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3.1DeterminingFirstBreak
3.2EightBallRack
3.3BreakShot
3.4OpenTable/ChoosingGroups
3.5ContinuingPlay
3.6ShotsRequiredtoBeCalled
3.7SpottingBalls
3.8LosingtheRack
3.9StandardFouls
3.10SeriousFouls
3.11Stalemate
3.EightBall
Eightballisplayedwithfifteennumberedobjectballsandthecueball.Theshootersgroupofsevenballs(onethroughsevenorninethroughfifteen)mustallbeoffthetable
beforeheattemptstopockettheeightballtowin.Shotsarecalled.
3.1DeterminingFirstBreak
Theplayerwinningthelaghastheoptiontodeterminewhohastoexecutethefirstbreakshot.(See1.2LaggingtoDetermineOrderofPlay.)Thestandardformat
isalternatebreak(SeeRegulation15,SubsequentBreakShots.)
3.2EightBallRack
Thefifteenobjectballsarerackedastightlyaspossibleinatriangle,withtheapexballonthefootspotandtheeightballasthefirstballthatisdirectlybelowthe
apexball.Onefromeachgroupofsevenwillbeonthetwolowercornersofthetriangle.Theotherballsareplacedinthetrianglewithoutpurposefulorintentional
pattern.

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3.3BreakShot
Thefollowingrulesapplytothebreakshot:
(a)Thecueballbeginsinhandbehindtheheadstring.
(b)Noballiscalled,andthecueballisnotrequiredtohitanyparticularobjectballfirst.
(c)Ifthebreakerpocketsaballanddoesnotfoul,hecontinuesatthetable,andthetableremainsopen.(See3.4OpenTable/ChoosingGroups.)
(d)Ifnoobjectballispocketed,atleastfourobjectballsmustbedriventooneormorerails,ortheshotresultsinanillegalbreak,andtheincomingplayerhasthe
optionof
(1)acceptingthetableinposition,or
(2)rerackingandbreaking,or
(3)rerackingandallowingtheoffendingplayertobreakagain.
(e)Pocketingtheeightballonalegalbreakshotisnotafoul.Iftheeightballispocketed,thebreakerhastheoptionof
(1)respottingtheeightballandacceptingtheballsinposition,or
(2)rebreaking.
(f)Ifthebreakerpocketstheeightballandscratches(seedefinition8.6Scratch),theopponenthastheoptionof
(1)respottingtheeightballandshootingwithcueballinhandbehindtheheadstringor
(2)rebreaking.
(g)Ifanyobjectballisdrivenoffthetableonabreakshot,itisafoulsuchballsremainoutofplay(excepttheeightballwhichisrespotted)andtheincoming
playerhastheoptionof
(1)acceptingthetableinposition,or
(2)takingcueballinhandbehindtheheadstring.
(h)Ifthebreakerfoulsinanymannernotlistedabove,thefollowingplayerhastheoptionof
(1)acceptingtheballsinposition,or
(2)takingcueballinhandbehindtheheadstring.
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3.4OpenTable/ChoosingGroups
Beforegroupsaredetermined,thetableissaidtobeopen,andbeforeeachshot,theshootermustcallhisintendedball.Iftheshooterlegallypocketshiscalled
ball,thecorrespondinggroupbecomeshis,andhisopponentisassignedtheothergroup.Ifhefailstolegallypockethiscalledball,thetableremainsopenand
playpassestotheotherplayer.Whenthetableisopen,anyobjectballmaybestruckfirstexcepttheeightball.
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3.5ContinuingPlay
Theshooterremainsatthetableaslongashecontinuestolegallypocketcalledballs,orhewinstherackbypocketingtheeightball.
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3.6ShotsRequiredtoBeCalled

Oneachshotexceptthebreak,shotsmustbecalledasexplainedin1.6StandardCallShot.Theeightballmaybecalledonlyaftertheshotonwhichtheshooters
grouphasbeenclearedfromthetable.Theshootermaycallsafetyinwhichcaseplaypassestotheopponentattheendoftheshotandanyobjectballpocketed
onthesafetyremainspocketed.(See8.17SafetyShot.)
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3.7SpottingBalls
Iftheeightballispocketedordrivenoffthetableonthebreak,itwillbespottedortheballswillbereracked.(See3.3BreakShotand1.4SpottingBalls.)Noother
objectballiseverspotted.
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3.8LosingtheRack
Theshooterlosesifhe
(a)foulswhenpocketingtheeightball
(b)pocketstheeightballbeforehisgroupiscleared
(c)pocketstheeightballinanuncalledpocketor
(d)drivestheeightballoffthetable.
Thesedonotapplytothebreakshot.(See3.3BreakShot.)

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3.9StandardFouls
Iftheshootercommitsafoul,playpassestohisopponent.Thecueballisinhand,andtheincomingplayermayplaceitanywhereontheplayingsurface.(See1.5
CueBallinHand.)
Thefollowingarestandardfoulsateightball:
6.1CueBallScratchorofftheTable
6.2WrongBallFirstThefirstballcontactedbythecueballoneachshotmustbelongtotheshootersgroup,exceptwhenthetableisopen.(See3.4OpenTable/
ChoosingGroups).
6.3NoRailafterContact
6.4NoFootonFloor
6.5BallDrivenofftheTable(See3.7SpottingBalls.)
6.6TouchedBall
6.7DoubleHit/FrozenBalls
6.8PushShot
6.9BallsStillMoving
6.10BadCueBallPlacement
6.11BadPlayfromBehindtheHeadString
6.12CueStickontheTable
6.13PlayingoutofTurn
6.15SlowPlay
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3.10SeriousFouls
Thefoulslistedunder3.8LosingtheRackarepenalizedbythelossofthecurrentrack.For6.16UnsportsmanlikeConduct,therefereewillchooseapenalty
appropriategiventhenatureoftheoffense.
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3.11Stalemate
Ifastalemateoccurs(see1.12Stalemate),theoriginalbreakeroftherackwillbreakagain.

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