English Pub Pool
by NipponMonkey
English Pub Pool
Tags for English Pub Pool
Description
Play in 8-ball and straight pool (billiards) tournaments against computer players to try to be #1.
Plus, lots of great challenges, time attacks and over 60 trophies to be won!
It has a nice physics engine, so you can get top, back and side spin. You'll need to use spin to complete the 'Snookers' challenge.
All of your stats are saved automatically - from matches won to number of balls potted.
Enjoy!
Oh, and remember 'Z' is your friend! Press it after your shots to speed up the animation
Want to play World 8-ball?
www.kongregate.com/games/NipponMonkey/american-8-ball-pool
Want to play 9-ball?
www.kongregate.com/games/NipponMonkey/american-9-ball-pool
How to Play
Take Shots: Aim with the mouse, then hold the left mouse button down and move it downwards - use the image that appears on the left to judge the power.
Cancel Shot: Reduce the power bar on the left to the minimum.
Z: Speed up (Zips) shot.
Arrows or A, S, D, W: Add cue ball spin.
M: Enables โmove cue ballโ when possible.
Q: Quit game.
K: See keys!
Developer Updates
Play Pub Snooker
Play American 8-ball pool
Play American 9-ball pool
Play Pub Darts 3D
8-ball Rules
The default game rules pretty much follow these rules from the English Pool Association:
http://www.epa.org.uk/rules.php
You can change the 8-ball rules in the game menus โ โSet Rulesโ.
Straight Pool Rules
Basically, each ball potted scores you 1 point. Any ball can be potted at any time โ including the black. If you foul โ miss all balls or go in off โ then youโll lose 1 point. The table will re-rack once there are less than 2 object balls on the table. If the cue ball or remaining object ball are near the triangle, they will be moved on re-rack.
Weโre not playing strict rules, so you donโt have to nominate balls and pockets, as this slows the game down and makes flukes illegal โ whereโs the fun in that?
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Tips
Break: add top spin for a better break.
Ranking: To become Rank #1 youโll have to win some of the tournaments more than once.
Comments
camillo
Apr. 13, 2011
If Bad Eye Bob beats you 12 times in a row, there's only one thing to do: break your cue stick and go to drink the 895th pint...
beeble2003
Jan. 31, 2011
Ha ha, Shakespeare! I may not be able to match your sonnets but I can beat you at pool and we all know that's what really matters.
GEPkid
Jun. 09, 2010
should have an online mode where we play tournaments against other users
NipponMonkey
Apr. 22, 2010
New kong comments system, nice. @ericcantona, several people have asked me to make a snooker game, and I will make one after I finish my new facebook app.
NipponMonkey
Dec. 19, 2010
@EddieOwen, I released Pub Snooker on my websites englishpubpool.co.uk & pubsnooker.com the other day. I'm tweaking it at the moment... You can try it there, I'll add it to my facebook app soon and then release on kong after that. It's similar to this game, but the ai is better. The CPUs can play for position and can play safety shots too. There are new challenges and I made a new type of snooker called 3-Reds Snooker too (like normal snooker but only ever 3 reds on the table, new reds are added randomly).