Card Sharks Killer Ochos Loco Edition

1. Players, Buy‑In & Cards

• Up to 6 players per round.
• Each player buys one rank (Kings, Queens, Jacks, Aces, Number Cards, or Jokers) for $10; ranks are exclusive and cannot be duplicated.
• Buy‑in grants 1 card = 1 life.
• Players may purchase extra lives at $10 per card in advance only, up to 4 total lives per player.
• All cards/lives must stay visible on or near the table.

2. Setup & Break

• Use a standard 15‑ball rack with the 8‑ball in the center.
• Player order is FIFO as listed on the sign‑up sheet and remains fixed for the round.
• The first listed player breaks from behind the head string.

3. 8‑Ball on Chalk (Ochos Loco Rule)

• After the break stops, the 8‑ball is placed up on a piece of chalk at the break‑stop location and stays there as a hazard.
• If any player, on their turn, knocks the 8‑ball off the chalk for any reason:
  • They are immediately eliminated.
  • They forfeit all remaining cards.
  • The 8‑ball is re‑spotted on the chalk at the original break‑stop location for the next player.

Sudden‑death: touching that 8‑ball off the chalk on your turn ends your game instantly, no matter how many lives you have left.

4. Turn & Legal Shots

• One shot per turn; the table is always open (any ball may be pocketed).
• Pocket any ball → keep all lives, next player shoots.
• Miss (no ball pocketed and no foul) → lose 1 life (1 card).

5. Fouls & Penalties

• Fouls include:
  • Scratch (cue ball pocketed).
  • Cue ball off the table.
  • No legal contact with any object ball.
• On any foul, the shooter loses 1 life total for that turn (miss + foul = just 1 life lost).
• The incoming player gets ball‑in‑hand anywhere on the table.
• If a foul also knocks the 8‑ball off the chalk, the sudden‑death 8‑ball rule applies: the shooter is out and forfeits all cards.

6. Re‑Racking & Continuing Play

• When all object balls are gone and at least two players still have lives:
  • Re‑rack 15 balls with the 8‑ball in the center.
  • The next player in order breaks.
  • After that break, place the 8‑ball back up on chalk at the new break/stop location.

7. Elimination & Winning

• A player reaching 0 lives/cards is eliminated.
• The last player with any card(s) remaining wins the round and the pot/prize.

Pro tip: protect your last life and play shape around the chalked 8‑ball—one reckless shot can flip the entire round.