Nine-ball is a unique form of pool in which players take turns pocketing balls, in order, beginning with the lowest numbered ball on the table and continuing until the last ball has been sunk. Turbonuke uses this premise as the basis of play in its latest game, Blueprint Billiards, a single-player, straightforward billiards game with some very nice features.
The mouse is used for aiming your shots, just aim the cue ball at the lowest numbered ball on the table (a flashing circle will highlight the next ball in play). While aiming, you are given some very helpful guides that show the trajectory, which really serve to make the game a lot more fun. Use the [arrow] keys to change the spin of the ball. This is very important in the strategy of causing the cue ball to rest where you need it for the next ball after taking a shot. If any player fails to sink a ball on their turn, their turn ends. If any player fails to hit the correct ball first before sinking a ball, the opponent player gets to take a free shot by placing the cue ball anywhere. Play continues unil the last ball has been pocketed, and the player who pockets the last ball, wins.
Play against an array of opponents of increasing skill levels as you prove who is master of the cloth. A really nice physics engine along with the guides and the spin capability makes this billiards game a lot of fun!
Maybe its obvious, but I still dont know who wins a match. Is it a person who sink last ball or most balls or something else? Ok, I'm kinda angry , because this should be written in 'help' but there isnt any information...
Oops, I probably should have mentioned that in the review.
The winner is the player who sinks the last ball left on the table. :)
the game played in this billiard simulator is 9-ball, as such the player who sinks the 9-ball is the winner, but u must shoot at the balls in sequence 1-9.
Strictly speaking in 9-ball it is not the player who pockets the "last" ball who wins, it is the player who pockets the "9" ball (with a legal shot) who wins. This can be accomplished on any shot as long as the first ball the cue ball strikes is the next in order on the table.
When I play 9-ball in real life I always go for plants on the 9 so it's rare that there are less than 4 balls remaining once the game is over. Even if the plant is hard, make sure you snooker the opponent.
Fun game!
Always have been bad at pocket billiards of any kind, but with the guides showing trajectory, I had some advantage in this game... to take the guides away at level 5 is simply cruel.
My biggest complaint? It's faster to hit quit, select yes, select play, hit next, and choose your opponent than it is to wait after the last ball is sunk to restart the match. Come on.
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