Such fouls end the shooter's turn without further penalty. This system emphasizes strategy regarding whom to eliminate first as the match goes on, often creating alliances of the two trailing players to catch the leader in points. A player's turn continues so long as he legally pockets one or more object balls with each shot. Für nähere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklärung und Cookie-Richtlinie.
As for those who say may as well concede I have missed a lot of ball in hand. Damit Verizon Media und unsere Partner Ihre personenbezogenen Daten verarbeiten können, wählen Sie bitte 'Ich stimme zu.' Cutthroat is played with quite a few variants. In the advent of a foul break, the first successive shooter to legally pocket a ball gets to claim any set, and the next shooter who legally pockets a ball claims one of the remaining sets. The next shooter who legally pockets a ball during his turn gets to claims ownership of one of the two remaining sets. When a player has no balls on the table, he is said to be "out" (eliminated) and his turn is skipped in the player rotation. In either case, this can result in the scratching player being "out". A foul break thus includes the possibility that the fouling breaker may eventually be assigned a group from which a ball was pocketed on the foul break shot. Sign in to ensure your message is posted. Even if you successfully pocket an object ball, you scratch if the cue ball drops into any pocket and you lose your turn. 9 balls rules much different than 8 ball.
The shooting player continues unless the last shot was not made legally. A less common variation (because it involves risk to the breaker) is that the sets are assigned before the start of play: the breaking shooter has 1–5, the second player has 6–10, and the third has 11–15. The object of the game is to be the last player with at least one ball of their group rem Each of the three players will eventually "own" one of these sets of five balls. One system is awarding three points for a win, plus an additional one point for each of the winner's remaining balls at the end of each game. Update: see here for another answer on what happens if you sink the cue ball after the last shot in cutthroat pool. The game is possible with any number of players from two to 15. What if it is down to two players left with one ball each, and a player pockets the opponents ball - but the cue ball follows it in (after it has been pocketed). Is it game over as soon as the opponent ball goes in? Other variants are known to allow the next player ball-in-hand. All rights reserved. In the event that a scratch occurs on the same shot that an opponent's ball is pocketed, the affected opponent is permitted to select a ball belonging to the offender which is to be removed instead of the player that scratched choosing the ball to be pocketed.
With its uniqueness as a three player game, counting games won is possible but does not give credit for finishing second. Daten über Ihr Gerät und Ihre Internetverbindung, darunter Ihre IP-Adresse, Such- und Browsingaktivität bei Ihrer Nutzung der Websites und Apps von Verizon Media. Thus, a player who is "out" returns to the game, with one of their balls back in play, when any then-surviving player scratches. Opponents cannot give the player any input on which order they would like the ball to be placed. user1516661064 on 1/22/2018 5:44:24 PM What if it is down to two players left with one ball each, and a player pockets the opponents ball - but the cue ball … It is up to the scratching player to place the ball what favors the most.
Cutthroat or cut-throat is a typically three-player or team pocket billiards game, played on a pool table, with a full standard set of pool balls (15 numbered object balls and a cue ball); the game cannot be played with three or more players with an unnumbered reds-and-yellows ball set, as used in blackball. Because some combinations would result in not all of the players having the same number of balls, sometimes one or more must be taken out of the rack. Another variation (regardless of the above spotting rule) that is common in North America is that the incoming player after a scratch receives cue ball in-hand behind the head string (baulk line) only, not in-hand anywhere on the table. Balls 1–5 are called the "low" balls, the "mid" balls are 6–10, and the "high" balls are 11–15. The player last eliminated receives two points, the first eliminated player none. If a player sinks his own last ball (intentionally or otherwise), he must sit out the rest of the game, except as noted below.