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World Rules For Breaking In

If nothing goes down on the break, play continues with the first legally potted ball deciding colours.


If one (or more) of both colours are potted on the break, the shooter must nominmate their choice of colours before playing the next shot (and colours are decided by this nomination



If a ball or balls of a single colour are potted on the break the shooter must nominate colours:
if they nominate the colour they have potted, colours are decided.
AND
if they nominate the other colour, they must now pot one of that colour for colours to be decided. If they fail to pot one, it is "open table" still ie first legally potted ball decides colours.

For Selecting Ethier Red Or Yellow Both Colour Of Balls Pop Up Above The Spin Ball

Edited at 14:14 Wed 5/11/08 (GMT)

Agree with the above since this is in the rules of the real game (although it is really english pool not UK pool so the point becomes mute). Would make it easier to break and clear too.

Also, in the real rules potting black off the break just results in a re-rack with guy breaking again.

Although not really fussy about the above since I've stopped playing the game as it screws my real game up.

I know this has been mentioned before but i still think that on the practice table you should be able create your own set-up, pick up and move any ball on the table basically this way users can improve there game play, I.E. getting out of snookers, snookering, long pots, plants, cushion shots, doubles the list could go on forever if i was to describe all the benefits of of pick and drop would bring.

Also, in the latest game 'straight' would it be possible to allow people to pot two or more balls in one shot?, i'm not sure of the rules as it's the first time i've ever played it. Also, the break shot potting a ball from the break doesn't count either? so could that be changed if possible aswell please .

I'm also agreeing with bazzacu, I think doubles should be included it seems to be a popular choice for the members so must be worth a shot surely?.

Why not do a poll on different types of games to bring in the one with most votes get's the nod.

Busta.

If your opponent fouls on the black whilst winning by 6 balls and you're on course for a seven balling, You should still get given the seven balling not a win by a foul on the black and no seven balling on your profile

*Confused* So your saying even though you've already won...You get a seven balling record?

Yea because you win by seven balls

As far as i know that's not a legal rule in us or uk....

Edited at 19:18 Fri 7/11/08 (GMT)

I thought that might be the case, wasn't sure though.. What the heck, I still want it

I feel that the number of 7-ballings that you have got on your record is irrelevant. I think it is just as much an indicator of the quality of opposition you choose to play against than the quality of your own performance. Therefore, I think the number of times you get 7 balled would be good to have on your record.

^^^

Although having thought about it, if you choose to play against intermediates and novices all the time you will never get 7 balled...

Speak for yourself

Going back to what you said about being able to see how many seven balls have been done to you. And the thread about comparing stats. It would be great to be able to compare your own positive and negative stats.
For example:
Seven ballings for and against
Tournament games won, tournament games lost
Can't think of anymore at the moment, but hopefully you can see what I'm getting at. Think it would be great to add more other than the basics of games won, games lost .

Make the ranking system more severe in cases where guys at the top of the rankings play ONLY the worst of the worst on the site to boost their score. For instance, don't award ANY points for a guy of above 900 ranking who wins more than say 5 games in any one day against players of a ranking below 700. Would make the whole idea of a ranking more fair and competitive rather than people taking advantage of the current system.

OK then, killer on the UK table would be too easy, but does anyone else play a game called "football" on english pool tables in pubs to make your 70p go further? I reckon this could be brought in as a more tactical game on the 8UK table. Couldn't find a link on a website of the rules or indeed the game but I'm sure there'll be someone somewhere out there who can bring up a link.

Best Idea ive heard I ages

Yeah thats a good idea.

Not how it happens actualy, I tend to get two or three, sometimes more, 7 ballings in a 1st to 10 against a player thats ranked 850+ (well at least I used to) and expect the same in return. Then against 700'ers they always seem to get at least one
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Not that I really want to see this, but for some realism, not being able to use back spin while the white is positioned against another ball or a cushion.

Can imagine that'd be a nightmare to code too lol

Edited at 03:56 Sun 9/11/08 (GMT)

Yeah I know what you mean there, as when you play a good opponent you know you have to play well; if you miss they might clear up. I guess I was talking more about 8 US, where some of the games you play against intermediates (when I draw them in tourneys I might add) you can pot a few balls, then they miss widely and you can clear up.

Also, in 8 US, for the purposes of trying to do a runout, if I say pot a solid on the break I am more likely to take stripes as there are likely to be more positional oppositions when going for the finish. I presume you don't get a 7 balling on your record if you do a runout on 8 UK which I guess is also unfair.

Edited at 10:59 Sun 9/11/08 (GMT)

how about at the start of a game the challenger gets to pick heads or tails for the break, then whoever wins chooses who to break. then after that the winner of the frame chooses who to break?

Would love to see some extra colour schemes available.

like pink
im joking