If you pocket your opponent's ball in pool, it is considered a foul. Your opponent will be awarded a ball in hand, meaning they can place the cue ball anywhere on the table for their next shot.
If you hit the 8 ball into a pocket before all your other balls, you lose the game in pool.
When you scratch a pool table, the cue ball goes into a pocket, resulting in a foul and the opponent gets ball in hand.
When you scratch in pool, it means you accidentally pocket the cue ball. This results in a foul, giving your opponent ball-in-hand and the opportunity to place the cue ball anywhere on the table for their next shot.
If you hit your opponent's ball into the pocket along with your own ball in pool, it is considered a legal shot and you continue your turn.
Technically, is a scratch, but most people will just let you put it back.
When you scratch in pool, the cue ball goes into a pocket, resulting in a foul.
There are many pool games that can be played on a pool table. Some pool table games include eight-ball, nine-ball, three-ball, one-pocket, and bank pool.
Under most rules, no.
Anyone that regularly plays any of the pocket billiards games, usually 8 ball or 9 ball, can be called a pool player.
When playing pool, scratching on the 8 ball means hitting the 8 ball into a pocket along with the cue ball. This results in an automatic loss of the game.
The cue ball is used in the game of pool to strike and hit the other balls on the table, aiming to pocket them into the pockets.
A magnetic ball pocket is used on many pool tables, especially ones that charge per play. It will ensure that the balls are collected after they are sunk.