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17th December 2007, 09:10 AM #31New Member
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Bitingmidge, sorry I have taken so long to reply but sure you can measure it. As I am just a visitor to this site, I'm not really sure about giving details for contact etc. I also live close to the school so it should work well. I am also on holiday presently and make myself available at most times.
Pughy
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17th December 2007, 09:54 AM #32
No problems Pughy, send me a PM - click on the "bitingmidge" link above my avatar, and there'll be a menu that says, "send a private message to bitingmidge"
The rest is easy.
Thanks,
P
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17th December 2007, 02:36 PM #33
Pughy,
You've sent me a message OK, but you have PM's and emails turned off, so I can't reply. Could you send another PM with either your email address or phone no in it please?
P
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18th December 2007, 12:59 PM #34
Daring to be known as a dumb Yank, I have been looking at this string and reading but not yet have I been able to assertain what Bobs game is. Could someone elaborate for a dumb old lurker
BTW, Congradulations on you breaking through to summer whilst we whine away the hours freezing our tushie off....
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18th December 2007, 01:24 PM #35
Daring to be known as a dumb Yank, I have been looking at this string and reading but not yet have I been able to assertain what Bobs game is. Could someone elaborate for a dumb old lurker
BTW, Congradulations on you breaking through to summer whilst we whine away the hours freezing our tushie off....
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18th December 2007, 01:27 PM #36Retired
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Imagine a board that stands vertically with archways cut into it just a little bigger than the size of the ball. The ball is about 30mm in diam. so the arch is about 35mm wide.
This board stands at the end of a dining (or kitchen) table that is covered by a blanket.
You have a small cue and the object of the game is to drive a ball with the cue through the arches which have numbers above them from the other end of the table.
The one after x number of turns with the highest tally wins.
Hope this makes sense.
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20th December 2007, 10:37 PM #37New Member
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Viewing bobs set
Sorry Bitingmidge but it is a long story I'm sure you'd rather not hear as to what I did with my email contact. i think all is well now so I will send you another private email.
Pughy
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15th January 2008, 10:17 AM #38New Member
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Have you sold your bobs set yet...I am interested in buying one...I am in Brisbane
Tricia
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25th June 2008, 09:09 PM #39New Member
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hi rogersjr,not sure how old your message is I have a photo of a bob set but without the balls not sure how to send photo instructions on back of stand .
lee
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25th June 2008, 11:14 PM #40David
Eat right, exercise, die anyway
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26th June 2008, 09:16 AM #41
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26th June 2008, 09:57 AM #42
This thread should be renamed "the Bob's Balls Saga."
But where are the pics? After nearly three years of posts surely someone can do some pics? Even I am curious now.anne-maria.
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28th June 2008, 09:21 PM #43New Member
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I found this forum while serching the internet for information about the Games of Bobs. I'm 49 years old and I remember as a kid that my grandmother had a snooker type table but the they didn't have any corner pockets. There was a row of pockets at the with numbers above the pockets. I remember trying to play it but I didn't have much success. My Grandmother called it a Bobs Board.
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I live in Broken Hill and in 1996 I purchased an old wood / tin place, it was about 90 years old. When I was fixing up the place, under the house I find an old tea chest and inside was an old broken pool cue and a couple of the pockets with numbers above them. They were in very poor condition. Also inside the box were eight woodn balls. I is a little smaller than the others and painted white. You can tell that they are of some age because of the condition of the white ball.
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Is there anyone that can give me some information about what this game is ??
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28th June 2008, 10:34 PM #44Banned
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29th June 2008, 01:31 PM #45New Member
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I played the game when I was a lad at my grandmothers home in Bankstown, Sydney. I didn't know the rules either. I don't know what happened to the board, but it went missing years and years ago.
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I have lived in Broken Hill 13 years now and my first home here was an old wood/tin place. When I was renovating I came across and old tea chest under the house. Inside were the remains of and old Bobs Board, only a couple of the pockets remained, along with an old broken up cue and eight wooden balls. One is painted white and a touch smaller then the rest.
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They are of some age as the white ball is faded and showing age.
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The rest of the balls are in really good shape. I have kept them for years.
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I was surfing the net and I decided to find information on Bobs on the internet..... I found nothing but you guys here. So, can anyone help in giving me information on the game, it may be possible to build a table.
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Thanks, Ray