The game of “Saratoga” will be played at the Wyoming open for several events. Here are the rules so you can familiarize yourself with the game.
The game “Saratoga” is a hybrid of 8-Ball and 9-Ball with a rotation of solids/stipes. You have either solids or stripes, but you must shoot them in rotational order from lowest number to highest number.
The game is played with 6 solids (1-6), 6 stripes (1-6), and the winning black ball.
• Run solids or stripes IN ORDER, then pocket the black ball to win
• You have to hit lowest ball of your kind first (lowest of either one if open table)
• Legal shots are as we are used to in order “ball-in-hand” leagues
• This is a called pocket game
• Cue ball fouls only
• Rack: either yellow (1) ball in front/black ball in middle
• Opposite balls (one stripe/one solid) on outside of 4th row
• Have to hit the head ball first on the break
• No matter what is made on the break, it is open table. There is a push out option.
• Black ball is not neutral on an open table
• There is no “kitchen” after foul on break, it is ball in hand anywhere
• Black ball on the break is a spot or re-rack
• Third consecutive fouls is NOT a loss
• Legal slop shots are loss of turn, however, opponent has to option to give the shot back.
• When table is open–OK to combo one of the lowest ball into the other kind of balls, then you have established the pocketed ball as your type for the game.
• Legal shot but only thing pocketed is opponents ball, loss of turn, not ball in hand.
• A standard set of pool balls may be used, just play without the 7 and 15.
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