A Player Missing the Opponent's Ball

The long-rail side of a corner pocket. Also pro side of the pocket; sometimes "of the pocket" is left off the phrase. For example, it can be agreed that one player needs his eight balls normally to win, but the other only needs six (8-6) or the better player even needs to pocket more balls (e.g. 10-6). If more than the 15 available balls are needed to reach the draw goals, the player with the higher goal must re-set pocketed balls at the end of his shot until the goal is reachable for both players. For example, it may be required to drive three balls above the head string or pocket them. Uses a set of yellow and red balls. In UK eight-ball this would normally give the opponent the option of one of two plays: (1) ball-in-hand with two shots; (2) being allowed to contact, or even pot, a ball other than one from their set from the snookered position (although the black may not be potted), with the loss of the first shot.

It is played with white ball, a blue ball, a yellow ball and a red ball which serves as the cue ball for both players. Also yellow(s), the yellow(s). In principle, any object ball on the table may be played and all six pockets are available. The goal is to drive object balls into six pockets located at the cushion boundary. Also littles, little ones, little balls. If other balls are pocketed besides the called ball, they also count one point each. Also point of contact. The bed and rails of the table must receive at least 520 lux (48 footcandles) of light at every point. In one-pocket, in which a set number of balls must be made in a specific pocket, upon a foul the player must return a ball to the table. The object balls are racked as tightly as possible in a diamond shape, with the one ball at the apex of the diamond and on the foot spot and the nine ball in the middle of the diamond. A player is allowed to play a safety only twice per rack, where the object ball to be played is simply rolled to the nearest rail, so as not to give the opponent an easy shot.

In carom billiards games, when all the balls are kept near each other and a cushion so that with very soft shots the balls can be "nursed" down a rail, allowing multiple successful shots that effectively replicate the same ball setup so that the nurse shots can be continued almost indefinitely, unless a limit is imposed by the rules. 1. In snooker, any of the object balls that are not reds. The referee shall answer players’ inquiries regarding objective data, such as whether a ball will be in the rack, whether a ball is behind the head string, what the count is, how many points are needed for a victory, if a player or his opponent is on a foul, what rule would apply if a certain shot is made, etc. When asked for a clarification of a rule, the referee will explain the applicable rule to the best of his ability, but any misstatement by the referee will not protect a player from enforcement of the actual rules. Overhitting the cue ball is a common mistake that can lead to losing control, making it difficult to execute precise shots and maintain good position play.

6.11 Bad Play from Behind the Head String For a foul under the second paragraph of 6.11, the cue ball is in hand behind the head string for the incoming player. American and now internationally standardized professional version, also subject to competitive team play in numerous leagues. Nonetheless, the rule has been adopted for professional competitions. British-style eight-ball pool, an originally British variant, also favoured in many Commonwealth countries, and parts of Continental Europe, with amateur and professional leagues. In the 1990s, kubb became more popular on the mainland, and since then it's caught on with game lovers in other parts of the world, 10 ball billiards rules particularly in Great Britain and Australia. This back-and-forth continues until one team is finally able to knock down all of the kubbs and then the king. If both a standard foul and a breaking foul happen on one shot, it is considered a breaking foul. A breaking foul is penalized by the loss of two points as mentioned under 4.3 Opening Break Shot, as well as a possible re-break. In straight pool, a third successive foul results in a loss of 16 points (15 plus one for the foul). Pub pool usually consists of minor local variations on one of these two standardised rule sets.