9 ball

[loltim]

Can you play the object ball onto the 9 ball and win at any time during the game, even after a scratch/foul? I know you don't have to 'call it'.

If so, is this considered bad sportsmanship to do so? I mean, if you can place the cue ball anywhere on the table (following a foul), playing it on to the 9 ball to win just seems a little easy, unless it's tied up of course.

Also, 3 fouls and you lose right?

 

[loltim]

It'd be just too easy to win in this scenario. Am I making any sense?

 

[loltim]

You can knock your allocated ball onto the 9 ball to win I believe. No idea on the fouls though.

Yep, I know, but picture this. Your opponent has just fouled on the break. You have the cue ball in your hand, and place it an inch away from the 1 ball, and knock it onto the 9 ball that's hovering over the pocket.

Game over. Opponent very annoyed?

 

[loltim]

I love it. I love the fact that if you miss, assuming your opponent is decent, then you've lost.
It's much more entertaining than snooker, though I don't doubt snooker players are more talented.

You just don't seem to have more sensible rules in 9 ball. See the above vid, in snooker you'd not be allowed to lay a snooker on the object ball, not only that, he play an intentional foul/scratch! Makes for some good viewing though

edit: i guess this confirms the 3 foul rule question..

 

[loltim]

Of course you can place the white to make it "easy" to pot the 9 but the beauty of 9-ball pool is the cut-throat nature. Why should your opponent be annoyed if you do this? He made the foul, not you. But the danger of going for the 9 is that if you leave it over the pocket, he can win, and you lose.

That's a major part of the skill of the game is deciding when to run and when to hide.

You can get kicked from virtual pool 3 servers for doing it. I'm not sure whether its frowned upon in RL though.

 

[loltim]

So in a virtual pool game you can't do something that is not only legal but a key part of the game? madness.

Yes, it's just seen as not being very sporting.



Also, whats the deal with Earl Strickland? I've been watching a load of 9 ball vids on youtube. The man has issues