Its another idea i came up with. I dont know if it is a game already, but here goes...

Break building (break builders, whatever the name)

Playing on the arcade table for instance...

You both have an attempt to pot from your break (like lag in carom i suppose) and who ever pots gets the chance to build up a break. (f you both pot, you attempt it both again, until one of you misses.)


Player A pots, and player B misses.
If player A misses (on a break of 50 just say), player B then gets the chance to pot from break, and achieve a higher break than player A.

You could score it like carom, the first to 5 frames (obviously the 5 highest breaks) wins. Or, another way.

I hope i've made sense. Any more ideas would be welcome. Im not saying this is the final result, as a few more ideas would improve the idea IMO.

Edited at 10:34 Fri 19/03/10 (GMT)

Great idea Ryan.

Interesting,


Nice Idea, I Likey

Nice idea, reminds me of killer a bit but being much much better as you can achieve a high score as it were. Would improve everyones game in the long run.

Cheers for feedback lads.

I really like the sound of this, the more i read it the better it sounds.

Hope we get lots, lots more feedback lol.

Get this game in!!! I love it!!

Just one question, will the break tally add in arcade, or just a different game?

It would have to be in a different game I imagine.

This is very similar, if not the same but described as a 2 player game, as "straight snooker" which has always recieved good feedback.

Great Idea Ry, games could take a while to finish though.

Seems like a game I've played before. 2 people play, not against each other but with each other and they've just got to build up a break together, not particularly the best game I've ever played but I like the idea

What about first to 3 (best of 5) then? That would make it quicker.

Also, having the choice to play first to 3 or first to 5 (for a longer match) could be an added bonus.

so the idea is to see who gets the highest break each frame from the break off shot?

if thats the case, i cannot see this being implemented.

my reason for this is:

alot of the users are not capable of building high breaks or able hit decent size breaks very regularly. As a result, it will not appeal to a wide range of users.

another issue i can see is, somebody pots from the break and then am snookered on a colour (happens regularly) and misses they score a break of 1

second person pots from break and pots a colour, frame over straight away?

Who wouldn't benefit from playing a game called "break building?"

A newbie playing a 750+ player, would 8/10, not get a chance to attempt a break in arcade. Yet, with this game they only have to pot off break to get a chance to improve their "break building" skills.

Also, there are practice tables for newbies to "pratice their break off shot" and even practice "building a break" from that.

Another idea, you could have stats like these:

Arcade (break building)

Name Highest break from break off (Occurences in brackets)

youngjeezy 90 (3)
dgeneratio 85
etc.

There could possibly be tournaments for it aswell.

Thoughts?

Edited at 23:39 Fri 19/03/10 (GMT)

So the main aim would be to get the highest break you can from the break off shot....?

If it is, then I think loads of people would struggle to get anywhere in this game.

I don't think I really understand it to be honest....

So.....

Player A breaks, and pots, then has to do the highest break they can.
Then Player B breaks, and pots, and has to beat Player A's break.

....and that's the end of the game????

:S

Yerp, sounds a good idea. I LIKE IT!

I don't.

Don't have to play it do you

Suppose so.

Always the picky one, eh James?... If it aint got anything to do with arcade, you aint interested. Why bother reading peoples ideas? I dont get it...

On topic:

It wouldn't really be intended for the likes as yourself anyway. New players would benefit from it most. The "veterans" of the game could just play it or fun. As was said at top of thread, "its just an idea."