Next Ball Billiards Rules
Here are the Next Ball Billiards Rules. Next Ball Billiards is a variant of 8 ball pool so anything not specified in the rules below should follow 8 ball rules.
- In Next Ball Billiards, you must call every shot, but you also call a "next ball". If you pocket your initial called ball, then the "next ball" (the 2nd ball you called) must be hit first (but not necessarily pocketed) on your next shot.
- If you're an incoming player, you don't have a "next ball" you must hit on the first shot.
- If you miss your "next ball" your inning ends and you pull and spot a ball.
- If you are shooting at the 8-ball, your "next ball" is the quadrant of the pool table that the cue ball ends up in. If you sink the 8 as called but the cue ball ends up in another quadrant, the 8 is spotted on the head spot.
Next Ball Billiards Rules
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Next Ball Billiards Rules History
A guy I sometimes play pool with in California came up with an 8-ball variant called **"Next Ball" Billiards**. It is a little hard to explain but it's a fun game to play.
The official Next Ball Billiards Rules are predominently observed in California, USA.
How to Play Next Ball Billiards
- Title: Next Ball Billiards Rules
- Author: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)
- Published: 3/19/2008 7:45:17 PM
- Source: Submitted by a Billiards Forum Member
Next Ball Billiards Rules
The Next Ball Billiards Rules article belongs to the Pocket Billiards Rules category. Pocket billiards is a class of cue sport game commonly referred to as pool.
Next Ball Billiards Rules Comments
treehumper from Toronto, ON on 3/20/2008 10:47:53 AMI've thought about playing that way to help force me to really plan out my shots. I'll have to try that with my pool buddy.
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