Friday, January 1, 2016

Super Pool

New version of pool played with 8 ball setup. Game is played for a certain amount of time, total points of each player are calculated to decide winner


Rack
Regular 8 ball rack with 8 in the middle!

Break
Regular 8 ball break legalities apply.
Points
Every solid 1 point
Every stripe 1 point
8 ball = 10 points (last ball)
9 ball is super ball (Every ball potted after 9 ball on the same turn is double points)
Every foul(including scratch is 4 points to your opponent)
Gameplay
Break off on the regular 8 ball rack. You continue if you pot at least 1 ball. If 8 is potted, it gets spotted, no foul.
Pot balls of opposite type on each successive shot. (eg: solid stripe, solid, stripe ...) until the last ball remaining is 8 ball
On a scratch or foul, cue ball is in hand, every shot on the table is open.
If the table is cleared on the same turn as the super ball, you get an additional 50 points
Fouls
Cue has to contact the type of ball which is up next. (ex: If you just potted a solid, the next shot is a stripe, if you touch a solid first, it's a foul)
If the wrong type is potted under any scenario it is a foul, and that ball is spotted back up on the spot

BatPool


Combination of 8 ball pool and Power Snooker. Game is played for a certain amount of time, total points of each player are calculated to decide winner


Rack
It is setup like so:


batpool.jpg
We start with a 9 ball rack and surround it with the other stripes as shown above.


Break
Power snooker break rules. At least 2 solids have to hit the cushion for turn to continue, Ball potting isn’t compulsory on break


Points
Every solid is worth 5 points
Every stripe is worth the number on the ball
9 ball is the Bat Ball. It is worth 9 points
Every ball made in the same turn as the Bat Ball is worth double its initial points
If the table is cleared in the same turn as the Bat Ball, you get an additional 100 points
Fouls award 10 points to your opponent


Gameplay
On all shots after break, it is necessary to pot a legal ball in order to continue your turn
Just like the colors in snooker, the stripes in BatPool have to be called (balls not pockets)
In case of a scratch or foul, the cue ball is in hand and all shots on the table are open
Fouls
Snooker fouls apply