![]() ![]() Blackball is a British variant of "eight-ball".The main difference compared to "eight-ball" is the fact that the balls for a blackball game are of two different colors, without numbers. Blackball: the next move is up to youīlackball uses 15 colored balls and a cue ball. The aim of the game is to get as many points as possible. The balls must be hit in the correct order - alternating red with a color. There 15 red balls are arranged at the beginning of the game in a pyramid, and the other colors are spread out on a table in accordance with the rules of the game. It utilizes 22 balls of different colors, including white, red, yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black. In this game, the play takes place on a larger table but both the balls and the pockets are noticeably smaller. Snooker is another popular form of cue game. An example of a foul is hitting your opponent’s ball first. You should also watch out for fouls, resulting in your losing a turn. Most important, however, is that a player who pockets the black ball before clearing the table of their own balls loses immediately. There are also several different rules regarding this game. Each ball has a number, but in "eight-ball" the order of potting them is optional. Solids are entirely one color, and stripes have a distinctive color band. The balls are divided into so-called "solids" and "stripes". Potting the black ball in general ends the game. “Eight-ball" pool is the standard version of the game, where each player needs to pot seven colored balls, and then a single black ball. ![]() In addition to the standard "eight-ball", though no less popular, are: blackball, nine-ball and snooker. In fact there are many different varieties of the games, which may have different rules, different numbers of colored balls, and even different table sizes. It is often mistakenly equated with its most popular variant, which is the US "eight-ball". Pool is a game that has been known for a very long time. "Ball in hand" foul if after the cue ball contacts a legal object ball and neither the cue ball, nor any other ball strikes a rail or is pocketed.Pool: the most popular varieties of the game Contacting the opponent's ball first results in a "ball in hand" foul. The opponent can place the cue ball anywhere on the table to shoot any of their respective balls, or the 8-Ball - if all of their group balls have been already pocketed.Īfter the groups of object balls have been assigned, the first object ball contacted by the cue ball must be a numbered ball from the shooter's assigned group. Pocketing the cue ball is known as a "scratch" and results in a "ball in hand" foul. The breaker loses the game if both the 8 ball and cue ball are pocketed.The breaker wins the game if the 8 ball is legally pocketed.If the cue ball is pocketed on the break, the opponent can then place the cue ball anywhere behind the head string for their next shot. The first player to legally pocket an object ball after the break is assigned to that particular group (solids or stripes) of balls. Object balls pocketed during the break are not used to assign groups. The table is always open immediately after the break. If this action does not occur, the opponent can choose to either play the table "as-is" or ask for a re-break. The breaker must either pocket a number ball, or drive four different number balls to one or more rails. The head string, also known as "the kitchen" is the area behind the second set of diamonds (or markings) at the head of the table. The cue ball can be placed anywhere behind the head string. The apex ball should be aligned at the foot spot on the table, with the bottom of the break formation aligned parallel with the foot of the table. The rest of the rack should be random, except for the bottom corners of the triangle - one corner ball should be a solid, and the other a stripe. The RackĨ-Ball is located in the center - two rows from the top and two rows from the bottom. The 8-Ball does not belong to either group. The object balls are divided into two separate groups - solids (balls numbered 1 through 7) and stripes (balls numbered 9 through 15). 8-Ball is played with a cue ball and 15 object balls. ![]()
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