Guides

Short guides to the games and to league play: the rules of 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball, how a league table works, running a league, and the words of pool.

• 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball: the rules in shortWhat the three games share, and what makes each one different: the rack, the break, calling shots, fouls and how a rack is won.
• How a league table worksPoints for a win and for a hill-hill loss, the tie-breakers that settle level players, and a worked example from a four-player league.
• Running a pool leagueA season from start to finish: the format, the race, the house rules to agree beforehand, the weeks of results and the final table.
• The words of pool, explainedRace to 7, hill-hill, ball in hand, push-out, break and run, rack difference: the words players and league tables use, in plain language.