Bumper Pool

Bumper Pool is excellent alternative from a standard size pool table where your event venue does not have the space to accomodate a pool table. Bumper Pool allows two players or four players playing as partners of two to test their stick shooting skills. Bumper Pool has two holes on opposite ends of the table with 2 bumpers surrounding each hole and 8 bumpers arranged near the middle of the table. The game is played with 5 red & 5 white balls and each set of balls has a marked ball. The objective of the game is to sink all your balls into the hole at the opposite end of the table from where you are starting. Prior to starting the game 2 balls from each set is placed on either set of the hole and the marked ball is placed directly in front of the hole. Once the balls are in position both players simultaneoulsy shoot their marked ball attempting to sink the ball in the hole at the other end of the table by banking the ball off the cushion to the shooter's right. After the first shot, players alternate with the player whose initial shot ended up nearest the hole. If by chance that both players sink their first shot, then both players choose another ball to be placed directly in front of the hole and repeat the simultaneous shot. If amazingly all five balls are simultaneously sunk then the game is a tie. Marked balls must be pocketed first before any other balls are sunk or penalties are imposed. A player's turn continues until no ball is pocketed.