If you scratch in pool and sink the cue ball, it is considered a foul. The other player will get ball in hand, meaning they can place the cue ball anywhere on the table for their next shot.
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This depends on the specific rules of the game you play. Under BCA and APA Rules the other player gets ball-in-hand.
In scratch pool, players must pocket all their balls without scratching (sinking the cue ball) and then sink the 8-ball to win. Fouls result in a loss of turn or ball in hand for the opponent.
you sink.
I believe so but I am not the best pool player...
To win the player has to sink all the balls then sink the 8 ball. If they sink the 8 ball before all the others they are disqualified. It is a lot harder than it sounds.
Some good pool tips for a beginner is to line your cue stick up with the white ball and the ball you are attempting to hit into the hole. Do not sink the ball 8 ball.
If your Last ball is potted before the black then it is a legal shot and you win. * Added - In 8 Ball, under BCA Rules, APA Rules, and most House Rules this is loss of game.
The person who sunk the cue ball and the eight ball off the break loses.
So that the cover does not sink when it has rain water and or leaves on it.
No, you only loose if you scratch after making the eight ball.
When you sink in the pool, it is because your body is denser than the water. This causes you to displace water and sink below the surface.
On the break if you make a solid AND a stripe then technically it is still an open table. (meaning you can make any of them in) whichever is made in the second shot as long as it isn't both kinds again then the one you make is what your ball type is.