There are many ways to play Golf. Some play with one OB to each player, some play with two OB's to each player, and some even play with each player having his own CB.
The SVB video shows them playing with one OB each, and they both use the same CB. This is the simplest way to play.
The rules can vary a lot also. Here are some we used in FT Lauderdale for many years:
Each player enters the game by banking his ball off the six ball spot on a snooker table, going for the bottom right side hole. From there the holes are numbered 1 thru 6 going clockwise around the table.
All fouls cost one hickey, same foul rules as in one pocket.
If you hit the wrong ball first, that ball gets replaced, and you owe three hickeys.
We played "paint" which means if you can see the paint on your ball, you must hit it or take a hickey. If you can't see paint you are free to lag anywhere on the table free.
Each time your ball is made in the proper hole you proceed to the next hole, shotting your OB off the six ball spot.
Two fouls in a row by a player, you go back a hole.
There may be a few more rules, I can't remember. It is an absolutely great addictive game even played one on one, but a six or seven man game is the bomb.
Lots of defense, lots of kicking. Nothing like a six man game and everyone is going for the six hole at the same time, talk about tension.
If our tournament gets played in Chicago this year, I plan to go. Chris's has a 6x12 snooker table, and I would hope we could get some really good GOLF games going. This is a great game and should be promoted and saved.
I am sure we will play golf in Chicago if we go as there are several of us here who have played it and enjoy it including myself.
We always played each man has their own OB and uses the same CB as everyone else. Some of the rules you mentioned are the same way we played but here are some of the differences or additional info:
We never played paint. If you couldn't see your ball you had to kick at it. As far as hickeys (which is what we also called them), we played by the snooker rules meaning you could kick to a rail and then hit your ball and not have to drive that ball or the CB to a rail after and it was a legal shot.
Your ball spotted up on the 6 ball position for every hole except when you are on the 5 hole. Then your OB spots on the 4 ball position.
If you make an opponent's ball in the hole they are going for, it count for them and you take a hickey. When you foul, your ball comes off the table until your next turn.
I am not 100% sure on this rule but it seems like we played this way. If you foul while moving an opponents ball away form the hole, your opponent has a choice to move it back to where it was or play it where it is. Typically you would have to go mark your ball before the shot takes place if you think it could affect your position. Place your finger on your tongue and then on the table right next to your ball and now you have place of reference.
We never played going back a hole for 2 consecutive fouls. Heck, some guys wold foul 3, 4 times in a row adding to their hickey count is nice.
We played 4, 5 6 handed, good fun. We usually played 10/1 or 20/2, This means it's $20 per man and then each of their hickeys cost $2 each. SO if you had 5 hickeys in a game, you owe $30. Winner of the game collects from all of the other players in the game. The winner of the game gets all the cheese. So it's a good game, if you win 1 out of 6 games you break even (if playing 6 handed).
The worst part about the game, imo, is that the weakest player in the game will usually let the person following him win the game. So, even though you may play perfect, if someone doesn't play a good defensive shot, they cost everyone the game.
One thing we used to do was whoever lets the person out has to pay double. So that way, it provides extra incentive for people to play tight when they guy following them is close to getting out.
I know hendy has played quite a bit of golf so I m not sure what rules they have that are different than the ones we have talked about already, would be curious to know. Also Steve has played it as well.
How have others played the game?