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How to play Eight-Ball Pool
Take a moment with Eight-Ball Pool before moving to another game. Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight. Look at what changes after your first action. Compare the starting position with the example in the Guide. Look at what changes after your first action.
Play casual eight-ball with the rules shown here. Called pockets and special tournament break rules are not used.
Focus on one rule
Choose one rule to keep in mind for this round. Apply it consistently rather than guessing what another version might allow. Use the example to check your reasoning.
Your goal
Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight. The feedback beside the game helps you follow the round. Try to explain the aim in your own words.
Step by step
- 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.
Controls
Touch to aim/place cue ball; set angle and power; Shoot. A careful first action helps you become familiar with the layout. Avoid pressing the same control repeatedly while a move is being processed.
A useful example
Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses. Apply the same reasoning to the position in your own round. Read the matching step again.
Watch out for this
No object-ball contact is a foul. Compare the situation with the worked example. When a decision goes wrong, compare it with the common mistake described below. Start again only when you intend to leave the current round.
Common questions
While learning, what is the goal of Eight-Ball Pool?
Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight.
On this playing page, how do I control Eight-Ball Pool?
Touch to aim/place cue ball; set angle and power; Shoot.
When I return, what example helps explain Eight-Ball Pool?
Keep this in mind: Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses.
While reading the Guide, what should I watch out for in Eight-Ball Pool?
Keep this in mind: No object-ball contact is a foul.
Before I begin, what format does Eight-Ball Pool offer?
For clarity: Play casual eight-ball with the rules shown here. Called pockets and special tournament break rules are not used.
For this browser game, which play mode does Eight-Ball Pool use?
For clarity: The mode on this page is Local two players. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.