Rotation Rules?
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Yes we are going to play 1000 points,Race to 5 in one pocket and I believe a race to 5 in 8 Ball also.How much time do you estimate it will take?I am saying under 6 hours.SJDinPHX said:Lenny, Just put 1,2 3, on the corner's and the 15 in the middle.
Random for the rest works fine. (1000 points, really,)
Dick
Morazan
Rotation and 3-cushion
In Guatemala, the following differences exist on the rack setup:Racking also has rules...
______1
____14,13
__11, 15, 12
_8, _9, 10, _7
2, _5, _6, _4,_3
If you look carefully, they all add up.
______1
____13,14
__12, 15, 11
_7, 10, _9, _8
3, _4, _6, _5,_2
13 & 12 always goes together as well as 14 and 11. That's a total of 25 each side.
12 goes with 7 and 11 with 8 at 19 total.
7 besides 10 and 9 with 8 for a total 17.
and so on...
- 13 and 14 are placed "inside" right behind the 15 ball.
- then 11, 12, and 10 behind 13 and 14
- 4 to 9 are placed on the sides; I've seen them arranged in ascending order front to back in casual play, but back to front in tournaments, i.e.:
______1
____ 8 9
___7 15 6
_5 13 14 4
2 10 12 11 3
In essence, there is a specific spot for each ball and nothing is random. Notice how both halves of the rack add up equally (47) and also how balls of the same colors are adjacent (except for 12 and 4 -- I am not sure if this might be part of the rules but it just looks nice
).The intent of racking like this, I believe, is locating the balls with higher values in a way that they are less likely to be pocketed on the break.
Regarding playing rules, all fouls count and there are two variants of ball in hand: one in which you spot the CB from behind the balk line (casual play), and another one where you place it wherever you want (in tournaments and among more advanced players). The winner of each rack gets to break the following one.
Unfortunately I do not have documentation related to these rules at this time, other than my own years of playing rotation, but I will try to obtain it. It would be interesting to know if anyone else here has played under these rules.
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Morazan
Rotation and 3-cushion
In Guatemala, the following differences exist on the rack setup:Racking also has rules...
______1
____14,13
__11, 15, 12
_8, _9, 10, _7
2, _5, _6, _4,_3
If you look carefully, they all add up.
______1
____13,14
__12, 15, 11
_7, 10, _9, _8
3, _4, _6, _5,_2
13 & 12 always goes together as well as 14 and 11. That's a total of 25 each side.
12 goes with 7 and 11 with 8 at 19 total.
7 besides 10 and 9 with 8 for a total 17.
and so on...
- 13 and 14 are placed "inside" right behind the 15 ball.
- then 11, 12, and 10 behind 13 and 14
- 4 to 9 are placed on the sides; I've seen them arranged in ascending order front to back in casual play, but back to front in tournaments, i.e.:
______1
____ 8 9
___7 15 6
_5 13 14 4
2 10 12 11 3
In essence, there is a specific spot for each ball and nothing is random. Notice how both halves of the rack add up equally (47) and also how balls of the same colors are adjacent (except for 12 and 4 -- I am not sure if this might be part of the rules but it just looks nice
).The intent of racking like this, I believe, is locating the balls with higher values in a way that they are less likely to be pocketed on the break.
Regarding playing rules, all fouls count and there are two variants of ball in hand: one in which you spot the CB from behind the balk line (casual play), and another one where you place it wherever you want (in tournaments and among more advanced players). The winner of each rack gets to break the following one.
Unfortunately I do not have documentation related to these rules at this time, other than my own years of playing rotation, but I will try to obtain it. It would be interesting to know if anyone else here has played under these rules.
EDIT: I apologize for the double post; I don't seem to be able to delete it.
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