Pool and Snooker Live Pro

                                                8-ball rules

8-ball is the quintessential American bar billiards.  A game usually played over copious amounts of light beer and whiskey.  Even if you’ve never spent time in an American pool hall, you’ve probably seen this game in the movies.  

The game is played with 16 balls, 7 ‘solids’, 7 ‘stripes’, one 8-ball and a white cue ball. The balls (except the cue ball) are placed in a triangular shape at one end of the table and the breaking player must strike the cue ball from the other side.  If a player downs any ball during the break, they get to continue their turn.   Players are assigned either ‘stripes’ or ‘solids’ based on the first balls to be downed after the break.  Once sides are assigned, players must sink all their balls followed by the 8-ball in order to win. Before pocketing the 8-ball, the shooting player must declare a pocket, and they can only win by dropping the 8-ball into that specific pocket.  If the 8-ball drops into a different pocket, the shooting player automatically loses.  

Depending on the pool hall or the level of the competition, some forms of 8-ball require players to declare a pocket on every shot.  (Pool Live Pro does not follow this rule variation) The player’s turn continues as long as they down a ball from their set.  If a player ‘scratches’ (accidentally pockets the cue ball) then they lose a turn and their opponent gets to place the cue ball anywhere they want prior to taking their next shot.  If a player scratches while shooting for the winning 8-ball shot, they automatically lose.  Also, if a player prematurely sinks the 8-ball before first downing all of the balls from their set, they automatically lose.  

Win set of snooker gadgets signed by the top snooker players: Neil Robertson and Judd trump!

What you need to do:

1. Read the Official Rules of Contest available below

2. Visit https://www.facebook.com/SnookerLiveProCommunity/ and find the contest post

3. Follow the instructions

"WIN SNOOKER GADGETS" CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

The “Win Snooker Gadgets” is sponsored by Gamedesire Ltd.(“Sponsor”) By participating in the contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and understands that the results of the contest, as determined by Sponsor, are final in all respects.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the promotion will be directed to Sponsor, not Facebook.

ELIGIBILITY The Contest is open to legal residents of their respective countries where not prohibited by law, who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry who have Internet access  prior to the beginning of the Contest Period. Sponsor has the right to verify the eligibility of each entrant. Participant must leave his/her feedback under the contest post on Facebook.

CONTEST PERIOD The Contest begins at June 27th, 2016 5 PM UTC+2 and ends at July 5th, 2016, noon UTC+2 (“Sweepstakes Period”). All entries (submissions) must be received on or before the time stated during that submission period. Sponsor reserves the right to extend or shorten the contest at their sole discretion. HOW TO ENTER You can enter the Contest through the Sponsor Facebook Page, writing your feedback under the contest post. Only single entry is allowed. Using multiple accounts is not allowed.

WINNER SELECTION All eligible entries received during the Submission Period will gathered into a database at the end of the Submission Period. 4 winners will be chosen at random. The winners will be announced on or about July 6th , 2016 at noon UTC+2. Winners will be contacted via private message by the Sponsor and asked for the shipping address.  

PRIZES:

3x Set of snooker gadgets: T-Shirt, and 2 snooker balls with autographs signed by Neil Robertson and Judd Trump.

1x Snooker Live Pro app cue of choice.

ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS Prize is non-transferable. No substitution or cash equivalent of prizes is permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, suspend or amend the Contest, without notice, and for any reason, including, without limitation, if Sponsor determines that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned.

PUBLICITY By participating, each entrant grants Sponsor permission to use his/her name, likeness or comments for publicity purposes without payment of additional consideration, except where prohibited by law.

CONTEST SPONSORS This contest is sponsored by: Gamedesire Ltd. Cobalt House, level 2

Notabile Road, Mriehel BKR 3000, Malta

As you already know, over the past few years Pool Live Pro has undergone some changes. Game development is a constant process. Few days ago we have introduced some new features in the game and received many questions about them so here is some clarification:

*500 Gamechips table- Introduced to let people win more from early on. It is a stepping stone from the lowest stake (250 GC) to the higher one.

*RAKE- Our team works very hard to bring you the best gaming experience. In order to maintain development process (and pay our bills too ;)) a small tax is being taken from each game (5% exactly) This helps us to continue to produce even more awesome games! At the same time we've introduced Daily Bonus to make sure that you can still play a lot for free.

* DAILY BONUS- The new, progressive daily bonus instead of the old system of scratches and half-hour bonus. The prizes will rise each day, and each week they will become bigger and bigger. Once a week a Special Bonus will be available where you can win some other stuff (at the moment - scratches, but who knows what future brings). Once a week you will be able to win a Mega bonus (if you are lucky and stay with us long enough it can be as much as 37 500 GC!

We hope everything is more clear now. We would like to know your opinion so share it with us!

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DpYhM5lNcs)

(via GIPHY)

Win 30 Gold! Can you answer this question?

What was the real name of snooker player known as "Big Bill"?

Carom billiards, which is also referred to as ‘3-cushion billiards’ or ‘French billiards’ is a variant of the game in which players do not pocket balls, but rather receive points for driving the cue ball into the other balls.  In fact, it is even played on a table which has no pockets.  The game is played with only three balls on the table (two white and one red). To earn points,  players must strike the cue ball and make it come into contact with the other two balls on the table. On the break, the two white balls are placed within 6 inches of each other and the red is placed across the table.  The breaking player hits one of the white cue balls. The red ball must be struck first on the break, but in following turns it doesn’t matter which of the two object balls is struck first. After the break, the first player to score points then chooses which white ball will be their cue ball. The other white ball then becomes their opponents cue ball.  So, each white cue ball is both a cue ball and an object ball, depending on which player is shooting.   In the most popular version (3-cushion billiards), points are only earned when a shot hits the first ball, then hits at least 3 cushions before striking the second ball. Therefore, this game requires a lot of skill and good knowledge of geometry.  Such a shot is much more complicated than simply shooting a ball into a pocket, as in most other forms of billiards.  A game of carom billiards is usually played until one player reaches an agreed upon amount of points.  As in other forms of billiards, players rotate turns and get to continue shooting as long as they score points.  If a player fails to score, it is then their opponent’s turn.  Also, it is a foul to shoot the wrong cue ball, and will result in a one point penalty and loss of turn.  

                                     RUSSIAN PYRAMID

How to play Russian pyramid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f9SSLqOmi8

Russian billiards is also known as pyramid or pyramids and often called Russian pyramid or Russian pool. As a cue sport it differs from traditional Western pool, although the main purpose is to pocket billiard balls. It is popular and played in countries of the former Soviet Union. Finland also has its variant and it is called Kaisa.

The official tournament size of the table is 6x12 ft (similar to snooker). There are 16 balls: 15 are white and numbered and 1 red or yellow cue ball. Russian billiards balls are larger and heavier than Western billiard balls (68 mm official tournament size). There is an interesting fact when it comes to the pockets. The corner pockets are only 4-5 mm wider than the diameter of the ball. Central pockets are larger: 14-18 mm wider than the diameter of the ball. Because of this fact game is much harder than pool and requires greater precision.

The object of the game is to score 8 pointsagainst your opponent during the frame. Legally pocketed balls count as one point for the shooter and in the case of the foul 1 point is deducted from the offending player’s score. This can sometimes lead to negative scores.

Depending on the type of Russian billiards played, before performing the shot (except the opening break), the player can choose a cue ball from any balls on the table. (only in Free pyramid) and after that all the balls left can be treated as object balls. If a the ball is pocketed after a legal stroke, the player can continue shooting and can also choose a new cue ball. When a foul is commited, the opponent can perform next stroke himself or to assign it to the offender.

There are 3 most common types of Russian billiards:

Free pyramid (American pyramid): any ball may be used as a cue ball and you can pocket the ball if it first hits another ball. In order to pocket the ball, it has to strike another ball first.

Dynamic pyramid (Petersburg pyramid): only one ball is the cue ball. Players can pocket the cue ball with a carom shot off another ball and then the player that scored chooses a white ball to be taken off the table. The player then places the cue ball on any area of the table, but cannot pocket it until the next shot.

Combined pyramid (Moscow pyramid): only one ball is the cue ball. Players can pocket the cue ball with a carom shot and like in dynamic pyramid, can choose a white ball to be taken off the table. The main difference is that the player then places the cue ball in the baulk area where balls can be only pocketed in the side and far corner pockets.

source: International Pyramid Confederation, Wikipedia