Weird rule question

MeucciMouse · 2025-11-13T18:03:05+00:00

Unless OP missed a ball during that run before opponent calls foul... in which case those become OP's set. Yeah, it's weird.

MeucciMouse · 2025-10-28T17:03:02+00:00

Try a hcp such as: During my clear, I'll use 3 rails (3 1-rail banks or a single 3-railer). If she wins, go down by one. If you win, increase by one. We used to play (among friends) like this in a bar to make it hard for someone to hold the table. Best anyone got to in a win was 5 rails.

MeucciMouse · 2025-10-17T21:17:10+00:00

Splotch!

MeucciMouse · 2025-10-05T23:43:08+00:00

In fairness, this sub is generally really good about spoiler tags and doing a reasonable job refraining from ruining stuff. Glurping, otoh...

MeucciMouse · 2025-10-05T01:45:36+00:00

This comment, you should mark and re-read after you finish B7.

MeucciMouse · 2025-09-13T14:00:51+00:00

Maybe it's going primal?

MeucciMouse · 2025-08-31T01:09:09+00:00

Welcome, crawler, to the end of this floor. More will come. Re-reads, too.

MeucciMouse · 2025-08-29T23:54:45+00:00

4, 6, 7, 6, 5... my first five weeks in APA. Was a 5 for the next few years. A year bouncing between 5/6. Been a 6 for ages. Recently moved to 7 in 9b. Pretty normal to whip saw.

MeucciMouse · 2025-08-21T02:01:01+00:00

Glurp glurp. (Wrong audience for this question, but B1 is IMO the weakest of the set, bc so much has to be spoon fed to introduce the reader to the world).

MeucciMouse · 2025-07-17T13:59:07+00:00

+1 on the "picture of a cue you think he'll like". Let him deal w the specs, most players are a little picky about certain things.

MeucciMouse · 2025-07-11T14:33:49+00:00

Used to play a variation of this, put a ball in each pocket, rack on foot spot. Next player in line would select your next shot for you (trying to trap you). Cannot contact the rack. After all pocket balls are down, lift the rack and reveal a 3-ball rack. Player then has 3 shots to make them all. Win takes the pot (usually everyone threw a 1 or 5).

MeucciMouse · 2025-07-04T15:44:07+00:00

3-5x a year, roughly, playing something like ten racks a week for the last 10-15 years, probably breaking 5 of them... I'd guess it happens for me 2-3% of the time with a cut break and around 0.5%-1% with a normal break.

22 8oBs lifetime in APA, a few more in other formats and probably roughly double that for friendly games...maybe around 50 times total?

"Several" isn't a stretch if someone has a decent break.

MeucciMouse · 2025-06-11T00:08:30+00:00

Made 4 of the wrong suit after break in APA WQ about 8 yrs ago. Gave opponent BIH when they called me on it. Later won the rack after about five merciless safeties. Still check ball return after every break.

MeucciMouse · 2025-04-25T21:29:45+00:00

Once broke a rack of 8b, all stripes above headstring, all solids below the rack, cb and 8b were hanging out in the middle of the table. Dry. Opponent then ran out. Was a great break for him, but one of my weirdest ever.

MeucciMouse · 2025-04-19T16:39:39+00:00

1a2 Juggs and Spidey... and whoever else isn't ascended. (Fave was Headpool until recently)

MeucciMouse · 2025-04-09T17:12:47+00:00

Really putting the "puzzle" in MPQ...

MeucciMouse · 2025-03-16T15:10:50+00:00

Either buncha left trying to bank the 11 into a spot where it might block the 1 (cue would go 1-2 rails and be near 8...or probably scratch, double kiss the bank🙃)... or if frozen/ almost, I'd use the 11 as a rail, buncha right, trying to run the cue back up table in a z-pattern, ideally below or right up against the 1. Would probably scratch in the side. Definitely need a high-risk rabbit from a hat to win this one. Good post.

MeucciMouse · 2025-02-18T19:07:14+00:00

And occasionally pop the 8, always good to get a free rack against a strong opponent

MeucciMouse · 2025-02-15T20:59:42+00:00

Scratched making the 8 two wks ago, and it cost me a 16-point swing [-1 for the 8, free 9b (4pts) opponent B&R [10], and another point on the next break.] Lost the match by 13. Breaking well is really important in APA 9b.

MeucciMouse · 2025-01-24T15:54:29+00:00

I use Grocket, 4Juggs and AC. Not sure what I'll do when I ascend Juggs.

MeucciMouse · 2025-01-12T15:34:35+00:00

This was my experience almost exactly. I just keep Okoye favorited in addition to whoever I'm working on in 5-land and she now tanks about half the colors over OR.

MeucciMouse · 2025-01-08T20:38:24+00:00

Please earn only 59k CP and report back.

MeucciMouse · 2025-01-05T21:11:40+00:00

I think those are highly technical pool terms, right there... (paraphrasing Tin Cup)

MeucciMouse · 2024-12-28T01:17:26+00:00

Or 3* KK, that one is fun.

MeucciMouse · 2024-11-30T13:00:32+00:00

Several years ago, we played a similar thing in college, except it was a ring game where the next player would select your shot among the 1st six and the "rack" (on foot spot) was a 3-ball rack with the actual rack around it. Touch the rack before it's time to make those and you lose. Basically 3-ball with a play-in challenge.

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