Team Based Co-op Billiards Game
this game works with any number of players including playing alone.
The concept:
The concept of the game is, your team of however many players, is trying to reach their score limit before the table reaches its score limit.
Score limits: The score Limits can be set to numbers that suit your teams skill level. My wife and I play so that we must reach a score of 60 and the table must reach a score of 15. If your unsure where to start I’d start with this score limit combo and adjust from there.
Scoring:
PLAYERS SCORE by pocketing balls. Any ball can be pocketed except the 8 ball. The 8 ball can be pocketed but only when there are no other balls remaining. The score you receive for pocketing a ball is equal to the number on the ball. For example, if you sink the 9 ball you receive 9 points.
The TABLE SCORES by your mistakes. The table gets 1 point if no ball is pocketed on a shot, 2 points on a scratch, 4 points if you scratch by hitting the 8 ball and 8 points if you scratch by sinking the 8 ball.
SCRATCH rules. If you scratch by sinking the white ball the table gets 2 points and the white ball is placed on the centre of the D line. If you sink a ball and scratch you only get half the points of the ball (rounded down) and the table gets 2 points.
Players take turns back and forth, you don’t continue taking shots after you sink a ball.
On the brake, balls that are pocketed don’t count towards your score and if no ball is pocketed the table does not receive any points. If you scratch on a brake the table doesn’t receive any points either and the white ball is set back on the centre of the D.