Rotation (billiards)

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Rotation is a discipline of pool billiards in which 15 numbered balls and a cue ball (a white ball) are played on a pool table. The ball with the lowest number must be played, and sunk balls count points according to their number. The first player to reach 61 out of 120 possible points wins.

regulate

In contrast to 8-ball , rotation is not an announcement game, so neither balls to be sunk nor pockets have to be announced. As in 9-Ball , the ball with the lowest number has to be played first; the balls that are then pocketed count. Combinations are permissible and are particularly worthwhile in the early stages of the game, when one of the more valuable balls can be pocketed. Your own recording must be continued as long as object balls are correctly punched.

Build up and break

The balls are set up in a triangle at the beginning, with the “1” in front, the “2” on the left, “3” on the right corner and the “15” in the middle of the triangle. In the opening shot, the "1" must be played and at least four balls run into a fence or one ball must be pocketed.

Correct thrust

For a correct shot, it is sufficient to hit the object ball with the lowest number on the table first and to touch a board after the collision with the game ball or an object ball.

A foul occurs when:

  • the ball is sunk.
  • the cue ball does not touch an object ball.
  • the cue ball hits an object ball first that is not the lowest number on the table.
  • the cue ball hits the object ball first, which has the lowest number on the table, but afterwards no ball touches a board.
  • a ball falls off the table (or remains on the board).
  • a ball is accidentally touched or moved with the cue.
  • the player touches a ball with his body or clothing.

If several fouls are committed in one shot, this is still only counted as one foul. If the cue ball or an object ball lies directly on the edge of the table, there is also a foul. The ball is then considered to have "fallen off the table", as the boards do not belong to the playing area, but merely delimit it. However, if a ball rolls briefly over the board and comes back onto the playing surface, the shot is correct. If a pocket is already so overcrowded that the protruding balls influence the game, e.g. B. prevent the ball from falling into the pocket, is also a foul.

Penalty for fouls

In the case of a foul, in contrast to other pool games, the opponent does not have the ball in hand , but can decide, as in snooker , whether he wants to continue playing himself or lets the fouling player continue. Points are not deducted, balls that are not correctly sunk are placed back on the base according to the relevant rules. If the ball falls from the table, the opponent can place the ball freely in the head field. If the next ball to be played is also in the head field, it is moved to the foot point. In this case, too, the opponent can let the offender continue playing, who then has the ball in hand .

Three consecutive fouls result in an immediate loss of the game.

tactics

In contrast to the 9-ball, there are considerably more balls on the table, and winning the game does not necessarily depend on the sinking of the last ball. Combinations are allowed and can give a player a clear advantage even in the initial phase of the game, where low-value balls are played (the 15 counts as much as the first five balls combined). Since only one ball can be played, but up to 14 other balls are in the way, the recordings are shorter.