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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSWHAT IS INTERNET EQUAL OFFENSE?Equal Offense is a game in which a player attempts to pocket the maximum number of balls, up to twenty, in a row without fouling, or missing. One's score is the number of balls pocketed. Internet Equal Offense is a tournament held over the Internet in Equal Offense. The Internet Equal Offense tournaments are sanctioned by the BCA.ARE THERE ANY OFFICIAL RULES TO EQUAL OFFENSE?Yes, the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) maintains current rules for the game Equal Offense. The rules can be found in the BCA rules and records book, or you can access them on-line.
HOW DOES THE GAME START?The fifteen balls are racked in any order with the apex ball on the foot spot. The player gets what is called a "free break". (S)he breaks the rack and starts with cue-ball in hand behind the headstring. All balls that fall on the break are re-spotted on the foot spot.Every inning starts with the "free break".
SO HOW DO YOU SCORE 20 IN EQUAL OFFENSE, WITH ONLY 15 BALLS?Equal Offense is based on 14.1 Continuous, also known as straight pool, and the rule about the fifteenth ball of the rack applies to Equal Offense: when only one ball is left on the table, you rack the other balls leaving the apex ball out. When you pocket the last ball you try at the same time to open up the pack, to make it possible to make the five balls you need to complete the maximum twenty. See 14.1 rules "Rules of Play" for details.
HOW IS EQUAL OFFENSE PLAYED OVER THE INTERNET?Because of the nature of Equal Offense, participating teams need not be at the same location. It is only necessary to compare scores. This is done via a WWW page.Scores are entered from each tournament location. The team with the highest individual scores wins.
HOW ARE SCORES VERIFIED?The are not. At one point video taping each locations matches was an attempt to verify results. This proved to be ineffective. Video conferencing and even local referees have been considered but because of the logistics of setting up this form of verification at each location is prohibitive.Internet Equal Offense will alway be a good-will game and offer no prizes for world tournaments - although, prizes at the team level are encouraged.
HOW OFTEN ARE THERE TOURNAMENTS?Tournaments are held three to four times a year. Typically, once each season. Tournaments are scheduled to coincide with national and local league and tournament season.WHEN IS THE NEXT TOURNAMENT?The next tournament is scheduled for:August 29th at 12:00 pm (noon) - Central Time.Current time in UTC WHAT DOES IT COST TO PLAY?Depending on your area and local internet fee, your cost could be as little as a local phone call. There is no additional cost to the player or teams. However, sanctioning each event with the BCA and maintaining the IEO Webpage and promotions are not free so contributions are welcome.WHAT DO I NEED TO PLAY?In order to participate in Internet Equal Offense tournaments you will need access to the following:
HOW LONG DOES THE TOURNAMENT LAST?Depending on many things, a few hours. 5 minutes per inning times 50 innings on two tables is about 2 hours. Usually it takes a little longer...We have expierenced tournaments taking as long as 4 hours if each player is scoreing high.
HOW DO I FIND PEOPLE IN MY AREA WHO WANT TO PLAY, OR CURRENTLY PLAY?The easiest way is to ask at your school Rec-room, local pool hall, or inquire in the Internet newsgroup rec.sport.billiard.WHO DO I CONTACT WHEN I AM READY TO COMPETE OR GET MORE INFORMATION?When you are ready to play, you only need to fill out the team registration form found on this site. You will be e-mailed a password that you can use to access the IEO Web Interface. |
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