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The Table
Pocket billiard table (6 pockets)

The Balls
9 target balls (numbers 1-8 solid colored, number 9 striped) and 1 cue ball (white).

Start of Game
The object balls are placed in a diamond shaped rack. The 1 ball is always positioned at the front of the rack, and the 9 ball is always placed in the center.

One of the players makes the 'break'.

Contacting the one ball first and driving four or more object balls to a rail, is considered a legal break. If one fails to make a legal break, the opponent can either demand a re-rack and become the "breaker", or continue to play as if it was an ordinary foul.

Game's Objective

The object of the game is to pocket the 9-ball in a legal manner, either by hitting it in with the cue ball or with a lower numbered ball in a 'combination shot'.

A player can win by default if the opponent commits fouls in three successive innings at the table.

Fouls

In 9-ball, a player must cause the cue ball to contact the lowest numerical ball on the table first before the cue ball strikes any other ball, otherwise a foul has been committed.

Other fouls are when the cue call is pocketed or when no ball is pocketed or hits a cushion.

The penalty for a foul in 9-ball is that the player's inning ends and the opponent comes to the table with ball in hand, which means the opponent may place the cue ball anywhere on the table prior to shooting.

Winning the Game

A player wins in 9-ball when he pockets the nine ball at any time in the game in a legal manner, either by hitting it in with the cue ball or with a lower numbered ball in a 'combination shot'

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