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The only mandatory placement of any balls is the position of the 8 ball, which must be placed in the center, with one ball to its left and one to its right. It is standard, but not mandatory by rule, that the 1 ball be placed at the front.

After that, the balls should be alternated, stripe-solid as they are placed. However, it will be found that 2 stripes or solids must be placed next to each other at some point. The decision to make (and there is no "right way"), is whether to have a solid and a stripe opposing each other in corners in the last row of 5 balls, or for both to be the same. This is personal preference, but this is where other players may object simply due to their personal preference.

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