| SPOT ON POOL RULES SPOT – ON BILLIARD RULES 8-BALLVERSION Both players must lag first. The winner of the lag determines whether to place the 3 SPOT-ON circles on the pool table or break. Who ever places the circles on the table also racks. Make sure that the player that racks the balls racks them in the same manner as a regular 8-ball game. The object of the game is to pocket your object ball while trying to place the cue ball on one of the SPOT-ON circles for points. If the cue ball is touching the edge of the Spot On circle it is considered on it for all games. 1. The 12” inch SPOT-ON circle is worth 1 SPOT-ON POINT. (large circle) 2. The 10” inch SPOT-ON circle is worth 3 SPOT-ON POINTS. (med circle) 3. The 8” inch SPOT-ON circle is worth 5 SPOT-ON POINTS. (small circle) Whenever a player goes up to shoot, the player must attempt to pocket his object ball and land the cue ball on one of the SPOT ON circles for points.If a player pockets his object ball but does not land on one of the SPOT- ON circles, he does not receive any points but he still continues his turn. Players who try to pocket an object ball to set-up for the next shot instead of landing the cue ball on a Spot On circle lose a turn. Remember, the point of SPOT-ON is to help improve cue ball control; you will only be cheating yourself. 9-BALLVERSION Both players must lag first. The winner of the lag determines whether to place the 3 SPOT-ON circles on the pool table or break. Whoever places the circles on the table also racks. Make sure that the player who racks the balls racks them in the same manner as a regular 9-ball game. The object of the game is to pocket your object ball while trying to place the cue ball on one of the SPOT-ON circles for points. 1. The 12” inch SPOT-ON circle is worth 1 SPOT-ON POINT. (large circle) 2. The 10” inch SPOT-ON circle is worth 3 SPOT-ON POINTS. (med circle) 3. The 8” inch SPOT-ON circle is worth 5 SPOT-ON POINTS. (small circle) Whenever a player goes up to shoot, the player must attempt to pocket her object ball and land on one of the SPOT-ON circles for points. If a player pockets her object ball but does not land on one of the SPOT-ON circles, she does not receive any points, but she still continues her turn. Players who try to pocket an object ball to set-up for the next shot instead of trying to land the cue ball on one of the SPOT-ON circles lose a turn. Remember, the point of SPOT-ON is to help improve cue ball control; you will get the most improvement if you try to land the cue ball on a SPOT-ON circle every time. 3-BALLVERSION For two players, both players must lag first. More players can play if a shooting order is somehow determined. The winner of the lag has the choice to place the SPOT-ON circles on the table or break with the cue ball. The 1, 2, and 3 balls are to be placed in a single file line at the foot spot. The object of the game is to place each of the balls on separate circles. In other words, the 1 ball should be in one of the circles while the 2 ball and 3 ball are also on their individual circles. After a player breaks, he or she continues shooting until all the balls are on the SPOT-ON circles. The player with the least amount of shots, after placing all the balls on the individual SPOT-ON circles, wins. If a player accidentally pockets one of the object balls, he places the ball back on the foot spot. If a player happens to scratch, he places the cue ball behind the break line and shoots toward an object ball on the other side of the break line. If all balls are behind the break line, the player must shoot out from behind the break line and cross the line before contacting a ball. The player must attempt to make contact with the object ball. If a player tries to set up a shot by positioning his cue ball without hitting his object ball, he receives a one stroke penalty. If a player was on his third shot, due to the penalty stroke, the player would be on his fifth shot. Copyright 2010 Spot On Billiards |
