- Honolulu (pool)
Honolulu, also known as banks, kisses and combinations, and as indirect, is a Cuegloss|Call shot|call-shot
pocket billiards game in which players must Cuegloss|Pocket|pocket all shots in an indirect fashion to reach a set number of points.cite book
last = Shamos
first = Michael Ian
year =1993
title = The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards
publisher = Lyons & Burford
location =New York, NY
pages = Page 117
id = ISBN 1-55821-219-1] According to theBilliard Congress of America , the governing body forbilliards in the United States, Honolulu presents players with "an unending kaleidoscope of strategic and shot-making challenges."cite book
author= BCA Rules Committee
title = Billiards - The Billiard Congress of America Official Rules and Records Book
edition = 50th anniversary commemorative edition
publisher = Billiard Congress of America
location =Coralville, Iowa
date = 1998
pages = Pages 81-2, 132-3
id = ISBN 1-87849-308-6]Rules
Honolulu is generally played between two players or two teams. The object of the game is to score 8 points by pocketing 8 balls in a legitimate manner. What is and what is not considered "legitimate" is where the game diverges from more common pool game objectives. In Honolulu, "straight-in" shots are absolutely forbidden. Scoring shots are limited to: 1) Cuegloss|Bank shot/bank|banks; 2) Cuegloss|Combination|combinations; 3) Cuegloss|Carom|caroms/Cuegloss|Kiss|kisses; 4) Cuegloss|Kick|kick shots; or 5) some composite thereof.
One additional dictum is that kick shots cannot be made by "short-rail kicks." This means that for a legal kick shot, the
cue ball must be first banked off a Cuegloss|Cushion|cushion unconnected with the target pocket. Just like all call-shot games, under official rules it is never necessary to call every detail of a shot – indeed, not even whether a shot will be a bank, kiss, combination or kick – the only details necessary are to designate the ball and target pocket.Billiard Congress of America (1995–2005). [http://www.bca-pool.com/play/tournaments/rules/rls_gen.shtml General Rules of Pocket Billiards - Rule 3.4] . Retrieved December 21, 2006.] Honolulu also follows the "1985 Vaso Amendment". Under it, a player may elect to Cuegloss|Call|call more than one ball on a single shot, but all balls thus called must be potted in the pocket(s) designated or none count.At the start of honolulu, the balls are racked on a pool table's Cuegloss|Foot spot|foot spot, with a full set of fifteen Cuegloss|Object ball|object balls placed in random order. On the opening Cuegloss|Break shot|break shot, the player must either call a ball out of the rack and an intended pocket, or cause two object balls and the cue ball to strike a rail. The failure to do so is a foul.
As in the more prevalent game of
one-pocket , the penalty for all fouls in Honolulu is the loss of a point, meaning one previously pocketed ball must be returned to the table's surface. Such Cuegloss|Spot (verb)|spotted balls are placed on the table's long string as close as possible to the foot spot, and frozen or as close as possible to frozen to any balls already occupying that space in the direction of the Cuegloss|Foot rail|foot rail. However, if the occupying ball is the cue ball, the spotted ball shall not be frozen to it. If a player has no balls to spot, the penalty is owed, and at the end of the player's next scoring Cuegloss|Inning|inning, the requisite number of balls owed are replaced.References
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