittin! If we have 4 players the 4th sits a game and takes the place of who left the 9!!!
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the studebaker club was where i played and 5 players was ideal.any early balls were spotted, but the person who made the "money ball"(5 or 9) kept the money for making that particular ball.if you made a 5 early and then someone else made the 5,each of you got $1 from the other players.the bet was usually $1 on the 5 and $5 on the 9.if you made the 5 ball 6 times then each player owed you $6.you could make or lose ALOT of money very quick that way.
 
Ring 9 ball may be a lost art in some parts of the country. I knew a guy, now deceased, whose best game by far, was ring 9 ball.
 
my game was ring and my little brothers was the heads up game.had alot of fun there in the 90's.
 
I've played 7 and 8 handed ring games. People come and go and you only have to make a money ball every few racks to stay ahead. It's an easy way to make a few dollars without running racks.

We never play ball in hand except in the kitchen. If there's a foul, the next player has the option to shoot the shot or give it back to the last shooter. Intentional fouls usually get dealt with harshly. :grin:

Best,
Mike
 
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