What's The Difference Between A Pool Table & Snooker Table & Billiard Table

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Originally Posted by rrich

BTW - Here the low numbered balls (1-7) are solid in colour while the high numbered balls (9-15) have a colour stripe. (Affectionally known as stripes and solids.)<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

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Same here. They're a bit backwards in Tasmania.

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Originally Posted by DanP

Same here. They're a bit backwards in Tasmania.

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Sorry, I stand corrected. Dunno what I was thinkin. 1 - 7 are solid colour and 9 -15 are striped. :B
We're not backward here. Its nice and peaceful, just how we like it. SO stay away you rowdy buggers.. :wink:

Back in Perth, which was the last time I played pool, we called the solid coloured balls (1-7) smalls and (9-15) bigs

Makes sense really.

Pool was an important part of me mis-spending my youth.

So now to get you all
What are the proper rules of 8 ball regarding a miss,, in off, hitting the wrong ball, hitting the 8 first , in off the 8 after hitting your ball first, when does the opponent get two shots , does any foul on the 8 cost the game , and finally where do their rules come from
Cause I have played around Australia and have seen so many diffrent rules it actually becomes difficult to win even when you have the skill espically in TAS.

I started playing snooker as an 18 year old lad in Belmont Newcastle and the two clubs I was A member of and playing snooker with granted c Grade at the time, The Sportsmans & The 16' Sailing club....... One Had Eddie Charlton Playing A Grade & his brother Jimmy Charlton playing A Grade at the other ( at the time one was The World Professionsl Champion And the other was the World Amature Champion) and to see those play against each other in local club comps was a memory I shall always have.

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Originally Posted by Ashore

What are the proper rules of 8 ball regarding a miss,, in off, hitting the wrong ball, hitting the 8 first , in off the 8 after hitting your ball first, when does the opponent get two shots , does any foul on the 8 cost the game , and finally where do their rules come from

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In our house, over the fence is 6 and out.:cool:

A fence? Sheer bloody luxury.... when I was a boy, the house yard was 6000 acres so over the fence mean something. :D

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Originally Posted by Grunt

Back in Perth, which was the last time I played pool, we called the solid coloured balls (1-7) smalls and (9-15) bigs.

Makes sense really.

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Absolutely!

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Originally Posted by Grunt

Pool was an important part of me mis-spending my youth.

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Pool was the SECOND most important part of me mis-spending my youth. :wink: :p :D :D :D :D

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Originally Posted by Ashore

So now to get you all
What are the proper rules of 8 ball regarding a miss,, in off, hitting the wrong ball, hitting the 8 first , in off the 8 after hitting your ball first, when does the opponent get two shots , does any foul on the 8 cost the game , and finally where do their rules come from
Cause I have played around Australia and have seen so many diffrent rules it actually becomes difficult to win even when you have the skill espically in TAS.

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I have gotten a few black eyes over this issue over the years.
The best rules for simplicity are Nth Qld rules.

2 shots every foul and 2 on the black.

One line sums it up.

Oh also if you haven't sunk a ball before the black is sunk...., Up on the table ......pants, pants, pants. If you refused you were kicked out.:D