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[Colemanator]

Quite a lot view the Northants section why don't they join :-/

Probably people from all over the world having done a google search for "Tarts" and having been taken into the Kipling thread.
::) ;D

[petetheplumber]

nar they havent googled it. Ive put a cat amongst the pidgeons by trying to get blaytent coaching outlawed in the Wellingborough league. Ive told other players of my quest and that were the only league around here if not the UK left playing with 4 mushrooms. You guys dont seem to agree with it and as weve a meeting comming up i expect other Wellingborough players are lookin on here to see how the game should be played.

[Hammy]

Pete, which pubs in Wellingborough still have tables? I work in Wellingborough so I might pop down and take a look. :)

[Colemanator]

petetheplumber said:

nar they havent googled it. Ive put a cat amongst the pidgeons by trying to get blaytent coaching outlawed in the Wellingborough league. Ive told other players of my quest and that were the only league around here if not the UK left playing with 4 mushrooms. You guys dont seem to agree with it and as weve a meeting comming up i expect other Wellingborough players are lookin on here to see how the game should be played.

If that happens it would put Northants in a very strong position playing and venue wise.

[petetheplumber]

iM TRYIN TO PURSUADE THEM BUT THEIR A FUNNY LOT THESE WELLINGBOROUGH FOLK. The pubs currently in league are ........
The Eagle
The Park Tavern (2 teams)
The ranelagh (2 teams)
The Royal (2 teams)
The Volunteer (2 teams) and shortly The Red Lion at Bozeat
but youve gotta bear in mind there are some funny rules over hear we play with one red six white and four mushrooms remember.

petetheplumber said:

but youve gotta bear in mind there are some funny rules over hear we play with one red six white and four mushrooms remember.

I believe also the scores for the holes at the back of the table are reversed too when compared to how we have it : (Reading across, we have 30,20,10,20,30 and you have 10,20,30,20,10) - also, after the 'bar' has dropped, all scores count double ?

[Hammy]

Which team do you play for Pete? :)

[petetheplumber]

yeah your right about the scores also last ball has to go into the 200 hole some teams remove all mushrooms except the 200 some dont i prefer not to remove them. once the bars down all points are dbl even the red so if its still up at the end its worth 800.

[petetheplumber]

i,m currently playing for the ranelagh it seems like its the only table you can get on as an when . most other tables are either covered up or covered up and "oh no sorry YOU cant play that its for the team " petty and pathectic.

[Hammy]

We must be able to get something sorted here!! It's just such a pity having two forms of the game in the same county when each league has so few teams!! ???

[Colemanator]

massive2 said:

We must be able to get something sorted here!! It's just such a pity having two forms of the game in the same county when each league has so few teams!! ???

It's been tried before Jase, the Wboro league saw themselves as unique and wanted to stay that way at that time and quite right, however, it is still odd that there are two versions of the game here where one game is the most popular country wide and the other is odd, the tables as i remember are the same, i have seen jelkes boards with 4 pins , PF will say the the 4 pin table is narrower, i don't recall that, if they are, then to play the same game in the same league would mean getting rid of those boards, i don't think that will happen.

chimp said:

the Wboro league saw themselves as unique and wanted to stay that way at that time and quite right, however, it is still odd that there are two versions of the game here where one game is the most popular country wide and the other is odd

Consider this:
If in the sporting world Bar Billiards is the Falkland Islands, 4 Pin must be like being a lonely goat on the islands amongst all the sheep ! ;)

[Colemanator]

Well said that man :-/

[petetheplumber]

Ive E-Mailed SAV all the details about W-boro league, contacts, venues ect i even included a copy of our rules for him to look at . Maybe he,l give them a nudge an possibly get us to join forces eh.

[Sparky]

I think it would be great if any sort of real co-operation can happen between the two of you and it could be that the 3 pinners change codes to the 4 pin way ;D ;D but seriously any support from either side would help everyone.

If more 4 pinners joined in with the forum I would support creating a separate section for them to debate what can be done and we could try to help in whatever way they think the best, and of course it would be great to see what goes on in Northants away from those that usually post here ;D ;D ;D

Pete good idea sending the 'stuff' to Sav.
Graham

[Lolly]

Pete, I also work in W'boro and would like to come down one day and meet you lot. Maybe we could set up a 4 pin v 3 pin challenge!

Any excuse for a beer!!

We could develop this.
Get the 4 pin guys to give you a bit of training in their game, and then next time you come on your seven counties tour we can have a North v South 4 pin challenge match alongside the official match (if we can find a pub in Sussex or Surrey with two tables).
I can bring along a set of four mushrooms.

[petetheplumber]

lolly said:

Pete, I also work in W'boro and would like to come down one day and meet you lot. Maybe we could set up a 4 pin v 3 pin challenge!

Any excuse for a beer!!

AN EXCUSE ? BEHAVE ! it,d be a valid reason for a drink. We have matches on tuesday nights (yet another differance eh) we are in middle of the doubles knockouts at moment so the teams are spread throughout the differant venues. Next time we have a full team at home i,l let you guys know the more the merrier. But i,l talk to my team mates an i,m sure we can organise a 4/3 match if ya promise not to thrash us , i,ve seen some of the scores posted an either were really crap, you guys are really good or 4 pins harder. We,l have to organise a match to find out eh.

[Colemanator]

4 Pin is harder, well it is a different game altogether.

[Hammy]

Lolly, do you fancy popping down the Ranelagh one lunchtime? :)

[Lolly]

Too right mate. Could nip down for a quick game during lunchtime.

Pete - Let us know when you are playing at home, and a few of us will try to get over. If your interested, we are playing at home on Monday night next week at the Burton Latimer Cons Club if you want to come along.

[petetheplumber]

massive2 said:

Lolly, do you fancy popping down the Ranelagh one lunchtime? :)

if ya let me know wen ya fancy a nipping down i,l meet ya there 8-)

massive2 said:

Lolly, do you fancy popping down the Ranelagh one lunchtime? :)

Or you could nip in the Crown and Anchor in Wellingborough :

www.wellingboroughonline.co.uk/pubguide/crown_and_anchor.html

Careful if you order the garlic mushrooms off the menu, though, they might taste a bit woody. ;) ;D

[Hammy]

Pete

Can you make 12 o'clock Thursday lunchtime? Lolly and myself will pop down.

Cheers

Jase

[Sparky]

Sounds like a dating agency so maybe we should start charging ;D ;D ;D

[Colemanator]

I didn't think anybody worked in wellingboro :-X

[Lolly]

No, I think you'll find thats Thrapston Ian. ;)

[Herr von Puebik]

massive2 said:

Lolly, do you fancy popping down the Ranelagh one lunchtime? :)

Do bears poo in the woods ::)

[petetheplumber]

massive2 said:

Pete

Can you make 12 o'clock Thursday lunchtime? Lolly and myself will pop down.

Cheers

Jase

why not i,l see ya down there. Its traditional for plumbers to be late it makes the custermers more gratefull to see ya. Ha ha ;D