Pool (the game) Trivia

[cabinetman]

What's the relationship between the solid color balls and the 8 ball?
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[LCHIEN]

solid color balls are 1-7, they're all smaller numbers than the 8 ball which is the middle ball of the 15. 9-15 are striped.
IIRC (I haven't darkened the door of a pool hall lately)
1 yellow
2 blue
3 red
4 purple
5 orange
6 green
7 dark red (carmine?)

[pelligrini]

I think the relationship is kind of strained. The other solid balls treat him like the black sheep of the family.

[gsmittle]

I think the relationship is kind of strained. The other solid balls treat him like the black sheep of the family.

Perhaps a session with Dr. Phil will help…

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[Uncle Cracker]

Originally, all balls were solid. Lows were red, highs were yellow, middle (the 8-ball) was black. When the game went away from the British style, lows became solids, highs became stripes, and the 8-ball remained the solid black.

[cabinetman]

solid color balls are 1-7, they're all smaller numbers than the 8 ball which is the middle ball of the 15. 9-15 are striped.

Your math skills are definitely brilliant, but you're not even close.
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[cabinetman]

You guys need a little help.

Clue #1 What can be the relationship between the solids and the stripes because of the 8 ball.
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[Tom Slick]

1 (yellow) plus 8 = 9 (yellow stripe)
2 (blue) plus 8 = 10 (blue stripe)
3 (red) plus 8 = 11 (red stripe)
pattern continues

am I even close?

[cabinetman]

1 (yellow) plus 8 = 9 (yellow stripe)
2 (blue) plus 8 = 10 (blue stripe)
3 (red) plus 8 = 11 (red stripe)
pattern continues

am i even close?

you got it!!!
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