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How to play Eight-Ball Pool
Start Eight-Ball Pool by looking at the playing area and its controls. Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight. Keep the game area visible while you use its controls. Begin with the local two players mode shown on the page. Check the relevant rule before repeating a move.
Play casual eight-ball with the rules shown here. Called pockets and special tournament break rules are not used.
Build familiarity through play
After a move, check what changed. Decide which rule explains the new state before acting again. Refer to the controls when needed.
The challenge in front of you
Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight. Use the instructions to see which actions move you towards it. Try to explain the aim in your own words.
The steps to play
- Break the rack.
- First legal group pot assigns solids/stripes.
- Hit your group first and pocket a ball or contact a rail.
- Fouls grant ball in hand.
- Play the eight after your group was cleared.
Choosing and moving on screen
Touch to aim/place cue ball; set angle and power; Shoot. Use the control method described here for this activity. Make sure you are interacting with the game rather than the surrounding page.
Try this example
Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses. Apply the same reasoning to the position in your own round. Consider the next action carefully.
Watch out for this
No object-ball contact is a foul. Read the feedback to see why an action did not have the expected result. When a decision goes wrong, compare it with the common mistake described below. Start again only when you intend to leave the current round.
Questions that come up during play
As a new player, what is the goal of Eight-Ball Pool?
For clarity: Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight.
For my first round, how do I control Eight-Ball Pool?
For clarity: Touch to aim/place cue ball; set angle and power; Shoot.
For this browser game, what example helps explain Eight-Ball Pool?
The key detail is this: Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses.
For a quick reminder, what should I watch out for in Eight-Ball Pool?
The key detail is this: No object-ball contact is a foul.
While learning, what format does Eight-Ball Pool offer?
Here is the relevant explanation: Play casual eight-ball with the rules shown here. Called pockets and special tournament break rules are not used.
On this playing page, which play mode does Eight-Ball Pool use?
Keep this in mind: The mode on this page is Local two players. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.
