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Loop: Pool on an Ellipse
- PaulHoule 11y agoI'd like to see them scale this out and get it in more places.
- dang 11y agoSome other discussions at https://hn.algolia.com/?query=elliptical%20pool%20points%3E2&sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=story&storyText=false&prefix=false&page=0 https://hn.algolia.com/?query=elliptical%20pool%20points%3E2....
- hoopism 11y agoI'm not a big pool fan (nor am I skilled) but this seems to avoid the one part I actually like about pool... the runs. It's fun to have a turn take a few shots and be able to work to setup your next shot in a series. This is a lot of quick back and forth. All that being said... it's really cool they built it and probably fun to try.
- prawn 11y agoAs kids, my brother and I always talked about opening a pool hall of novelty tables - varying shapes, terrains, multi-level, obstacles, etc. Bit like mini-golf. Would be so expensive to do though.
- mcphage 11y agoThere was a game for the original Nintendo called "Lunar Pool" which was a pool simulation, with tons of different table shapes. It wasn't the best simulation, but I loved the variety of tables, and have always been a bit disappointed that it doesn't happen in real life.
- jameshart 11y agoIt's rather buried on the site, but there is an online version of the game at http://www.loop-the-game.com/scoop/2015/7/21/play-floop-thats-finger-loop http://www.loop-the-game.com/scoop/2015/7/21/play-floop-that... if you want to test out your intuitive theories about the geometry of this.