by wenchbarwer » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:19 pm
dedja wrote:Slate?
by Booney » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:29 pm
wenchbarwer wrote:dedja wrote:Slate?
Yeah, slate top, weighs a frigging tonne! All installed and levelled by the same mob, it hasn't moved since I got the keys from the builder.
Again, memory isn't the best, and the price could have possibly been around $2.5K, but I know he was about $500 cheaper than the mob that were at the Adelaide Show that year.
It's always priceless when I have friends over and they think they're alright at pool, only for my daughter to wipe the floor with them
by Lightning McQueen » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:31 pm
Booney wrote:wenchbarwer wrote:dedja wrote:Slate?
Yeah, slate top, weighs a frigging tonne! All installed and levelled by the same mob, it hasn't moved since I got the keys from the builder.
Again, memory isn't the best, and the price could have possibly been around $2.5K, but I know he was about $500 cheaper than the mob that were at the Adelaide Show that year.
It's always priceless when I have friends over and they think they're alright at pool, only for my daughter to wipe the floor with them
Pub rules? We're moving from World Rules to International Rules this season and I'm not a fan. In the main there's no more two shots, in fact none, if there is a foul ( and some old fouls are no longer fouls ) it's "Ball in hand", yes, pick the white up and put it anywhere you like but you only get one shot.
If I pot my ball and then in that same movement of balls pot one of yours it's play on.
If I am snookered and I "Don't make a genuine attempt" to get out of the snooker it's loss of frame.
If your ball is covering a pocket and I use my ball to pot it there's no foul, it's just hand over to you.
As someone who grew up learning to play negative as much as I did positive I'm not a fan although I do like the fact the game is now built around attacking play and less negative meaning they move faster but the foundations of 8 ball have really shifted.
by amber_fluid » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:34 pm
Lightning McQueen wrote:Booney wrote:wenchbarwer wrote:dedja wrote:Slate?
Yeah, slate top, weighs a frigging tonne! All installed and levelled by the same mob, it hasn't moved since I got the keys from the builder.
Again, memory isn't the best, and the price could have possibly been around $2.5K, but I know he was about $500 cheaper than the mob that were at the Adelaide Show that year.
It's always priceless when I have friends over and they think they're alright at pool, only for my daughter to wipe the floor with them
Pub rules? We're moving from World Rules to International Rules this season and I'm not a fan. In the main there's no more two shots, in fact none, if there is a foul ( and some old fouls are no longer fouls ) it's "Ball in hand", yes, pick the white up and put it anywhere you like but you only get one shot.
If I pot my ball and then in that same movement of balls pot one of yours it's play on.
If I am snookered and I "Don't make a genuine attempt" to get out of the snooker it's loss of frame.
If your ball is covering a pocket and I use my ball to pot it there's no foul, it's just hand over to you.
As someone who grew up learning to play negative as much as I did positive I'm not a fan although I do like the fact the game is now built around attacking play and less negative meaning they move faster but the foundations of 8 ball have really shifted.
That's usually frowned upon when I'm playing 8 ball in a pub.
by Lightning McQueen » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:36 pm
amber_fluid wrote:
They’re not frowning they’re squinting
by dedja » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:40 pm
by Lightning McQueen » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:41 pm
by RB » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:47 pm
What are the new rules around potting the cue ball or opponent's ball along with the 8-ball? (I.e. when your 7 are already down.)Booney wrote:wenchbarwer wrote:dedja wrote:Slate?
Yeah, slate top, weighs a frigging tonne! All installed and levelled by the same mob, it hasn't moved since I got the keys from the builder.
Again, memory isn't the best, and the price could have possibly been around $2.5K, but I know he was about $500 cheaper than the mob that were at the Adelaide Show that year.
It's always priceless when I have friends over and they think they're alright at pool, only for my daughter to wipe the floor with them [emoji38]
Pub rules? We're moving from World Rules to International Rules this season and I'm not a fan. In the main there's no more two shots, in fact none, if there is a foul ( and some old fouls are no longer fouls ) it's "Ball in hand", yes, pick the white up and put it anywhere you like but you only get one shot.
If I pot my ball and then in that same movement of balls pot one of yours it's play on.
If I am snookered and I "Don't make a genuine attempt" to get out of the snooker it's loss of frame.
If your ball is covering a pocket and I use my ball to pot it there's no foul, it's just hand over to you.
As someone who grew up learning to play negative as much as I did positive I'm not a fan although I do like the fact the game is now built around attacking play and less negative meaning they move faster but the foundations of 8 ball have really shifted.
by Booney » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:53 pm
RB wrote:Booney wrote:wenchbarwer wrote:dedja wrote:Slate?
Yeah, slate top, weighs a frigging tonne! All installed and levelled by the same mob, it hasn't moved since I got the keys from the builder.
Again, memory isn't the best, and the price could have possibly been around $2.5K, but I know he was about $500 cheaper than the mob that were at the Adelaide Show that year.
It's always priceless when I have friends over and they think they're alright at pool, only for my daughter to wipe the floor with them [emoji38]
Pub rules? We're moving from World Rules to International Rules this season and I'm not a fan. In the main there's no more two shots, in fact none, if there is a foul ( and some old fouls are no longer fouls ) it's "Ball in hand", yes, pick the white up and put it anywhere you like but you only get one shot.
If I pot my ball and then in that same movement of balls pot one of yours it's play on.
If I am snookered and I "Don't make a genuine attempt" to get out of the snooker it's loss of frame.
If your ball is covering a pocket and I use my ball to pot it there's no foul, it's just hand over to you.
As someone who grew up learning to play negative as much as I did positive I'm not a fan although I do like the fact the game is now built around attacking play and less negative meaning they move faster but the foundations of 8 ball have really shifted.
What are the new rules around potting the cue ball or opponent's ball along with the 8-ball? (I.e. when your 7 are already down.)
Also, all those new rules suck.
by amber_fluid » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:55 pm
by Booney » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:55 pm
amber_fluid wrote:As long as the pants down rule stays in place
by wenchbarwer » Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:58 pm
Booney wrote:wenchbarwer wrote:dedja wrote:Slate?
Yeah, slate top, weighs a frigging tonne! All installed and levelled by the same mob, it hasn't moved since I got the keys from the builder.
Again, memory isn't the best, and the price could have possibly been around $2.5K, but I know he was about $500 cheaper than the mob that were at the Adelaide Show that year.
It's always priceless when I have friends over and they think they're alright at pool, only for my daughter to wipe the floor with them
Pub rules? We're moving from World Rules to International Rules this season and I'm not a fan. In the main there's no more two shots, in fact none, if there is a foul ( and some old fouls are no longer fouls ) it's "Ball in hand", yes, pick the white up and put it anywhere you like but you only get one shot.
If I pot my ball and then in that same movement of balls pot one of yours it's play on.
If I am snookered and I "Don't make a genuine attempt" to get out of the snooker it's loss of frame.
If your ball is covering a pocket and I use my ball to pot it there's no foul, it's just hand over to you.
As someone who grew up learning to play negative as much as I did positive I'm not a fan although I do like the fact the game is now built around attacking play and less negative meaning they move faster but the foundations of 8 ball have really shifted.
by dedja » Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:01 pm
amber_fluid wrote:As long as the pants down rule stays in place
by dedja » Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:47 pm
Lightning McQueen wrote:Booney wrote:wenchbarwer wrote:dedja wrote:Slate?
Yeah, slate top, weighs a frigging tonne! All installed and levelled by the same mob, it hasn't moved since I got the keys from the builder.
Again, memory isn't the best, and the price could have possibly been around $2.5K, but I know he was about $500 cheaper than the mob that were at the Adelaide Show that year.
It's always priceless when I have friends over and they think they're alright at pool, only for my daughter to wipe the floor with them
Pub rules? We're moving from World Rules to International Rules this season and I'm not a fan. In the main there's no more two shots, in fact none, if there is a foul ( and some old fouls are no longer fouls ) it's "Ball in hand", yes, pick the white up and put it anywhere you like but you only get one shot.
If I pot my ball and then in that same movement of balls pot one of yours it's play on.
If I am snookered and I "Don't make a genuine attempt" to get out of the snooker it's loss of frame.
If your ball is covering a pocket and I use my ball to pot it there's no foul, it's just hand over to you.
As someone who grew up learning to play negative as much as I did positive I'm not a fan although I do like the fact the game is now built around attacking play and less negative meaning they move faster but the foundations of 8 ball have really shifted.
That's usually frowned upon when I'm playing 8 ball in a pub.
by Booney » Fri Jan 30, 2026 7:12 am
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