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Honolulu – The billiards game of Honolulu, like many billiards games, is essentially a variation of another billiards game. One pocket billiards scoring is kept by counting the amount of pocketed balls and the first one to eight, or over half of the balls on the table, is declared the winner. This same concept is used in Honolulu, but with Honolulu there is a little bit of a catch as to what is Read more . . .
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Mr. and Mrs. is a billiards game that combines the concepts of other billiards games, rotation and basic pocket billiards. The game is best played between 2 players but can be played with as many as 6 if the situation calls for it. The basic concept is that each ball counts for its number value and the first player to reach over half of the points, 61 in a two player game, wins the game of billiards. A legal shot must contact the ball with the lowest number on the table first to count the pocketed ball. Read more . . .
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The game of poker pocket billiards combines the intrigue and skill of poker with the skill and talent of billiards. Poker pocket billiards is played with one more ball than extra which totals 16 balls in all on the billiards table. Four of these balls are to be labeled with a J for Jack, four are labeled with an A for Ace, four are labeled with a K for King, and four are labeled with a Q for Queen. Two or three players can play the game and the object is simple, make a better poker hand for your self than your opponents. Read more . . .
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Fifteen Ball- The billiards game of fifteen ball is perfect for the beginning billiards aficionado, even though the more experienced player will still have a better chance of winning. Fifteen ball uses an easy scoring system that is as simple as pocketing a ball. This means you get the combined point total of the balls you pocket. So if you pocket the 7 and 9 balls then you get 16 points, but if you don’t pocket any, you don’t get any points and it is your opponents turn to step up. Read more . . .
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Cribbage – The game of cribbage is run on the idea of combining shots to equal a total of 15 points. In other words, no scoring is done unless the shooter pockets consecutive balls that add up to be 15 points in total. This requires the shooters to be very aware of where the balls are and to be very skillful in arranging combination and carom shots to meet the requirements of the 15 point total. As a rule, the balls are racked 1 through 15 with 15 being in the middle and the balls on either corner not being able to add up for 15 points. Read more . . .