Strangest rules you've ever seen?

Push&Pool

Push&Pool

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Could you describe a rule version you encountered which differs the most from WPA rules, or is for some other reason especially weird/funny? They can be from a local tournament, bar rules, even your own version you use/used in some point of your life. Doesn't matter which game.
 
There is a local league in my area,,,,, made up by the local farmers ,approx 30 years ago. It is still going today.
The rules were wrote long ago but recently they had to be modified. Because rule number 26 ,,,was this. "No (the N word) pool"!!
It's a straight 8 ball league,,call everything,,no ball in hand. Must make a attempt.

Nobody is racist,,but it don't sound that way. I assure you ,,it was never meant that way!!! It was a rule that was overlooked for years. But really, hardly anyone ever read the rules anyhow.
Fear will not allow me to give any further details.lmao
 
Rule from typical "bar rules ass clown" you might play on a bar box in a bar:

I'll call it the "You didn't hit that clean!, my turn rule!" which means if an object ball brushes a rail going into the pocket and you didn't call it first you lose your turn.

Life is way to short to get stuck playing with people like that :D
 
flash5153 said:
There is a local league in my area,,,,, made up by the local farmers ,approx 30 years ago. It is still going today.
The rules were wrote long ago but recently they had to be modified. Because rule number 26 ,,,was this. "No (the N word) pool"!!
It's a straight 8 ball league,,call everything,,no ball in hand. Must make a attempt.

Nobody is racist,,but it don't sound that way. I assure you ,,it was never meant that way!!! It was a rule that was overlooked for years. But really, hardly anyone ever read the rules anyhow.
Fear will not allow me to give any further details.lmao
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There are actually quite a few players that don't use the best words for things. I hear "Don't Jew me" or similar things quite a bit.

I wonder if women get offended when guys tell each other "don't be such a girl" when people complain about things LOL.
 
Bar room pool and this so-called "Straight 8" game.
I laugh when people try to tell me I don't know how to play pool because they play "Straight 8" this way or that way.

Also, just about every way Push&Pool a.k.a. the OP a.k.a. Ramshot, described a game he's played.
 
Obviously bar rules aka Hillbilly Pool
One of my favorites is when two balls are close together and they call a "split".
If either ball goes it counts..."I'm gonna split em"
 
I always tell people that want to play "straight 8" to show me a rule book for the game and then we'll play...

To me its just not worth getting in an argument/fight over some bullshit rules that vary from place to place.
 
Rackemep said:
I always tell people that want to play "straight 8" to show me a rule book for the game and then we'll play...

To me its just not worth getting in an argument/fight over some bullshit rules that vary from place to place.
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I've been called out for running a rack out on a Valley and I "lost" the game, because the 8 ball hit the pocket facing and I didn't call the "Kiss off the rail"

It wasn't a very classy place. The bar in the bowling alley, with some classless rednecks.
 
Couple years back I played with a huge Norteño at my hometown bar. And I do mean huge - I'm 6'2" and he towered over me. I called an easy combo shot and he glared at me after I made it and growled "Nah fool, none of that combo shit. You play clean when you play with me." I would have objected but in the interest of not being ripped in half I "played clean" for the rest of our games.
 
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play a safe
opponent goes up taps cueball about 3" out from beind the impeding ball,
then SHOOTS AGAIN
of course i said what the f are you doing, you cant shoot twice:eek:

his answer> if cueball doesnt go 6" , it's not a shot

i wont bore you with the aftermath of that fukn stupidity

but i never played there again as i verbally insulted /assaulted every idiot there that agreed :mad:
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BHQ said:
play a safe
opponent goes up taps cueball about 3" out from beind the impeding ball,
then SHOOTS AGAIN
of course i said what the f are you doing, you cant shoot twice:eek:

his answer> if cueball doesnt go 6" , it's not a shot

i wont bore you with the aftermath of that fukn stupidity

but i never played there again as i verbally insulted /assaulted every idiot there that agreed :mad:
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yeah I would of lost it on that one!
 
BHQ said:
play a safe
opponent goes up taps cueball about 3" out from beind the impeding ball,
then SHOOTS AGAIN
of course i said what the f are you doing, you cant shoot twice:eek:

his answer> if cueball doesnt go 6" , it's not a shot

i wont bore you with the aftermath of that fukn stupidity

but i never played there again as i verbally insulted /assaulted every idiot there that agreed :mad:
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Wonder if that counts with bullets too in that place. I did not shoot him in the head, I had the gun at most 4 inches from his face.
 
My favorite I run into at the local bars.

Me: Break...... scratch.

Idiot: Scratch on the break, you lost.

Gets me everytime.
 
Rackemep said:
yeah I would of lost it on that one!
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i did, but then i felt bad about it
geez, these were all old vfw guys
everyone was over 70 and a vet of ww2
i shoulda just kept my trap shut
they earned the right to play by whatever rules they want

*been nice to know that rule, the previous other 136 times i had been there though. LOL
 
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BHQ said:
play a safe
opponent goes up taps cueball about 3" out from beind the impeding ball,
then SHOOTS AGAIN
of course i said what the f are you doing, you cant shoot twice:eek:

his answer> if cueball doesnt go 6" , it's not a shot

i wont bore you with the aftermath of that fukn stupidity

but i never played there again as i verbally insulted /assaulted every idiot there that agreed :mad:
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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WOW. That is a new one. Just when you think you heard them all :)
 
I got the late notice rule once.

I was playing in a bar and when I got to the 8 ball, THATS when he noted that this bar was bank the 8.

Fvck him, thinking he had me, I banked it in and won. Strangely I was the only one that banked the 8 in, the entire night.

Ken
 
Playing 8-ball while traveling in Toronto years ago, I had solids and made a solid but in the process the cue ball bounced off a stripe (after contact) and also pocketed the stripe. I went to shoot again and was told that I lost my turn since I made one of his balls.

Gambling cheap, thought he was messing with me, but asked another person and they said the same thing. Not sure if it was a local rule or general "Canadian" rule, but one of the weirdest of the typical weird 8 ball rules I've come across.
Scott
 
I got a couple, both happened in the same place while I was away on business.

The first is just a house rule. When they played 9-ball, the 2-ball always had to be in the bottom spot of the rack. They said this was to make running out harder, though I still don't believe it has any effect.

Next one, I was playing a guy 8-ball (VNEA rules) and he kicked at a ball and missed. We were both watching the ball and it was an obvious foul so I walked over and picked up the cue ball. He then called a foul on me because I was supposed to ask him if it was a foul before I picked it up. I called the TD and he agreed with the other guy saying I need to ask if it's a foul. :angry:
 
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