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Eight Ball - "Eight Ball is the best of all amateur games," Laurance says. The object is to sink all of either the solid balls or striped balls. Which ball is determined by the first ball that's pocketed. Pocket the series of balls, then the Eight ball. Whoever sinks the Eight ball wins.
Nine Ball - This game is played with only balls one through nine. Rack the balls in a diamond shape (figure A), with the one ball in the front and the nine ball in the middle.
- Laurance says to hit the one ball as solidly as possible. The balls must be played in rotation from one through nine, and the nine ball is the only one that counts a point. This means whoever sinks the nine ball wins, but there's a catch. The nine ball can be sunk by hitting another ball first, as long as the balls are struck in rotation. For example, let's say balls one through five have been pocketed and the six ball is aligned perfectly to sink the nine ball. As long as the six ball is struck first, if it knocks the nine ball in a pocket, you win. Simple and fun!
Guest: Ewa Laurance
Professional pool champion
Author, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pool & Billiards
MacMillan Distribution
ISBN: 0028626451
Ewa's Official Website: www.strikingviking.com
RESOURCES :
Billiard Congress of America (BCA)
4345 Beverly St.
Suite D
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Phone: 719-264-8300
Fax: 719-264-0900
Web site: www.bca-pool.com
American Pool Players Association, Inc.
1000 Lake Saint Louis Blvd.
Suite 325
Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367
Phone: 636-625-8611
Fax: 636-625-2975
Web site: www.poolplayers.com
Billiard World Magazine
E-mail: pat@billiardworld.com
Web site: www.billiardworld.com
Billiard's Digest Interactive
Luby Publishing Inc.
Attn: Billiard's Digest Magazine
122 S. Michigan Ave.
Suite 1506
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-341-1110
Fax: 312-341-1469
Web site: www.billiardsdigest.com
Billiard Information Online
Web site: www.billiardinfoline.com
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