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The billiards game of bottle pool requires a lot of skill, some imagination, and an empty shaker bottle or beverage container. The bottle, either a plastic or leather container is more or less an obstacle in the middle of this billiards course, which is meant to be a game of extreme skill.
The cue ball is set up on the far right of the billiards table slightly overbalanced to one side. The bottle is placed in the middle and the only two balls used are the 1 and 2 balls set up against the far wall at opposite ends.
Scoring in the game comprise of points being given for each numbered ball being pocketed and point combinations for more difficult, caromed shots off of the wall.
The opening shooter continues his/her inning until a foul or illegally pocketed ball is performed or 31 total points are scored, which ends the game. The cue ball must come in contact with an object ball before the bottle is contacted or the shot is a foul. If the bottle is disturbed then it is up to the rules set before the game by the players to decide whether to play it in its new position or reset it.
The billiards game of bowlliards has an obvious reference to bowling in the name; however, the game is even more similar. Bowlliards is one of the few billiards games that can be played without a competing shooter or a partner.
Since there is a possibility of a perfect score in bowling, it makes the game ideal for individuals, just like in the game of bowlliards. The ten billiards balls are set in a 1-2-3-4 diamond rack before breaking. However, any balls pocketed from the breaking shot are re-spotted.
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The shooter then gets to continue shooting in a bowling “frame” or inning, until he/she fouls, achieves a score of 10 or illegally pockets a ball. In case the shooter pockets all ten balls in a frame, given only the two attempts per frame that a bowler gets, then he or she is done and moves on to the next bowlliards frame.
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