TwistedTexasStyle
Active member
Try this out this weekend and tell me what you think:
Rack the 9 ball diamond sideways, 9 on the spot- 1 goes to the new head of the rack
Break from the box one diamond in and two diamonds down - no breaking from the rail. No soft breaks.
Game play - hit the lowest ball on the table- if the 9 goes in- you win!
if the 9 moves- you shoot again
if the 9 does not move- your turn is over
The game is all about the 9- if you make an object ball nobody cares. Make the 9 you win, move the 9 shoot again, that's it!
The 9 moves on the break by definition. Unless the breaker scratches they get the next shot, the 9 moved. Energy went through the 9 so it is deemed to have moved even if it still sits on the spot. This definition is used throughout the game so if the 2 ball rolls up and stops while touching the 9, energy went thru it and the 9 is deemed to have moved.
After striking the lowest ball on the table first, if any ball moves the 9- the player shoots again.
All scratches results in ball in hand, same as in 9ball.
Push out after the break is legal.
A ball must hit a rail after first contact with an object ball unless the 9 ball moves. This allows a player to legally putt the 9 ball around to create a better shot.
If the 9 ball is the lowest ball on the table, as long as the 9 moves, the player keeps shooting for the win. Be aware of this when getting down to the last object ball. If a player pots the last object ball and moves the 9 they are golden but if they fail to touch the 9 after the last object ball falls the incoming player is golden and is able to take as many shots a needed to win as long as they don't scratch.
We play challenger racks, break your own. The winner should be celebrating with their friends!
Rack the 9 ball diamond sideways, 9 on the spot- 1 goes to the new head of the rack
Break from the box one diamond in and two diamonds down - no breaking from the rail. No soft breaks.
Game play - hit the lowest ball on the table- if the 9 goes in- you win!
if the 9 moves- you shoot again
if the 9 does not move- your turn is over
The game is all about the 9- if you make an object ball nobody cares. Make the 9 you win, move the 9 shoot again, that's it!
The 9 moves on the break by definition. Unless the breaker scratches they get the next shot, the 9 moved. Energy went through the 9 so it is deemed to have moved even if it still sits on the spot. This definition is used throughout the game so if the 2 ball rolls up and stops while touching the 9, energy went thru it and the 9 is deemed to have moved.
After striking the lowest ball on the table first, if any ball moves the 9- the player shoots again.
All scratches results in ball in hand, same as in 9ball.
Push out after the break is legal.
A ball must hit a rail after first contact with an object ball unless the 9 ball moves. This allows a player to legally putt the 9 ball around to create a better shot.
If the 9 ball is the lowest ball on the table, as long as the 9 moves, the player keeps shooting for the win. Be aware of this when getting down to the last object ball. If a player pots the last object ball and moves the 9 they are golden but if they fail to touch the 9 after the last object ball falls the incoming player is golden and is able to take as many shots a needed to win as long as they don't scratch.
We play challenger racks, break your own. The winner should be celebrating with their friends!
