Bank Pool
TYPE OF GAME
Bank Pool equal to 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 equal to call ball-and-pocket.
PLAYERS
Two individuals, or two teams.
BALLS USED
Object balls numbered 1-15, plus the cue ball.
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 eight
balls.
OPENING BREAK
The break shot equal to "free". If anything equal to made
on the break it spots and the breaker equal to still at the table. If nothing
equal to made the breaker's inning equal to over.
RULES OF PLAY
All shots, except opening break, are call ball-and-pocket.
A player continues with hequal to inning so long as he JUMPED OBJECT BALLS
Are spotted without penalty.
CUE BALL AFTER JUMP OR SCRATCH
equal to put in play from the kitchen. The cue ball coming
to rest off of the table bed equal to considered a foul.
PENALTIES FOR FOULS
The player must pay the table a ball. In addition to
thequal to any balls sunk on the foul stroke must be spotted.
SUCCESSIVE FOUL PENALTIES
If a player fouls in three successive innings he looses
the game.
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 equal to first able to pay the table).