Difference between UK 8 Ball and Black Ball?

Question

The WPA has rules for Black Ball, but there is also a World Eight-Ball Pool Federation for Eight Ball. Are there differences between these two games or are they the same thing? If there are differences, what are they?

Also, if they are different, and I walked in to a pub/club in the UK, how would I be able to tell what game they like to play there?

Answer 1

There are more than you'd think i'm afraid.

Bapto rules allow you to play what they call a skill shot.That is to say that you can pot an opponents ball without giving away two shots as long as you pot one of your own balls in the same shot.

Old epa rules. This is the one still played in most pubs and clubs. http://www.epa.org.uk/rules.php

World rules. These are played in most tournaments not run by a local league,inter-league,county,on the pro tour and in internationals. A great set of rules once you get used to them.

http://www.epa.org.uk/wrules.php

Blackball is a fairly new version which has been developed as a combination of old epa,world rules and bapto.

It would make sense to have us all playing one set of rules.

The problem is in getting the various governing bodies to see sense and agree on a set.

The american version doesn't work on our tables from what i've been told.The different pockets and cushion make it not work.

The main thing you wanted to know was which rules are most likely to be played in a pub or club you go in.

That would be old epa.

There's usually a set of rules on the wall near pool tables.It usually says at the top which set of rules.

Answer 2

do you mean UK 8 ball and US 8 ball if that the answer is on the us 8 ball the balls have numbers on UK the balls have no numbers