tengu
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Post by tengu on Apr 1, 2016 8:04:35 GMT
The committee is proposing to make some minor changes to the format of this competition for next year. While the 'triangle' rules have proved to be popular with many of the league's players, two common criticisms are that a) scoring is depressingly low, with scores over 2k being a rarity; and b) the better player is still more likely to win a game. To address these shortcomings, the committee is recommending the following two changes to the rules: - When a ball spins out of one or more holes before falling down another, the score for all such holes will be counted. For example, a ball that spins around the 30, then the 20, before falling down the 100 shall count 150; or 250 if it is a red. Note that for a red ball, only the final hole score is doubled. A ball that spins out of a hole without falling down a subsequent hole does not score, even if other balls are successful in scoring.
- When a ball spins round a hole before falling into the same hole, the score for that hole shall be multiplied according to the number of complete revolutions. So a white ball that makes 1, 2, 3... complete revolutions before dropping, would score 2x, 3x, 4x... the nominal score for that hole. A red ball in the same situation would score 3x, 4x, 5x... the nominal score.
The result of these changes, we believe, will be to increase the overall scores, and to favour the weaker players who generally tend to have more 'flukey' shots. We hope that members will give these changes their full support for next season.
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Post by "Silent" on Apr 1, 2016 8:26:12 GMT
Is it 1st April Ric....
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Post by BB Warrior on Apr 1, 2016 8:54:50 GMT
Is it 1st April Ric.... Hopefully.... as I wouldn't want to be the scorer for that format as I am sure I would lose track of the number of revolutions a ball had round the hole, especially if other balls were whipping around other pockets!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 13:26:35 GMT
....especially if other balls were whipping around other pockets! ...as in "pocket billiards": different game altogether.
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Apr 1, 2016 14:53:11 GMT
Is it 1st April Ric.... Hopefully.... as I wouldn't want to be the scorer for that format as I am sure I would lose track of the number of revolutions a ball had round the hole, especially if other balls were whipping around other pockets! perhaps we should play with our eyes closed.... scores would be similar
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