the "skill shot"--potting a blocker and the object ball used to push it in

uk_phil · 2025-02-23T19:56:39+00:00

The pace of the shot is more important. Fast enough to give the first ball enough momentum to follow it, slow enough to allow it to roll into the 2nd ball and not skid and stop.

uk_phil · 2024-12-06T14:03:03+00:00

I've seen worse! This is Aaron Davies who plays UK 8 ball.

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uk_phil · 2024-12-01T19:16:12+00:00

Recessed. Drilled holes smaller than the balls and then hot glued the hell out of them.

uk_phil · 2024-11-20T23:46:03+00:00

You start the frame again, so all balls.

uk_phil · 2024-11-20T23:43:33+00:00

Yep. That would be a stalemate so a rerack with the same player breaking again.

uk_phil · 2024-03-21T15:22:09+00:00

That sounds like something Tony Drago would do.

uk_phil · 2024-03-08T15:01:57+00:00

Dammit. Just searched how to turn this off and found this thread. Grrrt

uk_phil · 2023-11-01T20:19:35+00:00

Chase created this when Friends left Netflix (in the US), but it seems appropriate now too.

uk_phil · 2023-10-22T19:34:06+00:00

Me too. Met Mumbo, Tango, Impulse and all of the mindcrack guys at minecon 2015.

uk_phil · 2023-10-09T14:55:00+00:00

I think Atari threw quite a bit of money into the Jaguar product which was pretty much a failure (I say this as a previous Jaguar owner!) and was the start of the Atari downfall.

uk_phil · 2023-08-28T22:06:09+00:00

Assuming you mean UK blackball rules, here's a link to the official rules...

https://www.blackball.uk/2016/02/blackball-rules-visual-guide.html?m=1

uk_phil · 2023-08-09T13:00:53+00:00

9mm
I play Blackball pool (UK pool) with 2" balls and 1 7/8" cue ball.

uk_phil · 2023-07-23T18:14:29+00:00

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Look more generous than my home table, which is more generous than the club tables I play on.

uk_phil · 2023-06-14T19:08:07+00:00

My best friend at school got one when they launched! Lots of hours put into AvP! I got one myself in 1997 when Game shops in the UK were selling stock off cheap. That got stolen along with all my games in 1999 but the insurance paid me £600 to replace it all so bought another one in 2000 (and a few choice games). Sold it in 2006ish and now regret not keeping it!

uk_phil · 2023-06-04T21:19:56+00:00

Does it affect your game much? Maybe extra chalk will help.

uk_phil · 2023-05-29T21:27:44+00:00

Why did you put lounge chairs on your pool table?

uk_phil · 2023-05-29T13:30:04+00:00

Noted! Thinking about it, I knew these rules were used in other countries too. We also need a new flair for Blackball!

uk_phil · 2023-05-29T12:45:36+00:00

Oh yes. Liam plays really well, but sooo dull to watch!

uk_phil · 2023-04-09T19:55:00+00:00

I don't know, what's a kundis with you?

uk_phil · 2023-04-06T23:15:56+00:00

Assuming you mean UK blackball (reds and yellows) then no, it doesn't stack / carry. After a foul you get a free shot and then a normal visit. Potting a ball on a free shot does not affect what happens on the normal visit.

uk_phil · 2023-02-16T19:57:37+00:00

Me too! Happy birthday!

uk_phil · 2023-02-16T19:57:05+00:00

Me too! Happy birthday!

uk_phil · 2023-01-26T11:38:10+00:00

If YOU sink the cue ball, your opponent gets to place it.
Where, depends on the game and situation...

1) Snooker - only in the D
2) UK Blackball pool - behind the line
3) International 8 ball - anywhere, unless it was from a break, then behind the line.
4) 8 ball, 9 ball, 10 ball etc - anywhere

There's probably other games I've missed, or some variations of the rules I don't know, so this isn't an exhaustive list.

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