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8-Ball Rack Match
Race to 3 racks with winner-break format.
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9-Ball to 3
Play a race to 3 racks with standard 9-ball order and winner breaks.
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10-Ball Call-Shot Race
Race to 3 racks using 10-ball order. Every non-break pocketed ball must be called.
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Straight Pool 25 Sprint
Play straight pool to 25 points. Called balls count 1 point, and misses pass the table.
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One-Pocket Short Race
Each player owns one foot-corner pocket. First to legally score 4 balls in their pocket wins.
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Bank Pool Five
Only called bank shots score. First player to 5 legal banks wins the rack.
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Cutthroat Three-Way
Each player protects one group of five balls. Last player with any assigned balls on the table wins.
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Scotch Doubles 8-Ball
Partners alternate every shot in an 8-ball rack. The team that legally pockets the 8 wins.
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Partner 9-Ball Relay
Partners alternate innings, not shots, through a 9-ball race to 3 racks.
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Winner-Stays Rack Ladder
Play single-rack 8-ball. Winner stays for one defense, then must rotate out after two straight wins.
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Ring Game Rotation
Shoot in fixed order through a 9-ball rack. A legal 9-ball pocket wins the rack.
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Three-Ball Sprint
Rack any 3 balls and time each player from break to final make. Fastest clean rack wins.
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Break Box Ladder
Break 5 racks each and score 1 point for a made ball plus 1 point for keeping the cue ball in the center box.
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Cue Ball Zone Control
Call a fair cue-ball finish zone before each shot. Pocket the object ball and land in the zone to score.
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Position Route Five
Set 5 object balls in a simple route and score only balls made in order with playable next position.
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Stun Stop Ladder
Shoot stop shots from 3 increasing distances. Score only when the cue ball stops within the agreed hand-span.
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Rail-to-Rail Speed Test
Send the cue ball to a called rail and back toward a target zone. Closest legal speed control wins.
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Pattern Runout Card
Draw 4 to 6 balls from the rack and build a playable runout pattern. Most completed patterns wins.
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Safety Battle
Play a rack where a player scores only by leaving the opponent without a direct shot on the lowest legal ball.
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Kick Escape Race
Set a blocked cue-ball look and score legal rail-first escapes. Most clean hits in 10 attempts wins.
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Bank Shot Ladder
Call and shoot banks from 5 marked positions. Highest made-bank total wins.
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Two-Rail Callout
Call a two-rail path and pocket before shooting. Legal makes score 2 points.
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Lock-Up Leave
Use a legal shot to hide the cue ball behind a blocker. Best confirmed lock-up over 5 turns wins.
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Jump-Free Escape
Escape hooked positions without jumping. Legal rail contact plus a safe leave scores.
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Scratch Tax
A scratch adds 1 penalty point against the shooter. A clean next rack can erase it.
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Dry Break Toll
A dry break adds 1 penalty point against the breaker. A made-ball next break erases it.
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Called Bank Bonus
Call a bank and make it to earn 1 challenge point. Scratch on the attempt adds 1 penalty point against you.
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Safety Lock
Call safety and leave no direct shot to earn 1 challenge point. Sell out a make and it counts against you.
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Cue Ball Zone Call
Call a finish zone. Make the ball and land there to earn 1 challenge point.
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9-Ball Combo Call
Call a legal combo into the 9 to earn 2 challenge points. Miss badly and 1 challenge point goes against you.
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Break-and-Run Bounty
Run the rack from the break to earn 2 challenge points. A scratch on the break counts against you.
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Rail-First Escape
Escape a hook rail-first and leave safe to earn 1 challenge point. Foul and it goes against you.
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Final Ball Nerve
Pocket your final group ball and leave clean shape to earn 1 challenge point.
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Team Save
In doubles, rescue a tough partner leave to earn 1 challenge point for the team.
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Shape Call
Sink a ball and leave the cue ball in the called zone to earn 1 challenge point.
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Two-Rail Shape
Call a two-rail position route and land in the agreed zone to earn 1 challenge point.
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Leave Window
Call the cue-ball leave zone and land there after a made shot to earn 1 challenge point.
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Safety-to-Runout
Play a safe, get ball in hand or a weak leave, and run the next two balls to earn 1 challenge point.
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Scoring mode
Choose scoring mode after you pick a Billiards idea.
Points, Challenge Points, or STUD scoring. Pick the activity first, then choose the scoring layer in the Play Kit.
Points
Use the normal score, bonus points, or group tallies.
Challenge Points
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STUD scoring
STUDSelect this when the group wants STUD scoring for a skill-based round with clear scoring.
Before STUD scoring
Before choosing STUD scoring, make sure everyone understands the format, agrees to the rules, and follows local rules.
- Everyone understands the activity.
- Everyone agrees before the round.
- The result is skill-based, not chance-based.
- The group is adult where required.
- Points, Challenge Points, or STUD scoring is chosen before play.
- Allowed where you are playing.