As you might guess,I don't get out much,would someone tell me what it involves?
Ring Game
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A ring game is a multi-player 9-ball money game. A value is assigned to the "5" and another to the "9".
For example, "$1 on the 5 and $2 on the 9" would go like this:
First, draw an order for the players, usually with a pill bottle. High number racks (put the 5 behind the 1 where it is least likely to be pocketed on the break), low number breaks.
Now play 9-ball... When the first player misses, the next player starts, etc. If a player makes the 5 ball, EVERY other player pays him/her $1. If a player makes the 9 ball, EVERY other player pays him/her $2.
There are a few differnet rules for a ring game. There is no ball-in-hand. Scratchs mean cue behind the line, and if the object ball is also behind the line the player may opt to have it spotted.
In the event of a foul (other than scratch), the next player can have the previous player shoot again. This is typically done if the first player ended up with a safe. If the first player shoots again, and gets out, the player that had him shoot again will cover the money for all other players.
For example, "$1 on the 5 and $2 on the 9" would go like this:
First, draw an order for the players, usually with a pill bottle. High number racks (put the 5 behind the 1 where it is least likely to be pocketed on the break), low number breaks.
Now play 9-ball... When the first player misses, the next player starts, etc. If a player makes the 5 ball, EVERY other player pays him/her $1. If a player makes the 9 ball, EVERY other player pays him/her $2.
There are a few differnet rules for a ring game. There is no ball-in-hand. Scratchs mean cue behind the line, and if the object ball is also behind the line the player may opt to have it spotted.
In the event of a foul (other than scratch), the next player can have the previous player shoot again. This is typically done if the first player ended up with a safe. If the first player shoots again, and gets out, the player that had him shoot again will cover the money for all other players.
THANKS,everyone-so much to learn!
Well, we play something like that here. Let's say we have 5 players that want to play toghether, we draw who are the 2 first to play and we play until someone is winning 4+1 games, the nr of players who are playing. Everytime someone loses a game he puts 1$ in one of the pockets. If a player wins 4+1 games he gets 5$, if not we keep adding $ untill someone does.
1pRoscoe said:
10 ball is much better suited to ring games than 9-ball, and almost every ring game around here is 10-ball also.
14oneman said:I like a good game of "Chicago". It's a great ring game if you have 4 players of equal, ( or close to equal ), skill levels. That way no one gets burned too bad. We usually play partners 1 and 5. At a buck a way, it can add up though!
It's a great game to gamble for low stakes and learn at the same time. I had two tables going from noon to closing at my room on Long Island in the 1960's.
We played 5 way pay-out. 1,5,10,15, and total points (61). They played for $.50 to $2.00 a way back then. If you were in a game for $.50 a way you could play all day and night and lose $20 if all were about even in the skill department.
Those two table more than paid my rent and lights. Of course rent was only $125 and hourly rate was from $.90 to $1.25 in the 1960's at my room. Johnnyt
The only thing I would like to add is that ring games are a great way for gambling and making money. You can win nice amount of cash without having to risk too much. Depending of course on how much you are wagering per game.
Johnnyt said:
i remember we kept the quarters under the rail and would just slide them to the guy who was getting paid off, once in a while on a good night you would run out of room for all the quarters under the rail, but time was $1.10/hr as well. i think those days are gone, .25 on the 5 ans .50 on the 9 and double on the runout
One other thing I forgot to mention. Like someone else said the partners kept changing with the two players that made the one and the five ball becoming partners. If the same person made the one and five...then whoever made the ten would become his/her partner...if same guy made the ten then the guy that made the fifteen would become his partner. If one guy made all four money balls and had over sixty points(add the numbers of all the balls he pocketed) then he got paid double money times five ways frome the other three playing. At a buck a way that would be ten dollars a man or thirty dollars. I believe we called this a Roundhouse.
Don't forget gas was about $.30 a gallon, a new home was around $20,000 (I paid $19,995 for my four bedroom right across from the water in 1966), and a $1000 would pay a year at the best college. Oh and a glass of beer at a blue collar bar was a dime a pop.
Don't forget gas was about $.30 a gallon, a new home was around $20,000 (I paid $19,995 for my four bedroom right across from the water in 1966), and a $1000 would pay a year at the best college. Oh and a glass of beer at a blue collar bar was a dime a pop.