THE PLAYBOOK · ZCFYD
Learn your way around Eight-Ball Pool
Make Eight-Ball Pool your next activity in the game library. Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight. Choose a clear next step rather than rushing through the instructions. Keep the instructions close while learning this activity. Check the relevant rule before repeating a move.
Play casual eight-ball with the rules shown here. Called pockets and special tournament break rules are not used.
Practice beyond the first move
When a decision goes wrong, compare it with the common mistake described below. Start again only when you intend to leave the current round. Notice the feedback after each input.
Your goal
Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight. Read that aim before choosing your first action. Start with a deliberate move.
Start here and follow along
- 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.
How to interact with the game
Touch to aim/place cue ball; set angle and power; Shoot. Use the control method described here for this activity. Look at the feedback after the action.
Put the rules into context
Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses. Your next round may have a different position, so inspect it before acting. Look for the relevant detail.
Keep this in mind
No object-ball contact is a foul. Compare the situation with the worked example. After a move, check what changed. Decide which rule explains the new state before acting again.
Questions that come up during play
When I return, what is the goal of Eight-Ball Pool?
Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight.
For my first round, how do I control Eight-Ball Pool?
For clarity: Touch to aim/place cue ball; set angle and power; Shoot.
Before I begin, what example helps explain Eight-Ball Pool?
Here is the relevant explanation: Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses.
On this playing page, 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?
Play casual eight-ball with the rules shown here. Called pockets and special tournament break rules are not used.
For my first round, which play mode does Eight-Ball Pool use?
The mode on this page is Local two players. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.