Bobs Game

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Historical information

The 'bridge' is placed at one end of the table while the player, using a pool cue, shoots a ball into one of the arches to earn points. Each arch has a number above it that determines the number of points the player gets. Bobs was a popular pastime for any number of players. This game was not only popular in the home, but was a common fete game in the Victorian Era, in the form of Bagatelle. Bobs was a much smaller and simpler version for the home.

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2020.653

Item type

Objects

Themes

People
Social History
Leisure > Games

Material

Wood

Width

730 mm

Height or length

90 mm

Depth

165 mm

Inscriptions and markings

BOBS

Contextual Information

BOBS
The most interesting and fascinating game of the present century.
The spot ball is placed about 3” away from the centre hole.
A ½ circle is drawn about 4 feet from the board from which fire the remaining balls.
Each player must hit the spot ball before he can commence to score. As soon as he has hit it he can commence to fire the remaining balls at any of the holes in the board.
The spot ball must be hit every time a players turn comes around. Should the spot ball go into any of the holes, it counts double the number above that hole. The player who first makes 50 wins the game.
Should he make over that number he has to commence again, or should his first or second ball make the required number, he has to fire the remainder and hit the spot ball with each of the remaining balls to win. The game can be played with a cue or by hand.
Spot Barrel
Any hole in the board can be selected by the players, each player must endeavour to put all the balls into the holes, should a player get all the balls on consecutively, he follows on until he fails to get one in. Then the next player commences. Every time a player puts a ball into the hole selected he must count 1, the first to reach 21 is the winner.
Billiardine
The spot ball is placed as in the ordinary game of Bobs.
Each player then has six shots and must go in off or pot a ball.
Should a ball go in without touching another ball it counts 1 to the opponent.
Should a player have managed to put all the balls into the holes and not have one to fire with he may again spot the ball and fire at it as before. Until all the players have had the same number of turns. If two or more tie they play off for a winner.

Keywords

Games

leisure

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

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Parent records

ROOM 1.17 Early Settlers Lifestyle

Busselton Historical Society

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