OK A wild guess??

Question

Its been 5 hrs would any one like to guess what APA rules are?? or just make up a few more

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Answer 1

Let's see if I can get best answer for both :)

8-ball first:

1. 8 on the break is a win (unless you scratch, then it's spotted)

2. If you make a ball on the break, that's what you are, whether or not you make the next shot

3. If you make one of each, the table is still open

4. If you scratch on the break, the other player takes ball in hand behind the headstring...otherwise, a scratch is ball in hand anywhere on the table

5. Yes, slop counts as long as you hit your ball first (except in Masters, which is non-handicapped APA...it's call-shot)

6. You lose if you scratch while shooting the 8 (even if it doesn't go)

9-ball

1. No push-out after the break (except in Masters)

2. No three-fouls

General rules:

1. No jump sticks (except in Masters)

2. Balls off the table are spotted (and knocking a ball off the table is not a foul)

Umm...that's about all I can think of right now...I might add more later :)

Okay, handicaps...8-ball is on a scale of 2-7. Then the race is determined by the skill levels of the players. If two 7s play, it's a 5-5 race. if a 7 plays a 2, it's a 7-2 race. 9-ball is a scale of 1-9, and the races don't change...It's based on points instead (each ball is a point, 9-ball is 2)...A 1 goes to 14 points, a 9 goes to 75, and everyone else is in between.

Also, a little more about Masters...it's a race to 7, but it's both 8-ball and 9-ball. The winner of the lag decides which to play first. It's 5 games of 8-ball and 8 games of 9-ball, but you stop when someone gets to 7...so technically, you could just play 9-ball if you go ahead and play it first and win 7-0 or 7-1.

Also, a note about handicaps...5 people play in a match, and their handicaps can't add up to more than 23...which makes it necessary to have lower-ranked players...8-ball is easier for us because Hubby's a 7 instead of a 9 (it only goes to 7 in 8-ball).

--Lea