We have made the traditional 3 ball billiards and 3 cushion poll game more enjoyable with the graduated levelers. Threeball or 3ball, colloquially is a folk game of pool played with any three standard pool. Nowadays, we see many different forms of the friendly game. In the vote, 3 balls are waiting for you in different positions in istanbul, bogota, mexico city.
Black ball black ball is played with 15 colored object balls and the cue ball. Official upa rulebook for amateur 8 ball 2019 edition p. The player uses a stick pool cue to strike a cue ball which in turn strikes object balls. The following rules will be used at the vnea international championships. English billiards was originally called the winning and losing carambole game, folding in the names of three predecessor games, the winning game, the losing game and the carambole game an. In eightball pool there are 15 balls, in nineball pool, there are nine balls and in threeball pool, there are three balls. The object balls are two groups of seven and the black ball. A community for billiards and pool players to share related content. The threeball billiards game aims to obtain as many points as possible, employing cannons. Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a baizecovered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. Carom billiards, sometimes called carambole billiards or simply carambole and in some cases used as a synonym for the game of straight rail from which many carom games derive, is the overarching title of.
On a push out, the cue ball is not required to contact any object ball nor any rail, but all other foul rules still apply. Pool billiards the rules of play effective 15 3 16 contents table of contents. The balls are racked in a triangle at the foot of the table with the 8ball in. When placing the cue ball in position, any forward stroke motion contacting the cue ball will be a foul, if not a legal shot. With cue ball in hand, the player may use his hand or any part of his cue including the tip to position the cue ball.
Bar billiards rules beginners guide to pub billiards. A threecushion billiard is valid and is a count of one when the cue ball has. But when you come to bar rules, there is a large oral tradition of rules passed from. Nine ball is played with nine object balls numbered one through nine and a cue ball. Should a player touch a ball before he is ready to strike, and afterward touch his own. Also see rule 39 in the general rules of pocket billiards. It might be just available in the us since its not that wellknown outside of us boundaries. The following actions are fouls at pool when included in the specific rules of the.
All usba tournaments will be governed by the following rules. This file contains property ed by the billiard congress. Rule 1the threeball carom game is played with two white. Different balls are used, though one white cue ball is used by both players together with. The cue ball must strike the lowest numbered ball first for a legal hit to occur. Rules of french billiards, snooker, and pool or american.
Triball 8 ball for 3 players rules of play the description triball is a new and unique billiard game designed and engineered to allow three competitors to participate and enjoy a game of billiards based. When placing the cue ball in position, any forward stroke motion contacting the cue ball will. First of all my own interest lies in simulation, animation and drawing, therefore my main concern is not billiards itself but instead techne, the. The game is played on a 5 foot by 10 foot table which does not have pockets, only cushions.
Rock, paper, scissors to see who breaks best two out of three games advance to next round the. Stroke a a stroke is made when the striker strikes the cueball with the tip of the cue, except whilst addressing the cueball known as feathering b a stroke is fair when no. Pool has different variants and based on that number of balls are declared. It is up to the opponent to call the cue ball in before it is shot. When a ball drops into a hole it rolls into a trough situated at the end of the table. Eight ball is played with fifteen numbered object balls and the cue ball. Youll find matches, billiards related discussion and interesting tidbits from the billiard world. Eight ball is a call shot game played with a cue ball and 15 object balls, numbered one 1 through fifteen 15. The modern rules of billiards games have evolved around the world. A match is an agreed or stipulated number of games.
Eight ball is a call shot game played with a cue ball and fifteen object balls, numbered 1 through 15. The goal is to drive object balls into six pockets located at the cushion boundary. Potting a ball into the different holes achieves differing point values. After the lowest ball is struck first, either the cue ball or any numbered ball may hit the 9ball into any pocket for the win.
The balls are played in ascending numerical order and the lowest numbered ball must be. As far as what kind of pool ball can be used in play, it really does not matter other than just the cue ball must be the ball to use to knock out the other balls in the pocket. But english billiards rules remain one of the most. If a player fouls three times without making an intervening legal shot, it is a. Section 2 definitions 1 frame 12 nominated ball 2 game free ball 3 match 14 forced off the table 4 balls 15 penalty points 5 striker and turn 16 foul 6 stroke 17 snookered 7 pot 18 spot occupied. The breaker must strike the 1ball first and either pocket a ball or drive at least four numbered balls to the rail. However, the difference between the heaviest and the lightest ball should not exceed two gramms. If on the break shot, the breaker causes an object ball to jump off the table. There are two cue balls, a white and a yellow, and one red ball. English billiards is played on a six by twelve foot snooker table with three balls.
General rules of pocket billiards courtesy of the billiard congress of america. The games of pool billiards are played on a flat table covered with cloth and bounded by. The rules governing the break shot are the same as for other shots except. However some do play the game using ballinhand rules adapted from nineball. Snooker equipment snooker is played upon a billiards table and uses the same cues and standard equipment. The object of 3 ball billiards is to break, and pocket all of the balls in the smallest number of shots. The following general rules apply to all the games covered by these rules except when.
You are correct in your understanding of the actual rules of 8ball as stated in the bca, wpa, bcapl, vnea and others. Playing away from a touching ball does not constitute having hit that ball. If the cue ball is pocketed or driven off the table, the shot is a foul. Yes, 3 ball is a rare variation of pool that you can play.
General rules the following general rules apply to all the games covered by these rules except when contradicted by. The rules of bar billiards bar billiards, also known as russian billiards is widely played across the south of england and in the channel islands. If youre new to the game, you must first understand the rules and regulations of this specific pool. The game of 3cushion billiards is actually very simple. The rules of 9 ball pool 9 ball pool is a fantastic game and in this post we will go over some of the rules it has. One player must pocket balls of the group numbered 1 through 7 solid colors, while the other player has 9 thru 15 stripes. Object of the game eight ball is a call shot game played with a cue ball and 15 object balls, numbered one 1. Billiard rules and regulations billiards for beginners. The shooters group of seven balls one through seven or nine through fifteen must all be off the table before he attempts to pocket the eight ball to win. World rules of carom billiard weight agreed by the umb committee. The player must announce his intention of playing a push out before the shot, or the shot is. Being a traditional pub game without any national governing. One player must pocket balls of the group numbered one 1 through seven 7.
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