How do you rack the 8-ball bar rule?

RACKING THE BALLS. The balls are racked in a triangle at the foot of the table with the 8-ball in the center of the triangle rack and the first (front) ball of the rack on the foot spot. The rest of the balls are positioned randomly. There is no rule requirement for specific ball groups in any of the corners.

What are the rules for 8 ball pool?

Eight Ball is a call shot game played with a cue ball and fifteen object balls, numbered 1 through 15. One player must pocket balls of the group numbered 1 through 7 (solid colors), while the other player has 9 thru 15 (stripes). THE PLAYER POCKETING HIS GROUP FIRST AND THEN LEGALLY POCKETING THE 8-BALL WINS THE GAME.

What are the rules for bar pool?

5 Rules for Playing Pool at a Bar

  • You Have to Sign Up. Unless you walk into a bar with a completely empty table, there’s usually a list of people waiting to play.
  • You’ll play the Winner. Once you sign up, find a seat near the table.
  • You Have to Call Your Shot.
  • There Are Always House Rules.
  • Betting is Against the Rules.

Do you lose if you scratch on the 8-ball bar rules?

there are no fouls (except scratches). a scratch on any shot results in ball-in-hand in the “kitchen” (behind the head string), and you must shoot the CB out of the kitchen before contact with a ball or cushion.

Can you shoot 8-ball off another ball?

Combination shots are legal shots, but you can never use the 8-ball as the first contacted ball. In other words, you can use the 8-ball in combination with another object ball to pocket an object ball, as long as you don’t strike the 8-ball first.

What are the fouls in 8-ball?

If a player fails to hit the 8-ball while shooting at it, it is a foul and the game continues. When the 8-ball is the legal object ball, a scratch or foul is not a loss of game if the 8-ball is not pocketed or jumped off the table.

What if you hit the eight ball in and then scratch?

So what happens if you scratch on the 8 ball? In the official rules, if you scratch when you are shooting for the 8 ball, your turn is over and your opponent gets the ball in hand. If however, you make the 8 ball in a pocket and then scratch you lose the game.

Is hitting the 8-ball a scratch?

3. If a player fails to hit the 8-ball while shooting at it, it is a foul and the game continues. When the 8-ball is the legal object ball, a scratch or foul is not a loss of game if the 8-ball is not pocketed or jumped off the table.

Do you have to call a pocket for the 8-ball?

Traditionally, 8 ball is a “call shot” game. That means you have to choose the pocket where you’re shooting before taking your shot. If a ball goes into a pocket, but it isn’t the called pocket, that would be the definition of slop.