Why take the rule out? It's part of the 8 ball 

official

 world rules.

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Henry you are wrong. The hitting the rail after hitting the object ball does not apply in snooker.

Perhaps you missed the pink slightly

Excellent rule.

say if u have the pink and black left this is what happend to me
i was snookered behind black and was 7 points in front.
i touched the pink off a cushion but then it said no rail :S
i could have won the match if the rules didnt change

the rule is if u come off a rail and hit the ball, the ball you hit has gotta hit a rail.   good rule more skill involved

CHANGE THIS RULE AT 1CE I ORDER U TO jokin... plz change it i beg u!

The new rule is crap. You are snookered and you touch 3 or 4 cushions and then you touch the ball and it is a foul. Thats crap.

yea, why would they do this? flyordie's answer to dumbing down? why would they want to take away some of the skill involved?!

I agree. That already happened to me 2 times.