Method of playing billiards

Abstract

A method of playing billiards is provided. The method includes positioning numbered billiard balls in a predetermined pattern on a billiards table and placing a cue ball at any desired location on the billiards table. The cue ball strikes the numbered billiard balls in sequential numerical order. A score determined from the numbered billiard balls sunk in billiards table pockets is then recorded.

1 . A method of playing billiards, comprising:
 a. positioning numbered billiard balls in a predetermined pattern on a billiards table;   b. placing a cue ball at any desired location on the billiards table;   c. urging the cue ball to individually strike the numbered billiard balls in sequential numerical face value order at its position in the predetermined pattern; and   d. recording a score on a scorecard having a grid comprising: a player name column, ten inning score columns, and a total score column, with at least two rows including a column label row and a fillable row; said score determined from the face value of each of the numbered billiard balls sunk in its adjacent billiards table pocket according to the predetermined pattern; wherein the predetermined pattern comprises placing a single billiard ball with a face value of “1” adjacent to a first billiards table pocket, a single billiard ball with a face value of “2” adjacent to a second billiards table pocket diagonally across the billiards table from the first billiards table pocket, a single billiard ball with a face value of “3” adjacent to a third billiards table pocket, a single billiard ball with a face value of “4” adjacent to a fourth billiards table pocket diagonally across the billiards table from the third billiards table pocket, a single billiard ball with a face value of “5” adjacent to a fifth billiards table pocket, and a single billiard ball with a face value of “6” adjacent to a sixth billiards table pocket directly opposite the fifth billiards table pocket, such that the billiard balls with the odd-numbered face values “1” and “3” are each positioned along a first end of the table, the billiard balls with the even-numbered face values “4” and “2” are each positioned along a second end of the table, and the billiard balls with the face values “6” and “5” are each positioned midway along a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side, respectively.   
     
     
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         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined pattern further comprises placement of the numbered billiards balls with face values “7”, “9”, and “8” equidistant longitudinally across the center of the billiards table with the billiard ball with the face value “9” positioned at a center of the billiards table, and wherein a player calls a shot prior to urging the cue ball to strike the numbered billiard balls identified with the face value numbers “7”, “8”, and “9”. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a player's turn ends if the player fails to sink a ball or if the cue ball contacts one of the numbered billiard balls out of sequential numerical order. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein when the player's turn ends, the numbered billiard balls are repositioned in the predetermined pattern for each subsequent player. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein an inning is identified when the player and all subsequent players have completed a turn. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein ten innings are completed. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein each player's score is totaled across the ten innings. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein in the predetermined pattern, the sixth billiards table pocket is positioned between the first billiards table pocket and the fourth billiards table pocket on the first longitudinal side of the billiards table; and
 wherein the fifth billiards table pocket is positioned between the second billiards table pocket and the third billiards table pocket on a second longitudinal side of the billiards table.