Pool, 9 ball

Pool is one of my all time favourite games, and you can read my review of 8 ball pool by searching for 'pool, 8 ball'. I played it for years with no real knowledge of 9 ball pool, so imagine my surprise when I walked into a Megabowl one day and saw the weirdest pool table I had even seen. 8 ball (British) pool is played on a 6ft by 3ft table, whereas 9 ball (American) is played on a 9 ft by 4ft table. The tables themselves are the same in other ways: slate beds, rubber cushions, 6 pockets. The aim of the game is slightly different, in that you have balls numbered from 1-9 and the aim is to pot them in numerical order. You can also play where one of you goes ...  Read the complete review

Nine ball pool is not just for the fellas, it's a great unisex game, more pubs have tables in and its an easyish game to play once you understand the rules. You dont need to be a hotshot, once you learn the table you can use the cushion to get the ball in due to the size of the pockets. Don't get me wrong it's not simple, but it's great fun and very addictive. And it's great when you beat the men in your local! ...  Read the complete review

Nine Ball Pool [Background: Nine Ball Pool is the prefered form of the game in North America, although this variation is now beginning to take off on this side of the Atlantic. Its growing popularity is thanks primarily to the film 'The Colour Of Money, but more recently snooker players such as Jimmy White and Steve Davis have begun to take on the Americans and South-East Asians at their own game]. Anyone who has ever played pool is more likely to have played what is commonly referred to as 'eight ball pool'. That is not to say that there are only eight balls on the table, merely that the numbered balls, consisting of seven ...  Read the complete review