BANK POOL
House Rules.

Updated: February 8, 1997.

Contents:

  1. TYPE OF GAME
  2. PLAYERS
  3. EQUIPMENT
  4. THE RACK
  5. OBJECT OF THE GAME
  6. OPENING BREAK
  7. RULES OF PLAY
  8. ILLEGALLY POCKETED BALLS
  9. JUMPED OBJECT BALLS
  10. CUE BALL AFTER: JUMP, SCRATCH, OR FOUL
  11. PENALTIES FOR FOULS
  12. SUCCESSIVE FOUL PENALTIES

Except when clearly contradicted by these additional rules, the General Rules of Pocket Billiards apply.

TYPE OF GAME

Bank Pool is a game where legally pocketed balls must be banked into the pocket (using one or more banks).   Any ball on the table can be selected and the game is call ball-and-pocket.

PLAYERS

Two individuals, or two teams.

EQUIPMENT

Object balls numbered 1-15, plus the cue ball.
(Balls 1-9 if playing a short-rack.)

THE RACK

Standard triangle rack.   Balls can be in any order.

OBJECT OF THE GAME

To be the first player, or team, to legally sink a majority of the rack.

OPENING BREAK

The break shot is "free".   If anything is made on the break it spots and the breaker is still at the table.   If nothing is made the breaker's inning is over.

RULES OF PLAY

All shots, except opening break, are call ball-and-pocket.   A player continues with his inning so long as he makes legal shots.

ILLEGALLY POCKETED BALLS

Are spotted.   If a foul was committed the player must spot an additional ball from those he previously sank, or owe the table a ball (to be spotted immediately after the end of the inning in which he is first able to pay the table).

JUMPED OBJECT BALLS

Are spotted without penalty.

CUE BALL AFTER:
JUMP, SCRATCH, OR FOUL

After the penalty has been paid the cue ball is put in play from:

  1. Jumped (off table) -- is a Scratch.
  2. Scratch -- out of the kitchen (from behind the head string).
  3. Foul -- where it came to rest.

PENALTIES FOR FOULS

The player must pay the table a ball.   In addition to this any balls sunk on the foul stroke must be spotted.

SUCCESSIVE FOUL PENALTIES

If a player has three consecutive fouls he looses the game.


Billy Aardd's Club, NMT, Socorro, NM.