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8 - BALL

Eight-Ball is a call shot game played with a cue ball and 15 object balls, numbered 1 through 15.

One player must pocket balls of the group numbered 1 through 7 (solid colors), while the other

player has 9 through 15 (stripes). The player pocketing either group first, and then legally

pocketing the 8-ball wins the game.

CALL SHOT In Call Shot, obvious balls and pockets do not have to be indicated. It

is the opponent’s right to ask which ball and pocket if he is unsure of the shot. Bank shots and

combination shots are not considered obvious, and care should be taken in calling both the object

ball and the intended pocket. When calling the shot, it is never necessary to indicate details such

as the number of cushions, banks, kisses, caroms, etc. Any balls pocketed on a foul remain pock-

eted, regardless of whether they belong to the shooter or the opponent. The opening break is not

a” called shot.” Any player performing a break shot in 8-Ball may continue to shoot so long as any

object ball is legally pocketed on the break.

RACKING THE BALLS

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 foot spot, a stripe ball in one corner of the rack and a solid ball in

the other corner.

ALTERNATING BREAK

Winner of the lag has the option to break. During individual competition, players will alternate

breaking on each subsequent game.

JUMP AND MASSE SHOT FOUL

While “cue ball fouls only” is the rule of play when a match is not presided over by a referee, a

player should be aware that it will be considered a cue ball foul if during an attempt to jump, curve

or masse the cue ball over or around an impeding numbered ball that is not a legal object ball, the

impeding ball moves (regardless of whether it was moved by a hand, cue stick follow-through or

bridge).

LEGAL BREAK SHOT

(Defined) To execute a legal break, the breaker (with the cue ball behind the head string) must either

(1) pocket a ball, or (2) drive at least four numbered balls to the rail. When the breaker fails to make

a legal break, it is a foul, and the incoming player has the option of (1) accepting the table in position

and shooting, or (2) having the balls re-racked and having the option of shooting the opening break

or allowing the offending player to re-break.