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How to play Eight-Ball Pool
Eight-Ball Pool gives you a focused activity to play in your browser. Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight. Look at what changes after your first action. Identify the playing area and the controls you need. 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.
Make the controls familiar
Locate the buttons and input area before beginning a long round. Use the on-screen labels to avoid an accidental restart. Keep the objective visible.
Your goal
Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight. Use the instructions to see which actions move you towards it. Check the rules when you are unsure.
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. Read a button’s label before selecting it. Use one clear input at a time.
A useful example
Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses. Apply the same reasoning to the position in your own round. Look for the relevant detail.
Watch out for this
No object-ball contact is a foul. Check the rule before repeating the action. After a move, check what changed. Decide which rule explains the new state before acting again.
Common questions
For this browser game, what is the goal of Eight-Ball Pool?
Keep this in mind: Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight.
Before I begin, how do I control Eight-Ball Pool?
The key detail is this: Touch to aim/place cue ball; set angle and power; Shoot.
As a new player, what example helps explain Eight-Ball Pool?
Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses.
For my first round, what should I watch out for in Eight-Ball Pool?
The key detail is this: No object-ball contact is a foul.
On this playing page, what format does Eight-Ball Pool offer?
The key detail is this: Play casual eight-ball with the rules shown here. Called pockets and special tournament break rules are not used.
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.