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Some other discussions at https://hn.algolia.com/?query=elliptical%20pool%20points%3E2....

It'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-that... if you want to test out your intuitive theories about the geometry of this.

I'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.

As 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.

There 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.

I'd like to see them scale this out and get it in more places.

Loop: Pool on an Ellipse