One of most popular sports worldwide is pool. You can play on different sized tables. It requires high skill, however. There are many forms of pool. But the most popular are continuous and eight ball. These games require high skill and can be played singles, doubles, or as a team sport.
The game's goal is to put all the designated balls. This includes the cueball, eight-ball and any other object balls. Each player gets one of the two pockets located at the feet of the table. They go on until they make a mistake or foul. A foul means that the player must return the ball to the cue ball and attempt a new shot. A number of fouls could occur such as hitting the cueball into an item ball, breaking, hitting it into a ball, making an illegal break or performing a jump.
The World Standardized Rules are the official rules of pool. These rules are used by many international tournaments, organizations, and the Billiard Congress of America. If a foul is committed the ball that was taken must be returned to the pocket and the opponent's cue ball pocketed counts as a point.
Eight-ball is a game where the goal is to get the black eight ball. Depending on the variation of the game, the other balls are numbered 1 through nine. The game is won if the player places a ball in his own pocket.
A normal foul is punished with a point. The ball must immediately be racked if it is caught in the middle of a foul. The player can decide to go back to his original position after he has taken his next shot. He may choose to keep his shot, and if his opponent places a ball in his pocket, he will be awarded a point.
Another foul is the ball-in-hand foul. This happens when a person touches the cue ball while not having their foot on the ground. A player must announce his or her pocketed ball before taking a shot. After the foul, the ball must be kept as close to the foot spot that it was when it was taken.
A player who commits more than two fouls at once must be warned before taking their next shot. A third foul is considered a foul and will result the inability to play. If a player is caught breaking in the first inning, they will receive a minus of -10.
Another type of foul is a non-player interference. Non-player interference is when the ball is pushed, bumped or thrown by an opponent or unscheduled lighting fixture. If the ball is pushed or bumped by an opponent, the foul does not count.