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How to play Eight-Ball Pool
Bring your attention to one round of Eight-Ball Pool. Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight. Look at what changes after your first action. Begin with the local two players mode shown on the page. Choose a clear next step rather than rushing through the instructions.
Play casual eight-ball with the rules shown here. Called pockets and special tournament break rules are not used.
Build a steady rhythm
Take enough time to read a new position. If a game has a timer, learn its controls first rather than searching for them during the round. 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. Keep the controls in easy reach.
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. On a smaller screen, keep the active part of the board within view. Contact us with the game and device if a control does not respond.
A useful example
Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses. Apply the same reasoning to the position in your own round. Choose a deliberate next step.
Watch out for this
No object-ball contact is a foul. Read the feedback to see why an action did not have the expected result. Choose one rule to keep in mind for this round. Apply it consistently rather than guessing what another version might allow.
Common questions
On this playing page, what is the goal of Eight-Ball Pool?
Keep this in mind: Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight.
On this playing page, how do I control Eight-Ball Pool?
Here is the relevant explanation: Touch to aim/place cue ball; set angle and power; Shoot.
On this playing page, what example helps explain Eight-Ball Pool?
Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses.
For a quick reminder, what should I watch out for in Eight-Ball Pool?
The key detail is this: 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.
While reading the Guide, which play mode does Eight-Ball Pool use?
Keep this in mind: The mode on this page is Local two players. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.