This is known as ‘potting’ or ‘sinking’ the ball. The table is roughly 9ft by 4.5ft (sometimes 7ft x 4 ft), and the object balls are numbered 1 to 15. Balls 1-7 are solid colors, (sometimes known as spots) and Balls 9 to 15 are striped. The idea is to either sink all the spots, or all the stripes to get to the 8 ball and then to legally sink the 8 ball to win the game. The game starts with a break. Unlike in 9 Ball Pool, any ball can be hit off the break. For a break to be legal, at least 4 balls have to hit the rails of the table and the cue ball must not go into any pocket. If you sink a ball, depending on whether the ball is a ‘spot’ or a ‘stripe’, you must then go for the same kinds of balls and sink them into the pockets too. Once all of your designated balls have been sunk, you may aim to pot the 8-ball and you have to declare which pocket to sink the 8 ball into. In the event that you legitimately sink the 8 ball into the right pocket, you win.
Your adversary will be assigned different sorts of balls. And if at any point you fail to pot the relevant ball, it is the end of your turn and your opponent will be given the chance to aim for their designated balls, so that they can get to the 8 ball themselves. There’s things can’t you do in 8 Ball Pool, isn’t there? You can't contact any of the balls with anything aside from your sign. You cannot sink the cue-ball, accidentally or otherwise. You cannot hit or sink one of your opponents balls before your own. You cannot fail to hit the object ball. You can't hit any of the balls off the table. You can't hit the cue ball twice in one stroke. And you cannot play a push shot. These infractions result in a scratch (or a foul), and your opponent will be awarded the cue ball in his hand.
He would then be able to put the prompt ball anyplace on the table and proceed with his shot. Competitive matches are usually played to the best of 10, 15 or 20 games, and the player who wins 6, 8 or 10 games faster than their opponent - wins. That’s basically the rules of 8 ball pool in a nutshell, but there’s a few things you’ll need to understand before playing or watching a game. For example: Automatic Loss – There are ways in which you can lose the game automatically, almost all of them involving the black 8 ball. These include hitting the black ball off the table, sinking the black ball and the cue ball at the same time, accidentally sinking the blackball before you’ve cleared your designated balls and sinking the black ball in the wrong pocket.
Call shot – In some variations of pool (and in some tournaments) you may be required to declare which ball you’re sinking into which pocket. Preparing the correct ball into some unacceptable pocket brings about a foul. Blackball – Blackball is a British variation of these rules. Instead of having numbered balls, the colours are red, yellow and black. It’s played in almost the same way on a smaller 7ft table, you have to either sink all of the reds or all of the yellows, but the main rule differences are that skill shots are allowed and fouls are awarded with two shots instead of having the ball in hand. 8 Ball Pool is the most common variety of pool worldwide, and once you’ve played or watched a few games, the rules will become clear. Enjoy this game and keeps playing
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