Please read the POOL tourney rules!! 

 

 GL & GG IS RECOMMENDED

All games are played on protected rated tables, unless otherwise stated in the rules.

If there is a problem or a no show.. invite the TD to your table for a timer.

Boot Timers are 5 Minutes (Reverse & Flawless are 3 minutes) Table Timers are recommended to be 10 Minutes.   All rules are subject to change by the TD Before the trny starts. So look for specific rules in the TDs spam/mass/on their lg page.

Problem with TD? Get an Admin ASAP. Keep all issues out of lobby. 

                        

 


 

 

2 VS 2 BO3

Player 1 plays Player 1 on other team. 

Player 2 plays Player 2 on the other team. 

If one team wins both games, they advance. 

If both teams win a game, the winning players play a 3rd and deciding match. 

Winning team advances. 

 

4 CORNERS

Rated Table

All balls including your 8 must be potted in the corner pockets only.

If you pot your 8 in a middle pocket it will result in a loss.

 

4 CORNERS TWISTED

Rated Table

Played the same as 4 corners, but you must pot the 8 ball into either the top middle or bottom middle pockets only.

Potting 8 in a corner pocket will result in a loss.  

 

ALPHABET

Rated Table

All games played on rated & protected tables. 

You must sink your balls in this order, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, and Yellow. (Alphabetical order).  

If you sink the wrong ball, give opponent ball in hand. 

If you sink one ball in the right order and another goes in, it is still your turn. 8 ball is still to be sunk last. 8 ball is still to be sunk last. 

 

ANGER MANAGEMENT

Rated Table

Played like regular 8. 

You may trash talk your opponent during the match as long as it is not offensive/abusive. 

Breaking these rules will result in D/Q

 

 ANYTHING GOES

Rated Table

Played like Reg 8 with one exception. Anything Game Desire allows is allowed in this tourney, which includes snookers/safeties and taking BIH(ball in hand).

 

BANKS AND COMBOS

Rated Table

Every ball you make must be made by a bank shot or a combo shot. 

A bank shot is when you bank the ball off an opposite rail of the pocket it is going into or bank the cue ball off an opposite rail of the pocket you are making a ball. A combo is when you use another ball to make a ball. Example: You hit the cue ball into the orange ball and the orange ball hits the blue ball and sinks the blue. If a ball goes in without doing either of these, you must tap and give opponent BIH. The break does not count.

 

BANK A SPECIFIC COLOR BALL

Rated Table

You must bank the color ball the TD specifies. 

If your opponent makes that ball for you or you make that ball on the break then u do not have to bank. Otherwise, you must bank or you lose! Cue banks are not allowed on the color ball you must bank. 

The break does not count. 

 

BANK ONE BALL AND CALL IT

Rated Table

You get to choose which ball you want to bank in this tourney. 

You MUST CALL the ball and pocket before banking for it to count. Example: Red, top right. 

You can change the ball you want to bank if you miss as many times as you want.  

Cue banks do NOT count, unless stated otherwise by TD Before the trny. The break does not count.

 

BANK ROBBERY

Rated Table

No bank shots are allowed at any time including the cue ball being banked into a ball 

Accidental banks do not count as banks and you have to tap and give BIH to opponet if this occurs. 

However, if you make a regular shot and another ball falls in after hitting a rail it is allowed

 

BANK 8 ONLY  

Rated Table

Bank the 8 ball into the pocket. Failure to do so is a loss. 

Short banks do not count (must bank off an opposite rail). 

 

 BANK 8 OR Q

Rated Table

Bank either the 8 ball into the pocket or the cue ball into the 8 (and into the pocket). Failure to do so is a loss. Short banks do not count (must bank off an opposite rail). 

 

BANK 8 IN LAST POCKET

Rated Table

Bank either the 8 ball or the cue ball into the 8 (and into the pocket) into the pocket your last ball went into.  

 

BOTTOMLESS

Rated Table

The break does not count. 

You may only shoot the balls in the top pockets. 

If you pot one in the bottom pockets, tap the cue and give BIH to your opponent.

 

CALL A FRIEND

Rated Table

Played like a regular 8 tourney, until finals. 

The 2 players must choose anyone from the current tourney who was already eliminated to play for them (top bracket chooses first). 

They must report it as a league game as soon as game is over.Call All Shots 

You must call all shots (red - bottom right) in order for them to count 

If you do not call a shot or make it in wrong pocket, you must tap and give BIH to opponent.

 

CALL OPPONENTS 8 BEFORE BREAK

Rated Table

Before the break, each person will call what pocket the other has to make the 8 ball into. 

That is the pocket they must pot the 8 into.

 

CALL YOUR 8 BEFORE BREAK

Rated Table

Before the break, each person will call the pocket they will pot the 8 into. 

That is the pocket they must pot the 8 in.

 

DEFAULT 8

Rated Table

Regular 8 except the 8 ball must be pocketed into the default Yahoo pocket. (Top middle where the arrow is by default).

 

DIRTY POOL/SHADY POCKET

Rated Table

Played like regular 8 but with a twist. 

You must Bank 8/Q into top middle or bottom middle pockets only. 

You cannot attempt the same pocket twice. 

You must alternate between top and bottom pockets.

 

DYNAMITE

Rated Table  

Game is played as regular 8 

You must use full power and full english on every shot. 

Full english is english all the way to whatever side you are choosing. 

 

FEWEST SHOTS POSSIBLE

Training Table

Cue ball must be moved on break. 

Make all balls in the fewest shots possible. 

Win by sinking the most balls in the fewest shots. 

Scratch counts as 2 shots. Ball in hand only after a scratch. 

Opponent should type the number of shots taken after each shot at table. 

 

FIRE AND SMOKE

Rated Table  

Fire is red ball and Smoke is black ball. 

You have to sink the red ball first and the black 8 ball last. 

Break does not count, but if you sink any ball in before the red first or black last then you loose. 

No BIH is allowed unless opponent scratches. 

On a scratch, you may use BIH but ony left of the white line and you must shoot at balls that are on the right side of the line. If there are no balls to the right of the line, you must bank the cue ball before it can touch a ball.

 

FIRST POCKET

Rated Table

Shoot the 8 ball into the pocket your first ball went into (whether you shot it or not). 

Make sure to call your pocket right after your first ball is sunk so there is clarity between you and your opponent.

 

FLAWLESS

Unrated Table

Cancel the game if needed. 

First person to give BIH to opponent loses (by scratching or hitting their ball first). 

The match is played like a regular 8 ball game if a flaw does not occur. 

Breaks do not count. Re-rack if you scratch on the break.

 

 

FORBIDDEN POCKET

Unrated Table

The Object of this game is to clean the table along the Regular 8 rules 

The difference is the TD will announce a pocket at the beginning of the tourney that you are not allowed to shoot at If you do so - on accident or on purpose - You Lose! 

The cue ball scratching in the forbidden pocket does not count as an auto-loss unless of course it's with the 8 ball.

 

FROZEN STICK

Unrated Table

You cannot move the stick. 

Leave it where it sits after each shot.

You can only use English and power. 

If you move the stick, you loose and must cancel the game 

 

FULL ENGLISH

Rated TableYou must use full English on all shots.

English must be set at 12 o clock. At the very top. 

Then you may shoot. 

Failing to have correct English, will result in you giving BIH to your opponent by slightly tapping the cue. 

 

 

INVITER'S CHOICE

Player in the top bracket on tournament standings gets to choose the game format. 

2 MINUTE FLIP - AFTER PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED, IF INVITER HASN'T INVITED AFTER 2 MINUTES, INVITE & CHOICE GOES TO OPPONENT! THIS GOES FOR ALL ROUNDS.

 

KILL A SPECIFIC COLOR BALL

Unrated Table

Sink opponents specified color by any means possible. 

You cannot pot any specified ball until ball type is associated, if so re-rack. 

Sinking the specified color ball in off break is a re-rack 

Pot your own specified ball and its automatic loss.

 

LAST POCKET

Rated Table

Shoot the 8 ball into the pocket your last ball went into (whether you shot it or not). 

Make sure to call your pocket right after your last ball is sunk so there is clarity between you and your opponent.  

If you cannot remember it or agree with your opponent on the correct pocket, the td will give you a random pocket to shoot into.

 

MYSTERY POCKET

Rated Table

1. All games must be played on Rated tables.

2. Played as a Regular 8 game until a player is on the 8-ball. pocket.

 3. When on the 8-ball, a player must ask the TD in the lobby for a pocket to sink the 8-ball into.

This remains his or her pocket the remainder of the game.

4. The pocket will change for each new game played.

 

NERVE RACKER

Training Table

Each player creates a training table and protects it, then invites their opponent. 

You may get ready to break (From behind the line), then say "ready" in the lobby for the TD. 

The TD will then count down... "3...2...1...GO!"  And your off!  

Be the first to shoot all of your balls and type "Done" in the lobby to win. 

You may only drag the cue ball out on a scratch. Otherwise NBIH, moving it during the game is an auto DQ.   

 

NO ENGLISH

Rated Table

Do not use any English for all shots including the break 

If you use it by accident, you must tap and give opponent BIH 

If you use it on the 8 ball, you lose! 

 

 

PICK YOUR POISON

Rated Table 

Played as regular 8, until on the 8 ball.

The player with stripes plays BT8/Q. 

The player with solids play last pocket.  

 

POSTER BED

Rated Table

Play like reg 8 but, the 8 must go into corner pockets only.

If 8 ball goes into a middle pocket you lose.  

 

REGULAR 8

Rated Table

Normal game of pool, as per Cases.  

 

REGULAR SWISS

All in the tourney will play all rounds win or lose until there is one person undefeated. 

The number of rounds played will be determined by how many people are in the tournament and how many rounds it takes to have only one undefeated player. 

If you have to leave or want to be removed before a swiss is over, you must notify the TD to take you out before they advance to the next round. 

This way you will not lose your next round games. 

 

 REVENGE

Rated Table

Played as regular 8 ball game until shooting your 8

Opponent calls where you are to sink 8 each shot.

Opponent may not call same pocket twice in a row.

 

REVERSE

VERY FAST GAME

Unrated Table

1 GAME ONLY 

The FIRST player to pot the 8 ball wins, NO BALLS have to be determined. 

Ball in Hand ALWAYS allowed unless specified NBIH by TD. 

If you SCRATCH when you sink the 8 it is still a WIN. 

You should play this like a normal game to strategically place the balls for a shot on the eight, to WIN the game.

If you sink the 8ball on the break it is a WIN (EITHER PLAYER CAN EXIT TABLE N FORFEIT). 

  

RODEO  

Rated Table

You must pot your balls by rotating the pockets clockwise. 

For example, you pot your first ball in the top right pocket; you must pot your second ball in the bottom right pocket, third ball in bottom middle pocket and so on until you have made all of your balls and the 8 ball in a clockwise pattern. 

Failure to advance to the next pocket clockwise will result in giving BIH to your opponent. 

Play continues until winner pots 8-ball in the correct rotated pocket. 

 

ROTATION

Rated Table

You must pot your balls by rotating the pockets clockwise. 

For example, you pot your first ball in the top right pocket; you must pot your second ball in the bottom right pocket, third ball in bottom middle pocket and so on until you have made all of your balls and the 8 ball in a clockwise pattern. 

Failure to advance to the next pocket clockwise will result in giving BIH to your opponent. 

Play continues until winner pots 8-ball in the correct rotated pocket. 

 

SCRAMBLED EGGS

Training Table

The cue ball can be placed anywhere on the table to start (including to the right of the line) 

No BIH (ball in hand) after your break (first shot) 

Object of the game: To Make all the balls 1 by 1 without ever touching another ball. 

If another ball is touched at anytime during your shot, your turn is over. Count the amount of balls you sunk MINUS the one you made when another ball was touched 

The next player re-sets the table and has their turn. The player that pots the most balls, wins! 

This can be 1, 2 or 3 rounds (determined by TD).

 

SCRATCHLESS

Unrated Table

This is just like regular 8 ball except if you scratch you automatically lose. 

A Scratch is when the cue (white) ball goes into a pocket. 

Break does not count. Re-rack if scratch on a break. 

Cancel the game if a scratch occurs. 

 

SCREW YOUR NEIGHBOR/OPPONENT

Rated Table

Played as regular 8 ball game until shooting on 8 ball. 

Opponent calls the pocket where you have to make the 8.

This remains the designated pocket for the remainder of the game.

 

SPEED POOL

Training Table/TD will host

When given the okay to start, clear your rack as fast as possible. 

Scratches are a 5 second penalty, and the cue must then be shot from the left of the line and towards the right side of the table. 

The faster time of a pairing advances. 

 

TOPLESS  

Rated Table

You may only pocket the balls in the bottom pockets. 

If you pot one in the top pockets, tap the cue and give BIH to your opponent. 

The break does not count. 

 

TIMER

Rated Timed Table

Consult the TD for the correct amount of time. 

 

TOPS AND TAILS

Rated Table

All stripe balls must be potted in the top pockets. 

All solid balls must be potted in the bottom pockets. 

If you are stripes, the 8 goes top also and if you are solids the 8 goes in the bottom also. 

If you pot a ball in the wrong pocket, please tap to your opponent and they get Ball In Hand. 

If you make one in the wrong pocket on the same shot that you pot one in the right pocket, you keep going with your shooting. 

 

TRAFFIC LIGHT

Unrated Table

You must pot the Green, Yellow, and Red balls in that order then pot the 8. The first to do these 4 in order will win. 

If wanted, you may make other balls also. 

If you make one of your balls out of order you lose! 

If an opponent makes one of those balls for you, you can skip it. (example: if opponent makes yellow, you go green, red, black). 

 

TRUE SWISS

There are a set number of rounds and all players play all those rounds win or lose. 

If it is set for five rounds, you play 5 rounds even if there is only person undefeated after 4 rounds. 

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TWISTER

Rated Table

">Play like regular 8 ball. 

When it gets down to the 8 you must try to pot it in the top left corner. 

 If you miss the next shot you pot it in the top middle pocket. 

If you miss then you go clockwise until you pot the ball.

 

V SHAPE

Rated Table

You may only make balls in the Top Left, Bottom Middle and Top Right pockets ( V Shape) 

If a ball goes into a wrong pocket (without one going in the V also), you must tap and give opponet BIH.