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Pool

Seven games, each with its own rules, fouls and table, and a computer player who knows them. Five of them have a spoken tutorial; all seven have their page in the rule book.

The seven games

Choose one to see it on the table, read its rules in full and see what its tutorial teaches.

The table as a game of 8-Ball starts, with the scoreboard8-BallSolids against stripes, then the black. The game most people mean by "pool".10 tutorial tasks · the rules in full The table as a game of 9-Ball starts, with the scoreboard9-BallNine balls, always the lowest first, and whoever pots the 9 wins.4 tutorial tasks · the rules in full The table as a game of 10-Ball starts, with the scoreboard10-Ball9-ball with one ball more and every shot called.The rules in full The table as a game of Straight pool starts, with the scoreboardStraight poolAny ball in any pocket, a point for each, and the rack comes back when one ball is left.3 tutorial tasks · the rules in full The table as a game of One-pocket starts, with the scoreboardOne-pocketEach player has one pocket, and only balls that fall there count.3 tutorial tasks · the rules in full The table as a game of English 8-ball starts, with the scoreboardEnglish 8-ballReds against yellows on a small table with small pockets, as played in British pubs.The rules in full The table as a game of Chinese 8-ball starts, with the scoreboardChinese 8-ball8-ball on a table with a snooker table's tight, rounded pockets.2 tutorial tasks · the rules in full

The same table under all of them

  • Spin that matters. Follow, draw and side all come from where the tip strikes.
  • Jump and swerve. Raise the butt of the cue to lift the cue ball over a blocker, or to bend it round one.
  • Pockets that are not all alike. English 8-ball is played on a small table with small pockets, Chinese 8-ball into tight, rounded jaws.
  • A match as long as you like. A single rack, or a race to 3, 5 or 7, with the break alternating or going to the winner.

More about the table

An 8-ball table from above after the break
An 8-ball table from above, after the break.

Try it, free

The demo is 8-ball in the Classic Room, with its whole spoken tutorial, a practice table and a computer player, for Windows, Linux and macOS. The full game will be sold only on Steam, at $12.99.

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