Customer Reviews

Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book 1998 (50th Anniversary, Commemorative Edition)

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I have learned to play more than just straight 8-ball. This book has the rules for tons of other fun and easy games, including pictures.

The current issue was released in late 1998 and it includes many rules changes from the offered issue. At the right price, it would be useful for those wanting an excellent recent history of the games played.

Every bar, tavern, club and hall with a pool table (in the US) should have a copy of this on-hand. The horrendous inconsistence and outright ridiculousness of most local and house "rules", not to mention individual "rules", has made a sorry mess of recreational American pocket billiards. I can only hope that the REAL games of 8-ball, 9-ball, etc., become better known to amateur players over time, and that the bogus, corrupt, yokel variants of these games finally die off some day.

WOW! I WISH I HAD THIS BOOK ON THANKSGIVING - IT SURE WOULD HAVE SAVED SOME TIME AND EVERYONE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A CHANCE TO PLAY. YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS THAT ONE PERSON THAT SAYS, "YOU CAN'T DO THAT' OR 'POOL HASN'T BEEN PLAYED LIKE THAT IN YEARS", AND THEN -- WELL, I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU

Ignore old reviews about this being out of date -- apparently they keep the old reviews around when they update the book!

My boyfriend wanted a book on the rules of different pool games because him and his buddies had many different rules to play various games. So I bought him this and they got to see who was right and who was wrong. It was the perfect gift for pool players. Very GOOD!

What's the point in selling an outdated copy? I'm looking for the latest version 2000 or 2001. So many rules have changed since 1998 that the copy your selling is almost useless to those of us that are billiard buffs and take the game seriously.

I have never played pool and decided I needed to learn. What better way than to read about it from the experts.

Excellent book. It's amazing how many commonly accepted practices for games such as Eight Ball are wrong according to the official rules. More people need to buy this book!

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