8 Ball Pool Game – Rack Set Up
1. The Cue Ball, is white. Shots are taken by striking the cue ball to hit an object ball.
2. The object balls are yellow and red. 7 red and 7 yellow. These balls are sometimes numbered Red (1-7) and yellow (9-15). The eight ball for a player to pot is the black (number 8 )
3. The balls should be set up as the above rack shows. The Cue Ball to start should be positioned on the spot.
- The Pool table cloth will be marked with a “Spot” , this spot is in the position where a straight line diagonally from the centre of the one side pocket to the centre of the corner pocket would intersect with the centre of the other side pocket and the centre of the opposite corner pocket.
- The pool table cloth will also be marked with a “Baulk Line”, this line is drawn from side cushion to side cushion and 1/5 of the way down the table.
4. The aim of game is to be the first player to pot a group of coloured balls plus the black. One than one ball of the same colour can be in the same shot, but the black ball must be potted in a separate shot.
5. The Baulk area is the 1/5 of the table that is sectioned off by the “Baulk Line”. When a cue ball shot is played from the baulk area it must be in the area and not on the line. The cue ball can be played in any direction.
6. On making any shot, if the player accidentally touches the cue ball, this would be deemed a foul and give the opponent a spare ball.
7. At the beginning of the game the table is deemed open and any colour can be player. On breaking should the player pot one of each colour, the player can choose which colour he should play.
8. The players then go on to pot all of their coloured balls, once all have been potted the player should try to pot the black ball. A spare shot (or extra shot given for a foul) is not awarded if the opponent is on the black ball.
9. Some player play that in order for the shot on the black ball to count the player must name the pocket.
Fouls – where a spare ball/extra shot is awarded to the opponent
Should the player
• Cause the cue ball bounce off the table.
• Fail to hit a coloured ball.
• Hit the opponents ball first.
• Hit the black ball before one of his own colour.
• Pot their opponents ball.
• Pot the cue ball.
• Make contact with another ball whilst making his shot.
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