I'm bored with 8 ball and 9 ball - are there any other ways to play pool?

Question

I'm bored with 8 ball and 9 ball - are there any other ways to play pool?

Answer 1

50 Ball

On your turn , you may shoot at any of the  object balls on the table and if you pot a ball, you shoot again. You stay at the table until you miss. When only one object ball remains on the table, that ball and the cue ball is left where it rests and the others are reracked with one ball position left open. Player who made last ball prior to rerack continues after rerack. He must strike the ball out of the rack first, after rerack. If that remaining ball interferes with the rerack, it is placed in the rack at the one ball position and is still the ball on. The cue ball remains where it lies. The first person to score 50 balls wins.

PS Ah yes, eightbraker! Fats and Felson played straight pool in "The Hustler" (Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason)

Answer 2

The game that gumwrapper is referring to is actually called 14.1 straight pool. This would be a good choice for a new game if you are not playing on a pay table. His general description of the game is correct, but there are other factors. You must call all shots , even safeties. And there are penalty points for fouls.And you can set the points needed to win the game at whatever you agree on , usually 100 or 150 .This is a great game if you want to learn all of the skills required to play great pool. 14.1 used to be the game of choice in pool halls up until the 1970's when nineball began to get popular. It was the game played by all the pro players like Mosconi and Fatts.In fact Mosconi  won 15 world championships playing 14.1 straight pool.

     As far as bar table games are concerned I highly recommend 7 ball. It is a fast paced game and a lot of fun.

      The rules for all of these games can be found at various websites and in the bca official rule book wich only cost a few dollars and is full of great info on games and players.Try these games for a change of pace , but , keep playing 9 ball and 8 ball because they are great games too.

    Lotsa luck to you and don't forget to chalk up!

Answer 3

Try Chicago pool. You and your enemy must pick two pocket, one pocket each. And play like 8-ball, but in this game you must pockt your ball inside your pocket. If you pocket at your enemy pocket, he win.

Answer 4

one pocket, straight pool/14.1, snooker or 3 cushion: these games have such differing shoots, techniques and strategies that starting to learn one, even being an accomplished 9-ball player, makes them an enourmous challenge.  or if you are really into heart-attack pool try a plus game set of sudden death 7-ball on a bar table.

Answer 5

7-ball, straight pool, rotation, 3-cushion, snooker...

Answer 6

TRY   1  POCKET.........THAT'S A CHALLANGE......YOU'LL SEE

Answer 7

French pool, trick shot, ....

Answer 8

There is another way to play called, by my friends and I, cut-throat.  You play with three people or three teams of two if you like.  The balls are divided into highs (11-15), mids (6-10), and lows (1-5).  There are two ways of playing. One, sink all your pool balls first you win or, the way I like to play, you sink the other pool balls and not your own.

Our rules are...

1.  Determining H, M, or L is the same as determining Stripes or Solids  

2.  No uncalled shots

3.  One of each other players pool balls are returned to the table on a scratch.

4.  If any other pool balls than the ones you are trying to sink go to pocket it is the next players turn.

(5)  If you are playing the version where you sink the other pool balls and not your own and all of your pool balls are sunk, you are out, that is until someone scratches and one of your pool balls is returned to the table.

I hope you try playing this way, me and my buddies always had a blast.  The rules are pretty much what you make them when you are playing for fun.

Answer 9

3 ball

Answer 10

stripes and solids (one player goes for the solids, one for the stripes, and then they both go for the 8 ball)

cutthroat -3 players, each one has 5 balls (1-5, 6-10, 11-15) and the players try to knock each other out by pocketing the other players' balls. If you run out of balls you are out, last one standing wins

Answer 11

Start inventing some new games of your own, I know of a few but trying to explain it to you is going to be difficult.

Answer 12

try --around the world---the 1 ball is the only ball that matters--set up rack with one ball in 8 ball spot--and break --start by pocketing the 1 ball in the right hand corner pocket in the kitchen---then once made -the ball is spotted and you move on to the next pocket--keep shooting till you miss--use can use any of the other balls to get position on the 1 ball for your next pocket---after awhile evry thing except the 1 ball will be gone---the first one to make the 1 ball all around the pockets in order wins---cueball fouls only--cueball is placed behind the line on all fouls---it gets pretty tough when just the 1 ball is left and you both are shooting for different pockets--can be played with more than 2 people---called --around the world---played alot in new hampshire

Answer 13

golf can be played on pool table too ... using snooker set of balls .. you each have a cue ball and an object ball flip a coin break the reds up .. then shoot your ball at one hole at a time .. reds are like trees and sand traps ... look it up on the net for rules .. there is a lot more to it ... have fun

Answer 14

a friend of of mine that i met on webdatedotcom taught me how to play 7 ball... i don't really have a firm grasp of the rules but i do know that instead of playing with the usual 9 balls, you use only seven. i know that its not that simple because of the rules but if you can play 9 ball then you won't have much of a hard time.