pool/billiards
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Pool is a classic cue sport played on a rectangular table with six pockets, typically with 16 balls: one cue ball and 15 object balls. The game is played by using a cue stick to strike the cue ball, aiming to pocket the object balls into one of the six pockets on the table. At Mexicairns, we pride ourselves on offering top-notch pool tables to guarantee a seamless playing experience.
House rules
THE GAME
Team formation
You can play pool in singles or doubles
Turns and frames
Each player takes turns trying to get all of their balls into a pocket. There are a two different types of balls, solids and stripes. The first player to sink a ball is assinged that type for the remainder of the game with the opponent trying to sink the other type.
THE RULES
Placing the rack
The balls are arranged in a triangle, with the point pointing toward the back of the table. There will be a white dot where you know to put the rack.
Breaking the rack
- Before the game begins, players must use the cue ball (white ball) to break the racked balls.
- The cue ball should be placed behind the head string, which is a line across the table, near the headrail.
- The cue ball must make contact with the racked balls, dispersing them across the table.
- If no balls are potted on the first break, both players take turns to pot until a ball is potted.
Ball selection
- Players must choose either solids or stripes (or low balls and high balls, respectively) based on the first ball they pocket.
- In Eight-Ball, players must pocket all of their designated balls (stripes or solids) and then legally pocket the eight ball (black ball) to win.
Legal shots
- Players must always strike the cue ball first and then aim to pocket one of their designated balls or the eight.
- If a player fails to legally pocket a ball or commits a foul, their opponent receives the ball in hand, allowing them to place the cue ball anywhere on the table.
- If you pocket a ball legally (without fouling), you continue your turn, regardless of whether you pocketed a ball of your own or your opponent’s. Your turn continues until you fail to pocket a ball legally or commit a foul.
Fouls
- Common fouls include pocketing the cue ball, failing to hit any balls, or striking the wrong balls first.
- If a player commits a foul, their opponent receives 9 seconds shot.
WINNING
ENDING
The game is won by legally pocketing all of one's designated balls and then legally pocketing the eight ball.
Losing
If a player pockets the eight ball prematurely or commits a foul while attempting to pocket it, they lose the game.