Texas Ring

An action packed, social pool game, designed for maximum fun, shot making, and creativity

No boredom allowed

15-ball rotation (lowest number must be contacted first, as in 9-ball Texas Express)
BCA rules (fouls, general play, etc)

2 or more players draw balls from a pocket for order of play
Player who won the previous game or drew the lowest ball racks the balls and breaks
1 in front, 2 and 3 on the corners, 15 in the center with the 5 and 10 behind the 15

Push option is available anytime a player comes to the table (first shot only)
1 chip for pocketing the 5, 10 and 15 (not required to call pocket)
3 chips - 15 ball on the break, 15 ball combination or carom (not required to call)
15 ball pocketed is end of game. Winner racks and breaks
2 chips for bank of 2 or more rails (call pocket)
1 chip for jump shot (call pocket, must be partially hooked on lowest ball)
1 chip for kick shot (call pocket)
2 chips for kick bank of 1 or more rails (call pocket)

Foul or scratch is ball in hand anywhere on the table
Pocketing the 5, 10 or 15 on a push is a 1 chip penalty to each player
Moving 2 or more balls with body and/or stroke, offender pays a 1 chip penalty to each player
No chips to be earned on foul
No balls will be spotted, except if the 5, 10, or 15 lands off the table
After the break the player has the option to push (as in 9-ball)

It is kind to tip the chip banker
Banks of 2 or more only require a called pocket. The number of rails is not called or required to be clean as in bank pool
Example: Player intends to bank 3 rails but makes it 5 rails in the called pocket. 2 chips won
If the 15 is pocketed as the last ball and foul occurs, the next player in the order is the winner of the game
Slopped balls count and continues a player's turn
With heads up, only 2 players, safety play is allowed
No purely defensive shots are allowed with 3 or more players, honest effort must be made to pocket a ball
2 way shots are allowed
If a new player joins the ring game, player order is redrawn, with previous game winner as breaker (to prevent strategic timing of entering the game)
If no new players joined in the last 3 games, then at the top of the hour, play out the last game, redraw order (last winner keeps the break)
Rail first does not count as a kick shot, must be a non-adjacent rail
Rules are designed for coin operated tables as well (why there are no spotted balls)

Recommended to have movable nameplate board (ie velco) or marker board to maintain order for ease of play and order shuffling
10 dollar minimum buy in
Players with FargoRates 100 or less than than the highest rated player earn 2 chips by pocketing the 5/10/15 instead of 1. Example: The highest player is 640. 540 and below get a slight advantage
Rationale: 100 point difference is double the skill level in FargoRate. Encourage lower rated player participation by giving them slightly better odds