three ball

Three-ball (or "3-ball", colloquially) is a pocket billiards folk game played with three standard pool and a . The goal is to the three object balls in as few shots as possible Theoretically, any number of players can participate, in rotation, but more than five can become unwieldy. The game involves a somewhat more significant amount of luck than either nine-ball or eight-ball, because of the disproportionate value of pocketing balls on the shot. In some areas and subcultures, such as the Asian-American youth-dominated pool hall scene of San Francisco, California, three-ball is a popular local tournament game, and is also frequently gambled upon (typically for a one- to five-dollar (or equivalent) ante per round.)
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