A question about Pool (Billirds).

[El Diablo]

DKS, gump:

Wow, I have never seen anyone rack like that before.

[suzzer99]

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suzzer,

"Wrong, you ask the regulars."

That's called a game scratch here. Both players have to leave the table. OK, Joe and Steve, you guys are up!

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Ahhh memories of pool in the midwest, where every game is one misunderstanding away from breaking into a full-scale argument, and you'd better be prepared to defend your quarters or chalk initials - with violence if necessary. And you don't even trust your best friend enough to let him shoot while you're in the bathroom.

For some reason most places on the west coast never picked up that attitude thank god.

[Jasper109]

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I did not read page 9, and admit my defeat. Apparently they are also in agreement.

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I will join you in the ranks of the defeated.

[Duke]

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I did not read page 9, and admit my defeat. Apparently they are also in agreement.

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I will join you in the ranks of the defeated.

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Yeah, I was too quick to want to say that the APA is full of [censored].

[Jasper109]

I'll take this opportunity to post pics of 2 of my favorite pool players. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Jeanette Lee




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[Klompy]

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suzzer,

Official 8-ball rack is 8-ball in the middle and the back corners one is solid, one is stripe.

However, I think about 98% standard is doing what you showed with the 1-ball at the top.

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What you're saying, and racking like dks is saying are both legal racks I'm pretty sure.

[daryn]

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suzzer,

Official 8-ball rack is 8-ball in the middle and the back corners one is solid, one is stripe.

However, I think about 98% standard is doing what you showed with the 1-ball at the top.

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What you're saying, and racking like dks is saying are both legal racks I'm pretty sure.

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i do it the dks way too, even though i know it's wrong

[DonkeyKongSr]

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suzzer,

Official 8-ball rack is 8-ball in the middle and the back corners one is solid, one is stripe.

However, I think about 98% standard is doing what you showed with the 1-ball at the top.

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What you're saying, and racking like dks is saying are both legal racks I'm pretty sure.

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I've done some searching and I keep seeing 8 ball in center, 1 ball at top (optional), one solid and one stripe on each back corner, with the rest being random.

[Klompy]

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suzzer,

Official 8-ball rack is 8-ball in the middle and the back corners one is solid, one is stripe.

However, I think about 98% standard is doing what you showed with the 1-ball at the top.

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What you're saying, and racking like dks is saying are both legal racks I'm pretty sure.

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I've done some searching and I keep seeing 8 ball in center, 1 ball at top (optional), one solid and one stripe on each back corner, with the rest being random.

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I could be wrong, but I'm 90% sure that a book I have sitting around here says both ways are ok. I'll have to try and find it, but I agree that everything I'm finding online is saying I'm wrong.

[tuq]

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There may be an "official rule" in bar pool, but it never ever ever matters. Ever. Local custom trumps all.

A prime example would be if you make one solid on the break - are you solids or is it still open. I've played pool in at least 200 bars in my life and it's roughly split down the middle.

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This went overlooked, but I didn't realize this was a bar-specific rule. I thought true billiards ballas always had to make a ball after the break to officially get stripes or solids. I don't play much, don't like it much, and suck, and our group generally plays the "make it take it" rule, or if you made 1+ stripe and solid ball, you had the right to pick which you would want to be.