BILLIARDS:
After the break, regardless of whether any balls were pocketed on the break, the table is Open, with
the choice of stripes or solids determined by the next legally pocketed ball.
In the course of play, a player must call each shot in advance, by indicating the ball to be made and
the pocket into which it will be made. It is not necessary to indicate details such as cushions, banks,
caroms, etc. Failure to make the shot as called results in a loss of turn. If the shot is made as called,
then any other balls pocketed remain pocketed. However, if the called shot is not made and any
other balls are pocketed, then the shooter's ball(s) that were pocketed would be spotted and any of
the opponent's balls would remain pocketed.
In order to execute a Legal Shot, the first ball hit must be one of the balls in the shooter's group
(stripes or solids) and the object ball must be pocketed or the cue ball or any object ball must come
into contact with a rail. (Note: It is legal for the shooter to bank the cue ball off a rail before hitting
the object ball.) A player who legally pockets a ball continues play until missing or committing a
Foul. Once a player's ball group (stripes or solids) is pocketed, the player may play the 8 ball. Again,
the player must clearly indicate the intended pocket, even if it appears obvious. A player who legally
pockets all of his ball group and the 8 ball is the winner.
FOULS
1. Failure to execute a legal shot as defined above.
2. A scratch shot (shooting the cue ball into a pocket or off the table)
3. Moving or touching any ball by means other than legal play.
4. Shooting an intentional jump shot over another ball by scooping the cue stick under the cue ball.
A jump shot executed by striking the cue ball above center is legal.
5. Using the 8 ball first in a combination shot when the table is not open.
HOCKEY:
1) This game is designed to be played with two (2) players, one at each end, or with four (4) players,
two at each end of the game table.
2) Play begins when the puck is placed on the playing surface. Players must hit the puck with the
hand-held pushers and attempt to shoot into the opponent’s goal.
3) One point is given when a puck is shot into the opponent’s goal.
4) Winning: the winning goal is accomplished by being the first player to reach a predetermined
score or by being the player to score the most points within a given period.
FOOTBALL TIPS:
Shots which fail to reach the end of the table allow the opponent to "receive possession", that is, to
take his own shot from that point. Players generally alternate shots until one scores a touchdown or
the paper football is knocked completely off of the table. In some variations, a shot which results in
part of the paper football extending over the side of the table results in a "first down", and the
shooter is allowed another shot from that point. Shots which go entirely off of the side of the table
are considered "out of bounds", and the opponent is allowed a shot from the point at which the
paper football went over the edge of the table, or an equivalent spot directly inward from that point.
Shots which go entirely off of the end of the table result in the opponent being allowed to kick a
"field goal", which employs precisely the same method as described above for "extra points" after
touchdowns, except that it scores three points rather than one. In some variations, a shot that goes off
the end of the table is scored an "off," and a player gets to attempt a field goal once their opponent
has accumulated a pre-determined number of "offs," often three.
Games are not of any specific length and are usually played until one participant scores a predetermined
number of points (often 21) and is then recognized as the winner. Games are generally played
quite quickly unless the predetermined number of points required is very high.
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