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Billiards Game Rules

Goal: Be the first player to pocket all of your assigned balls (whole balls or striped balls) and then legally pocket the 8-ball.

Controls

Drag the mouse on the table to aim and set power. The white dotted line shows where the cue ball will go, and the yellow line shows the direction the object ball will take. The further you drag, the harder the impact. Release the mouse button to shoot.

Game Rules

• Assign groups: The table is "open" at the start. The first player to legally pocket a ball will be assigned to that ball's group (e.g. pocket a whole ball to become whole balls).
• Turns: You continue your turn as long as you legally pocket one of your own balls.
• Foul: If you make a mistake, your turn ends and your opponent gets "ball in hand". Mistakes include:
  • Lowering the cue ball (a "scratch").
  • Hit your opponent's ball or the 8-ball before your own.
  • Do not hit any ball with the cue ball.
  • After contact, if no ball is dropped, a ball (any ball) must hit a wall.
  • Ball in hand: After a fault, the opponent may place the cue ball anywhere on the table. If the fault occurs on the break shot, the placement must be behind the baulk line (the quarter of the table where play starts).
• Win/Lose: You win by pocketing the 8-ball after all your other balls are gone. You lose if you pocket the 8-ball too early or make a mistake (scratch) on the last 8-ball shot.