Potting the eight-ball when a ball or balls of the player's own group are still on the table. (Except on the Break) Including potting the last group ball and eight-ball in the same shot. The rules of pool are some of the most contested of any sport, with slightly differing variations being played in different countries, cities, areas, and even establishments. However, the World Pool Billiard Association (WPA) have produced a standardized set of rules for both amateur and professionals by which to abide.

In the absence of any competition/tournament rules to the contrary, a coin will be tossed to determine which player will break. If a series of frames is to be played, (a match), the break of each subsequent frame will alternate. Controversially, there is also a case for a failed Skill shot to be called a foul. When a player pots their ball but fails to deliver their intent by potting the nominated ball also.Whilst this would undoubtedly add a layer of risk to playing a Skill shot, it would also lead players to focus on perfecting the art of the skill shot.The skillshot at present carries no risk and in some instances rewards mistakes.The above proposal would reward nothing except for the perfect execution of an artistic shot.🎨 ii) A Referee, if asked by a player, may divulge certain information pertaining to the frame in question under the guidelines of the Past, Present and Future rule. A Referee may divulge information relating to any Past event, or Present situation in the frame, (eg. "Who’s Turn is it" - Present, "Was that a Foul" - Past, Which colour am I on - Present) However, "If I play this shot will it be a Foul"is a question regarding the Future and the Referee should advise the player that the Referee cannot answer this type of question. If a player commits a foul, the opposition player is entitled to place the cue ball anywhere on the table. There are numerous fouls in pool, some of the most common being:

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A player cannot be Snookered by a ball of the players own Colour. That is, if one of the players own coloured group is an obstructing ball, it will be ignored for the purposes of determining a Snooker. Failure to call a group after potting a ball, whilst the table is 'open', if the group was not obvious. ii). If none of the touching Object Balls are of the players coloured group, the player must play away from all the touching balls and then meet all the requirements of a Legal Shot. Table: The table used in pool is approximately 9 feet by 4.5 feet although games can often be played on differing sized tables. Official rules of the games of snooker and English billiards" (PDF). WPBSA.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. November 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2019 . Retrieved June 23, 2020.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br Shamos, Michael Ian (1993). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards. New York: Lyons & Burford. ISBN 1558212191. Touching the table when not in control of the frame (see Definitions (9) Player in Control). Exception - When a player’s turn is finished that player has a maximum of 10 seconds to move away from the table. (See (11)below). ii) Once nominated, a ball is deemed to become one of the players Colour for the first shot of the first visit. The player may then play any of the player’s own Colour, or the nominated ball. If any of the players Colour and/or the nominated ball are potted, the player continues with the first visit. If there is no space available on this line, place the eight-ball as near as possible to its spot in a direct line between the spot and the bottom cushion.If the first 30 seconds elapses before a shot is played, the Referee will call Thirty Seconds as a warning to the player. This call must be made the instant the thirty seconds has expired. A Referee should not postpone the call because it appears that the player is about to play a shot.

Philp, Robert Kemp, ed. (1884). "2595. Troco or Lawn Billiards". Enquire Within upon Everything (69thed.). London: Houlston and Sons. p. 365 . Retrieved March 8, 2019– via Internet Archive. If the groups have been decided and touching ball(s) has been confirmed, the player must perform all the requirements of a 'legal shot'. b) Playing away from a touching Object Ball of the opponent’s Colour. The Player must play away from the touching ball and then meet all the requirements of a Legal Shot. b) Playing away from a touching Eight Ball. The player must play away from the touching Eight Ball and then meet all the requirements of a Legal Shot. An object ball is re-spotted with its centre point on the eight-ball spot or as near as possible to that spot in a direct line between the spot and the centre point of the top cushion.Ball On - At any time during a frame, a "Ball On" is any Object Ball that the player may play without incurring a penalty. i) If any of the touching Object Balls are of the players Colour, the player will be deemed to have played away if the player plays away from any one of the touching balls of the players Colour. That is, the player may play into any of the other touching balls. The player needs then to only pot a ball or cause any ball to strike a cushion to fulfil the requirements of a Legal Shot.

The table is open, meaning that the first player to sink a ball without scratching chooses that ball type (stripes or solids) as his or her objective for the game. A widespread term in US parlance describing missing a relatively easy shot—often in the face of pressure. Can be used in many forms: "I dogged the shot"; "I hope he dogs it"; "I'm such a dog." [6] [40] See also choke, one-stroke. 2. Same as slop shot (chiefly Southern US, colloquial). dots In chiefly UK parlance, the non-striped ball group of a fifteen ball set that are numbered 1 through 7 and have a solid colour scheme. Compare solids, reds, low, small, little, spots, unders; contrast stripes. double Same as bank shot (chiefly British). double century Also double-century break. c)(i) If the Cue Ball is potted on a Fair Break it is a Non-Standard Foul that is penalised by the turn passing to the opponent. A player that predominantly plays in bars/ pubs, or is in a bar-based pool league. Often used pejoratively by pool hall players to refer to a perceived lesser skill level of such players. See also bar pool, bar table. bar pool Place the point of the triangle three-quarters down the length of the table, at the "foot spot": the dot on the tabletop that corresponds to the head spot. If the "head string" marks the 1/4 point from the head of the table to the foot, then the "foot string" is an imaginary line that marks the distance 3/4 of the way from the head to the foot. The "food spot" is located at the exact midpoint of the foot string line. [3] X Research sourcePool is a popular game that is played all over the world by millions of people. However, there are many different varieties of the game, all with distinctly different rules and regulations. By far, the most popular forms of the game are the ones that originated in the USA, known as ‘eight-ball’ and ‘nine-ball’ pool.