This set of billiard rules is for unique game called flanges billiards.
The flanges billiard rules are not the complete set of rules but merely a compilation of what was found on the Internet. There's not much verifiable history of the game of flanges to take what you read here with a grain of salt. If anyone has any information on flanges or flanges billiard rules, please use the contact form at the bottom of this page.
As mentioned in flanges is a cueless billiard game. Yes, this means that flanges is a game that is played without pool cues. Players move balls around the table with their fingers instead of the cue.
The game of flanges is meant to be played with four players; no more and no less. The main goal of the game of flanges billiards is to pocket as many balls as possible into the corner pocket that is diagonally opposite from where you are standing. Players take turns shooting in a clockwise rotation around the billiard table. Just like General billiards when a player misses their shot the table and that ball are considered open for the next player in the rotation. The incoming player may steal that ball and pocket it in his or her respective opposing corner pocket.
The game of flanges sometimes results in tied scores. According to flanges billiard rules, players can break the tie by lagging, similar to the lag used to decide who will break.
According to flanges billiard rules there is no break shot, however, players lag to determine who will shoot first. After the first game, the winning player is the first player to shoot the next game.
The flanges billiards rules article was posted on 4/9/2008 9:39:00 PM and updated on 4/9/2008 9:39:00 PM. The flanges billiards rules article was edited by Billiards Forum Editor.
The information for the flanges billiards rules article was sourced from Billiards Dictionary (Internet).
The flanges billiards rules are predominently observed in North America.
Flanges Billiards Rules belong to the cueless billiards category of cue sports. Cueless billiards is a newly developing form if billiards where no cue sticks are used to move the balls around the table.
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