The primary purpose of this game is for one player to pocket the solid balls numbered from 1 to 7 or the striped balls numbered from 9 to 15, and then mark and pocket the 8ball before his opponent. Breaker determined by local rules coin, lag, card draw, etc. One pocket was the main game featured in the 2007 film, turn the river, the story of a female pool hustler who plays highstakes pool. For example, if you tee off the first hole with a titleist pro v1x, then thats what you must play throughout the round. First, the balls are racked in a hexagonal formation.
They can not have the same foot pocket as their pocket. One pocket pool rules rules of one pocket pool compiled by. All games of billiards shall be played with three balls, consisting of a red, yellow and white. The goal is to drive object balls into six pockets located at the cushion boundary. This section is for those who would like to download the official rule book we recommend reading through the simplified guide to bar billiard rules and regulations first the portable document format may be useful once you are familiar with the basic version.
The following rules will be used at the vnea international championships. Billiard rules and regulations billiards for beginners. Starting from the break, he can only pocket the balls in one of the corners, thus requiring some precise maneuvering of the cue ball and accurate shot making. Curved pocket cushions and the large table size makes pocketing balls difficult. Official one pocket rules adopted by 11905 unless clearly contradicted below, general pocket billiards rules of play and etiquette apply to one pocket, and complete general rules are available from the billiard congress of america or the world poolbilliard association wpa. One player must pocket balls of the group numbered 1 through 7 solid colors, while the other player has 9 thru 15 stripes. Each of the two players has their own cue ball, one having the white ball, the other the yellow ball. Forced off the table a ball is forced off the table if it comes to rest other than on the bed of the table or in a pocket, or if it is picked up by the striker, or intentionally moved by.
Rules of french billiards, snooker, and pool or american. If no object ball is pocketed, failure to drive the cue ball or some object ball to a rail after the cue ball contacts the object ball is a foul. Players may play safe to the same rail as many times as they wish, as long as either the cue ball or at least one object ball is driven to a cushion after the cue ball contacts an object ball. One pocket break and run all 15 ball in texas how to. The threecushion billiards is like three ball but hitting three cushions before touching the last ball. World standardized offical rules for 8ball, 9ball, and over 30 other billiard games. In this post we explain the rules as they are written at the world pool billiard association website. Whether its breaking, banking, position play or safety play, we have the instructional pool. If youre new to the game, you must first understand the rules and regulations of this specific pool game. Ten ball rules equipment specificationsroom size recommendations 1. For a called shot to count, the referee must be satisfied. Uk billiards combines the regulations of several different games into one. Shooting without at least one foot on the floor is a foul. As far as what kind of pool ball can be used in play, it really does not matter other than just the cue ball must be the ball to.
Type of game one pocket is a form of pocketbilliards in which the opposing sides each have one of the foot pockets in which to sink their balls. There are two cue balls, a white and a yellow, and one red ball. The shooters group of seven balls one through seven or nine through fifteen must all be off the table before he attempts to pocket the eight ball to win. This book as includes official equipment specifications, illustrated instructional techniques and updated stats on the past and present champions. Official one pocket rules adopted by 11905 unless clearly contradicted below, general pocket billiards rules of play and etiquette apply to one pocket, and complete general rules are available from the billiard congress of america or the world pool billiard association wpa. Nowadays, we see many different forms of the friendly game. But english billiards rules remain one of the most popular to watch and to play. The typical english game is most traditionally played on either a sams or a jelkes table which is 33. One player chooses to play with the white cue ball and the other the spotted white cue ball. Whether its breaking, banking, position play or safety.
The modern rules of billiards games have evolved around the world. The rules of 9 ball pool 9 ball pool is a fantastic game and in this post we will go over some of the rules it has. It might be just available in the us since its not that wellknown outside of us boundaries. The official rules and records book is complete with detailed instructions on how to play everything from basic pocket billiards to cutthroat, together with the rules for tournament games such as nine ball and rotation, and snooker and carom games. A billiard ball is a small, hard ball used in cue sports, such as carom billiards, pool, and snooker. Where there is doubt, locally played rules should always apply. The film ends with a nine ball match, with the main character saying that nine ball seems like a chumpy game for us. Eight ball rules except when clearly contradicted by these additional rules, the general rules of pocket billiards apply. One pocket except when clearly contradicted by these additional rules, the general rules of pocket billiards apply.
General description 8ball is played with a cue ball and normal rack of fifteen 15 object balls. Various particular ball properties such as hardness, friction coefficient and resilience are important to accuracy. The object balls are two groups of seven and the black ball. Every player puts up the predetermined ante amount i. One player must pocket balls of the group numbered 1 to 7 solid colors, while the other player has 9 through 15 stripes. Jun 04, 2010 starting from the break, he can only pocket the balls in one of the corners, thus requiring some precise maneuvering of the cue ball and accurate shot making. Such colors became standard in the later britishoriginating variant, blackball. Kid delicious 9 ball pool hustling lessons billiards 4 lessons on a dvd.
The primary purpose of this game is for one player to pocket the solid balls numbered from 1 to 7 or the striped balls numbered from 9 to 15, and then pocket the 8ball before their opponent. One pocket break and run all 15 ball in texas how to play. We carry the best pool playing books and billiard books written by the masters phil capelle, mike massey, robert byrne, freddy the beard bentivegna and more. The player or team pocketing their group of object balls and legally pocketing the black ball wins the game. Legal break is cue ball to the one ball with four balls to the rail or a. The balls are racked in a triangle at the foot of the table with. The threeball billiards game aims to obtain as many points as possible, employing cannons. Type of game one pocket is a form of pocket billiards in which the opposing sides each have one of the foot pockets in which to sink their balls. A guide to healing the feminine body, mind, and spirit.
The player uses a stick pool cue to strike a cue ball which in turn strikes. Four ball billiards or four ball carom often abbreviated to simply four ball, and sometimes spelled 4 ball or fourball is a carom billiards game, played on a pocketless table with four billiard balls, usually two red and two white, one of the latter with a spot to distinguish it in some sets, one of the white balls is yellow instead of spotted. A threecushion billiard is valid and is a count of one when the cue ball has touched both of the object balls and has made three or more cushion impacts before striking the last object ball. The number, type, diameter, color, and pattern of the balls differ depending upon the specific game being played. The balls in a one pocket rack are placed randomly, similar to straight. In case of a counting stroke, the foul, as above described, nullifies the count. Here in a single, compact handbook are all the rules for the myriad forms of pocket billiards. On each shot the first ball the cue ball contacts must be the lowestnumbered ball on the table, but the balls need not be pocketed in order. Yes, 3 ball is a rare variation of pool that you can play.
The cue ball may not be shot into a rail before the rack. The games of pool billiards are played on a flat table covered with cloth and bounded by rubber cushions. Legal break is cue ball to the one ball with four balls to the rail or a ball pocketed. The balls are racked in a triangle at the foot of the table with the 8ball in the center of the triangle, the first ball of the rack on the footspot, a stripe ball in one corner of the rack and a solid ball in the other corner, as the above illustration shows. The start a doubles game is occasionally played but the game is usually singles. As far as what kind of pool ball can be used in play, it really does not matter other than just the cue ball must be the ball to use to knock out the other balls in the pocket. All usba tournaments will be governed by the following rules. A free ball is a ball, other than the ball on, which the striker nominates as the ball on when snookered after a foul see section 3 rule 12. Any ball s is respotted only if the rules of the specific game require it. The balls used in bar billiards are similar to those used in snooker and billiards, and there are seven white balls and just one red ball.
An additional coin is placed to represent each additional scratch without a scored ball to spot. Black ball black ball is played with 15 colored object balls and the cue ball. Download the rules of the game explanatory notes to 2019 rules update updated november 2019 rules committee the rules committee is chaired by senior referee jan verhaas, who is assisted by brendan moore, paul collier, derek budde, martin clark, colin humphr. The player uses a stick pool cue to strike a cue ball which in turn strikes object balls.
Eightball is a pool billiards played on a billiard table with six pockets, cue sticks, and. When the shooter has the cue ball in hand behind the head string and all the legal object balls. General rules these general rules apply to all pocket billiard games, unless specifically noted to the contrary in the individual game rules. Improve your billiards game by learning from the best with these billiards instructions. The purpose of this game is for one player to pocket the solid balls.
General description eight ball is played with a cue ball and normal rack of 15 object balls. And any rules committee may adopt the one ball rule for its competitions. Pocketing the nine ball and the cue ball with the same stroke is a foul. The rules, as officially codified in the billiard congress of americas rule book, were periodically revised in the years following.
These general rules apply to all pocket billiard games, unless specifically noted. Object of the game eight ball is a call shot game played with a cue ball and fifteen object balls, 1 through 15. Rules and specifications billiards congress of america. The following general rules apply to all the games covered by these rules except when. Eight ball eight ball is played with fifteen numbered object balls and the cue ball. Eight ball is a call shot game played with a cue ball and fifteen object balls, numbered 1 through 15. With the balls in hand behind the head string, one player to the left and one to the right of the head spot, the balls are shot simultaneously to the foot cushion and. Stroke a a stroke is made when the striker strikes the cueball with the tip of the cue, except whilst addressing the cueball known as feathering b a stroke is fair when no infringement of rule is made. For example, if you tee off the first hole with a titleist pro v1x. Trick shots and billiards books 10 improve your billiards game by learning from the best with these billiards instructions. These are the rules that govern how to play snooker and english billiards. These are the official rules of billiards from the billiard congress of america.
The three ball billiards game aims to obtain as many points as possible, employing cannons. One pocket pool rules rules of one pocket pool compiled. Esnuka follows the standard rules without any additional requirements. A threecushion billiard is valid and is a count of one when the cue ball has touched both of the object balls and has made three or more. The one ball condition requires the player to use the exact same brand and type of ball throughout the round.
Nine ball is played with nine object balls numbered one through nine and a cue ball. In addition, the regulations of pool billiards cover. These general rules apply to all pocket billiard games, unless specifically noted to the contrary in the individual game rules. The games vary according to which balls are legal targets and the requirements to win a match. Skittles often looking like mushrooms are also used on the table and can be arranged in varying ways, but the black skittle is always placed in front of the hole that is worth 200 points. Copyright 2012, american poolplayers association, inc. The balls are racked in a triangle at the foot of the table with the 8 ball in the center of the triangle, the first ball of the rack on the footspot, a stripe ball in one corner of the rack and a solid ball in the other corner, as the above illustration shows. If a player fails to pocket a ball on a legal shot, then the players inning is over. Billiards is played with one red ball and two white cue balls, one with a small black spot and one without.
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