How do ratings work in a 8-ball pool game ??
821504
if you win you get points. if you lose you lose points. the more you win by the more points you get. the more you lose by the more points you lose. simple.
762872
Never have run one but played in many (amateur)....only recommendation is that if it gets down to a "hill to hill" match in say 9 ball....I recommend that this last game should be "9 ball last ball in".....if it goes in prior to that it gets "spotted" and the shooter that made it keeps shooting from where ever the cue ball finished...this takes the "snapper" and the "lucky roll" out of the equation on a hill game.......how would you feel coming all the way back and your opponent "snaps" it or gets a 2-9 combination to win it!!!
1172116
if youre in a 12 man league and you,  for instance, have the most homeruns, you would get 12 points in the HR categorie , the second most hr's would get 11 points, and so on,  and the person with the least hr's would have one point. same goes for every category that pertains to youre league. if there were only 5 teams, you'd have 5 pts and it would go down from there. say there is a tie in a category, say between first and second. in  a 12 man league it would be 12+11 divided by 2 which would give each 11.5 pts. a three way tie would be 12+11+10 divided by 3 which would give 11 pts and so on. hope that helps!
657125
You might consider doing it similar to how the NHL does - Award 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie. Or whatever numbers you choose to use. In this way if a team that is 32-0 would have 64 points, but a team that is 31-0-1 would only have 63 points and a team that is 31-1 would only have 62. The only glitch would be a 32-0 team would have 64 points, but a 31-0-2 team would also have 64 points. That's why you may consider a 3 point for a win instead of 2, since it would be rather rare to have that many ties. \n\nIt also depends on the total number of games played for each team. You could also do a winning percentage, where you take the wins and divide it by the total number of games played, where ties do not equal wins.
1015344
Go to http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system.php \n\nIt will explain the point system.
739007
they add each catagory by most to least from 1 to so on then \n\nthey divide by the players catagory to fing the overall\n\nplayer 1     2        44        656      767    3        5\n\nplayer 2    55        677       645    768    4        78\n\nplayer 3       1           44      66        7     9        8    \n\nplayer 3 would be rated 1 \n\nplayer 2 \n\nthan player 1
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Jerry's answer isn't completly accurate. \nFirst of all handicaps are not for bragging, handicaps exist so that you could play anyone in the world no matter how good they might be and potentially beat them. It basically levels the playing feild. Secondly, it isn't just the difference between your handicap and you fellow competitor's, there is actually a system to the whole thing. On the scorecard you will notice that each hole has a handicap rating; the number 1 handicap hole on the course has been determined by a USGA course commitee to be the most difficult, and of course the 18th is the easiest. If I were playing you,and my handicap is a 3, then I would "get" strokes on the 1,2,and 3 handicap holes; I would indicate this on the scorecard with little dots in each corresponding score box. Since you are a 19 handicap, then you would actually get strokes on every hole on the course, and that last stroke would appear on the number 1 handicap hole, in effect giving you 2 strokes on that hole. The reason it is done this way is so you can competivly play either stroke play or match play against anyone. So since you have 2 strokes on the number one handicap hole you could double bogey it and it would still be a net par for you.\nFor a complete breakdown on handicaps in Golf I highly recomend you vist USGA.org and order the official handicapping book... it's really cheap, like a couple of bucks, and it could save you a bet or two out on the course in the long run!
30360
you have a better probability of winning if you buy all the squares!\n\nBut seriously, the pools I have been in, people sign their name BEFORE the numbers are drawn. That is so there is no better square on the sheet- its all in how the numbers are drawn- seems like it would be hard to fill a sheet if the numbers were already written on the sheet. Everyone who bought the first squares would take the 0's, 3's 4's and 7's - a lot of people wont buy squares if they are stuck with numbers like 2 and 8 or 9- because they suck (not as bad now that we have 2 pt conversions though)\n\nstay away from the edges??? hmm, I'll have to remember that. hehe
475530
If everyone gets the same amount then just divide the total prize pool by the number pf paid players, however, if players get different amounts such as first getts more than second, then you would have to set a percentage that that player would get.\n\nSo first you need to decide how many places are getting paid.\n\nThen you need to decide What percent of the toatl prize pool first place gets, then second place, and so on.\n\n**make sure the percents add up to 100% an NOT over.\n\nThen simply take the percent that that place will get of the toatl prize pool.\n(ex: if 1st place gets 30% of the total prize pool, and the prize pool is $100, 30% of 100 is $30.)\n\nHope this helps you out.
963118
I tend to agree that the alternating break format works well for professional players.  For anything below professional, I'm a stickler for winner breaking.  Pool is unique in that, unlike most other sports, after scoring, the player gets to keep scoring.  In most sports, after a basket, or an touchdown, the other side gets the ball.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.
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In a Rotisserie League, fantasy teams are ranked from first to last in each of several statistical categories. Points are then awarded according to the order of finish in each category, and are totalled to determine an overall score and place. \nSo, if you are in a 12-team league, the team with the most home runs will receive 12 points, the team with the second most will receive 11 points, etc. In the case of a tie, each team involved receives an average of the total points due -- i.e., in the above example, if two teams were tied for first in homers, each would receive 11.5 points [(12 + 11) / 2 = 11.5]. \n\nTherefore, the maximum number of points that a team can earn is equal to the number of scoring categories within a league multiplied by the number of teams in the league. Similarly, the lowest number of points that a team can earn is equal to the number of scoring categories multiplied by one, which is the lowest score that can be achieved in any category. \n\nSo, if you were playing in a league with 12 teams and 12 scoring categories, the lowest point total possible is 12 [12 * 1 = 12] and the highest is 144 [12 * 12 = 144]. \n\nRankings within the individual scoring categories (HR, RBI, etc.) are based on the cumulative stats earned by all active players during the season and not on any individual day or game. \n\nTherefore, the overall ranking of your team will rise and fall depending on how it performs relative to the performance of other league members. So, the phenomenon of "losing points" can be explained as your rank falling in one or more of the statistical categories used in your league.
525680
Depends on how many teams, the competition level, and how serious you are.  I'll assume you have 9 teams: 1)  Set up 3 pools with 3 teams in each pool.  2)  Have each team play the other two teams in their pool.  3)  After this, seed each team in a tournament bracket according to their win to loss record.  Make it so the #1 team plays the #9 seed and so on.  Good Luck!
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Pool tables are smaller in size and have bigger pockets. Pool only has red or yellow balls with one black ball - snooker has 15 red, and 1 yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black ball. \nThe cues used are different too: pool cues are heavier, thicker and have bigger tips.\nThe rules are also (obbviously different) - most notably: you are allowed to 'jump' balls in pool when you arent allowed in snooker; pool you get two shots for a foul - while in snooker you get 1 plus penalty points (or the opportunity to make the opponent retake the shot); pool you try and pot the same colour balls before potting the black - whilst in snooker you must pot a red and then a colour and then pot the colours in sequence.
621308
Ask your magic 8-ball. The answers you get are VERY veliable.\n\nTrust me.
361328
It is the official means of comparing how good your golf game is against other players using a uniform standard called "par".  Your score over several rounds is tabulated and compared to the standard.  For each and every stroke you incur above the standard, your handicap goes up one.  For instance, if on a par 72 golf course, your average  score is 81 you would have a  handicap of 9.  This allows you to compete with players of different abilities on a more even basis.  If the 9 handicap player was playing a 5 handicap player, and the final scores over 18 holes was 80 vs. 77.  The player with the score of 80 would have beaten the player with the score of 77.  Even though the 80 was the higher score, that player gets a 4 stroke "handicap", in theory making the two players with different abilities, equal golfers.
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To get your answers, imagine what has to happen.  \n\na) First, you have to pick 1 of the 4 white balls out of the 12 balls there.\n\n2nd, you have to pick 1 of the 3 white balls left out of the 11 balls there.\n\nSo, in order to get a red and then a red, you need to get 4 out of 12 followed by 3 out of 11 or 4/12 times 3/11 or 12/132 = 1/22.\n\nb) First, how many ways can 5 people line up?  5!.  How many ways are correct (assuming they all have different names, only 1).  So, the prob is 1/5! or 1/120.
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Ask the magic 8-ball\n\nhttp://www.indra.com/8ball/