Big Game Hunters Pool Table Rules:


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Pool Table Rules for 8 Ball Game:

The object of the game is to pot all of your group of coloured balls and the black ball before your opponent. This game is usually played with 7 red balls, 7 yellow balls, 1 black ball and the white cue ball. The black ball, being the ‘8' ball. To set up the balls for the start of the game use the triangle provided with most pool tables. The black ball is placed in the middle of the third row and positioned on the spot nearest the back cushion. The formation is as follows:-

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YR
RBY
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RYYRY

Foul Shots:

  • Potting the cue ball.

  • Playing the cue ball from outside of the baulk area when obliged to do so.

  • Potting an opponents ball except when it's nominated after your opponent has played a foul shot.

  • Hitting your opponents colour or the 8 ball before hitting your own colour.

  • Failure to make contact with any ball with the cue ball.

  • Failure to have one foot touching the ground whilst playing your shot.

  • Failure to perform a fair break.

  • Failure to perform a fair shot within 60 seconds of the ball coming to rest.

 

How to play 8 ball pool

First decide who will take the first shot by either tossing a coin or by hitting one ball each to see who can get their ball closest to the baulk cushion (this is called The Lag Shot).

The cue ball can be placed anywhere behind the baulk line. This is the line that goes across the pool table. The player who is breaking off shoots the cue ball into the rack of balls ensuring at least four balls hit a cushion. Failure to comply with this, results in a foul and the opponent then re-breaks a re- racked set of balls.

If during the break off a ball is potted then the player at the pool table continues the break. The table remains open ( no colour belongs to a player) until the first ball is pocketed after the break.

If you pocket the cue ball from the break, your opponent places the cue ball anywhere behind the baulk line but, any balls pocketed will remain pocketed. If you pocket the cue ball at any other time the cue ball can be placed anywhere on the pool table by your opponent.

When you are ready to pot the 8 ball you must nominate the pocket you intend to pocket the ball into. If you then pocket the 8 ball into another pocket YOU LOSE.

If the 8 ball jumps off the table in the process of your shot…YOU LOSE.

There are many variations of this game both locally and internationally.

 

Rules For 9 Ball Pool:

The object of the game is to pot the 9 ball. (This game can only be played with a set of pool balls that are numbered) The pool balls are individually numbered from 1 to 9 and also have different colours. If you are using a red/yellow set then the black pool ball is to be used as the 9 ball. To set up the balls for the start of the game you need to put them into a diamond formation. Place the 1 ball on the spot nearest the back cushion. The next row has any two pool balls, these nestle up to the back of the 1 ball. The middle row has three pool balls, with the 9 ball centre of these. The fourth row has any two pool balls and the remaining ball sits at the back to complete the diamond formation.

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How to play 9 ball pool

The game starts with the break off shot. First decide who will take the first shot by either tossing a coin or by hitting one pool ball each to see who can get their ball closest to the Baulk cushion (This is called The Lag Shot).

The cue ball (white) can be placed anywhere behind the baulk line. This is the line that goes across the pool table. The player who is breaking shoots the cue ball into the rack of balls, ensuring he hits the 1 ball first. To be a legal break off at least four pool balls must hit a cushion.

When a player takes a shot he must always hit the lowest numbered ball, which is still on the pool table, with one exception. The second shot of the game, the player at the table can opt to play a ‘push out shot'. The push out shot is very useful if you are in a tight spot or snookered after the break. For this shot only, the player doesn't have to hit any other ball or cushion with the cue ball. They also though, do not get to play another shot in that turn, even if they pot another pool ball. The opponent then chooses whether to play from where the ball sits or asking the other player to play again.

As long as you hit the lowest numbered ball on the pool table first, you can pot any ball on the pool table. A players break continues until he doesn't pot a ball or if the 9 ball is potted, thus winning the game.

You complete a legal shot only, if any pool ball, including the cue ball, hits any cushion on the table. This counts only after the cue ball has made contact with the target ball.

If a ball is potted and the cue ball then goes in off the player loses his go. Then the coloured ball is not re-spotted unless it was the 9 ball. The 9 ball is then placed on or behind the spot nearest the back cushion. The cue ball is then placed anywhere on the pool table by the incoming player.

Whenever a foul is committed the incoming player can place the cue ball anywhere on the table. The incoming player does not get two free shots as in other games. He can adjust the position of the cue ball at any time during this time until contact is made with the cue.

When the 9 ball has been potted set up the balls again to start a new game, with the winner of the previous game breaking off.

 

 

Killer Pool Table Rules:

The object of this game is to be the last player at the table.

If you have a set of numbered balls you try to pot the balls in numerical order. If you only have coloured balls you pot any ball.

Each player has 6 lives. Failure to pot a ball at your turn loses you one life. You are then given the letter K. The game continues in turn until only one player remains.

Set the balls up in any formation within the triangle with the centre ball in the 3 rd row being placed on the black spot nearest the back cushion. The cue ball can be placed anywhere behind the baulk line. Decide the order of play. This is then the order of play for the remainder of the game.

The first player then breaks off. If he fails to pot a ball he loses a life. Player two then plays his shot, if he pots a ball player three takes his shot. If he fails to pot a ball he loses a life………..

When all balls are potted they are re-racked as before and the next player breaks off.

If a player pots the cue ball during his go he loses a life. The next player then places the cue ball anywhere on the table and then takes his turn. Also if the cue ball leaves the table, the player at the table loses a life.

If using numbered balls, the player breaking off has a free break. He then takes his normal shot, but must aim to pot the lowest numbered ball on the table.

Once you have lost 6 lives (i.e. spelt out KILLER) you sit out the remainder of the game.

 

 

Lag Shot Pool Table Rules:

Lag For Break: To determine the order of break, players each shoot a pool ball to the end rail and back to the bottom rail. This shot should be played at the same time, with one player playing from the left side of the pool table and the other player playing from the right side. Whichever player's pool ball comes to rest closest to the bottom rail gets to choose who breaks. The cue ball is allowed to touch and rebound from the bottom rail.

 

 

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