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- Arcade Pool ON-LINE Rulebook.
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- Other languages please refer to game manual.
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- UK 8-BALL BASIC RULES
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- Set-Up:
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- Played on green baize with Red/Yellow Ballset.
- Can be played in singles, tournament or
- challenge modes.
- If you would like to set up your own rules,
- then do this through CUSTOM POOL which will
- allow you to configure the game to your exact
- preferences.
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- Aim:
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- The aim of the game is to pocket your ball
- group (reds or yellows) and then the black
- 8-Ball.
-
- UK 8 Ball offers you your very own UK Rules
- Pool League in your own home!
-
- Rules:
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- (a) 1st player breaks. If a ball is pocketed
- then that is your group.
- If balls of both groups are pocketed,
- you may select the ball group you
- prefer.
-
- (b) If you do not pot a ball from the break
- the other player has a go, and so on
- until a ball is pocketed and groups are
- then determined.
-
- (c) If you manage to pot a ball, you get
- another go and continue to do so
- while you continue to pot balls.
-
- (d) Your turn ends if you fail to pot a ball
- or commit a foul.
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- (e) Fouls are committed by;
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- - Potting a white (also a foul from the
- break)
- - Hitting opponents balls before your
- own
- - Potting opponents balls without
- potting one of your own
- - Hitting the 8-Ball before hitting your
- own balls
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- After a foul, the next player plays the
- cue-ball from the current position.
- This layer has a "free" shot and they
- can hit ANY ball with their next shot.
- Whether potted or not, that turn
- ends and they then continue with
- their normal turn.
-
- (f) A foul is commited at the break if at
- least two object balls fail to hit the
- cushions. In this case, the balls are
- re-racked and the player breaks
- again.
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- (g) Winning
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- To win you have to pocket all your
- ball group first and then the 8-Ball.
- You can also win by default if the
- other player pots the 8-Ball whilst
- they still have balls on the table.
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- US 8-BALL RULES
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- Set-Up
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- Played on Blue Baize with the Spots/Striped
- Numbered Ballset. Can be played in singles,
- tournament or challenge modes.
- If you would like to set up your own rules,
- then do this through CUSTOM POOL which will
- allow you to configure the game to your exact
- preferences.
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- Aim - as for UK 8 Ball Pool.
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- US 8 Ball offers all the atmosphere of
- the hustlin` heydays!
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- Rules - As for UK 8 Ball Pool, except...
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- (e) Fouls
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- After a foul, there is no FREE shot,
- but the other player make pick up and
- place the cue ball in any desired
- position.
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- This is the same also for the cue-ball
- after it has been potted.
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- Open Table Ruling:
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- The table remains "Open" (ie. Any ball can be
- potted) until a single ball-type has been potted
- by a player and effectively chosen.
- If a player pots a ball from each group then
- the table remains open.
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- CUSTOM 8 BALL POOL
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- Set-up:
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- Set up by default for a usual UK "Pub" game,
- although the rules are fully configurable,
- via the options-screen.
-
- Aim:
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- Usual 8 Ball played to the following options...
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- Custom Pool allows everyone to play their
- favourite style of 8 Ball!
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- Potting Opponents Balls always fouls? (YES NO)
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- - If set to yes and you pot an
- opponents ball regardless of
- whether you also potted one of
- your own balls, a foul results.
- Default is YES.
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- Ball in Hand after Potting cue ball? (YES NO)
-
- - If set to YES and a player pots the
- cue-ball then the other player may
- position the ball anywhere where
- desired. If set to NO then the player
- must play the cue-ball from the
- break position.
- Default is NO.
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- Re-Spot 8-Ball if potted illegally? (YES NO)
-
- - If set to yes then the 8-Ball is
- respotted if pocketed illegally.
- This removes the rule of
- accidentally pocketing the 8-Ball
- meaning on-the-spot defeat.
- Default is NO.
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- No Free Shot If Only 8-Ball left to Pot? (YES NO)
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- - If set to yes, Free shots do not
- count when there is just the 8 Ball
- left to pot.
- Default is NO.
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- Free Shots until Miss ? (YES NO)
-
- - If yes, then the player who has
- been given a free shot, continues
- to play until they fail to pot a
- ball, whereby their normal go would
- commence. Commonly known as
- "2 Free Shots Rule" in some regions.
- Default is YES.
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- Open Table Rule ? (YES NO)
-
- - If yes, then the table remains open
- until a player pots a single ball to
- determine their ball-group. Potting
- both ballgroups in one go leaves the
- table open. If set to No, the player
- potting both balls would select which
- group they wished to shoot for.
- Default is NO.
-
- Free Ball after Foul ? (YES NO)
-
- - If set to yes, then the player has a
- free shot prior to his next shot.
- Use this in conjunction with the Ball
- in Hand option. Default is YES.
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- Which Ballset to Play ? (UK US)
-
- - Play the UK (Red/Yellow) and US
- (Stripes/Spots Numbered 1.15)
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- Which Baize Colour to Use ? (Green Blue)
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- - Use traditional UK Green Baize or
- US Blue Baize.
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- As well as the above options, others are
- available which effect the run of the table and
- the skill involved with making shots. Consult
- the options screen for further details of these.
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- SPEED POOL
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- Set-Up:
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- Ballset and colour as defined in the options
- screen. The run of the table and the aiming aid
- are always set by the rules to make sure that
- every game has an equal footing as the top
- scores can be saved to disk for posterity.
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- Aim:
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- Clear the table of balls as fast as possible.
- This can be in ANY ball order. If the white
- (cue) ball is potted, it must be placed at
- the break position. The clock stops when
- the last ball is potted.
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- Speed Pool will test your reflexes and hand-eye
- co-ordination. Who will clock the fastest time?
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- 9 BALL
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- Set-Up:
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- US Baize and US Ballset, Numbers 1-8 and
- Striped 9 Ball racked in a diamond.
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- Aim:
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- To win, you must pot the 9 Ball legally.
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- 9 Ball is a fast paced game of high skill..
- watch out for those cannons and kisses...
- 9 Ball is hugely popular.. enjoy a few rounds
- and find out why!
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- Rules
-
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- (a) You MUST hit the lowest number ball
- first, failure to do so is a FOUL!
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- (b) You may pot other balls as long as
- you hit the lowest ball number first.
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- (c) After legally potting a ball,
- you stay at the table.
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- (d) After a foul, the opposing player may
- place the white (cue) ball anywhere on
- the table!
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- (e) The game ends when the 9 ball is
- potted legally (ie. when it`s the last
- on the table, or if it`s potted after
- hitting the lowest ball number first).
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-
- SURVIVOR (Killer)
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- Set-Up:
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- 8 Ball, with table set up as in the
- options-screen.
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- Aim:
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- The aim is to be the last player remaining.
-
- Survivor is often played as a gambling game,
- where each player pays an "entrance fee",
- which the winner takes. It`s not necessary,
- but does add a little "spice" to the game,
- especially when eight players are involved!
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- Team17 do not condone gambling activities.
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- Rules
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- (a) Up to 8 players can play, taking one
- shot alternatively.
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- (b) Each player has three "lives"
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- (c) On a player's turn, they must pot any
- ball except the white (cue) ball.
- If they pot a ball, then they leave
- the table with their lives intact.
-
- (d) Should a player fail to pot a ball,
- or pot the white (cue) ball then they
- leave the table and lose a life.
- If all three lives are lost, then they
- are out of the game.
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- (e) The cue-ball, if potted, can be placed
- anywhere by the next player.
-
- (f) When all balls have been potted and
- more than one player remains,
- the balls are re-racked and play
- continues.
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- (g) Anyone breaking has an extra shot,
- unless they pot a ball from the break.
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- (h) Play continues until all players except
- one are out... that player is the
- survivor (or killer) and they win
- the game.
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- 9 BALL CHALLENGE
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- Set-Up:
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- This is a single player arcade game based on
- standard "9 Ball" and usual 9-Ball rules still
- apply.
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- Points are awarded for your performance,
- judged on how many balls were potted
- sequentially in number order, how many shots
- it took you and how quickly you did it.
- Bonuses can be earned by potting balls
- in special pockets.
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- You start with a number of lives which
- represent the number of shots available -
- you lose a life if you fail to pot a ball,
- you lose two if you pot the white (cue) ball.
- Three are lost if you hit the wrong ball!
- If you pocket a ball legally (ie you hit the
- lowest ball first) then no life is lost
- on that turn.
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- Play continues, with the balls re-racking until
- you lose all your lives during play. The table
- is complete when the 9 ball is legally pocketed.
-
- On game over, you are given your score and
- ranking. If high, you can enter the hall of fame.
-
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- 8/15 BALL
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- Aim:
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- Pot your group (2-8 or 9-15) then pot the yellow
- one (1), the first to do so is the winner.
- You must pocket the 8 or 15 (dependent on
- your ball group) in the SIDE pockets.
-
- Rules:
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- The balls numbered 8 and 15 are special and
- have to be potted in the side pockets.
- Any foul on these balls will mean that the ball
- is respotted.
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- After pocketing all balls of your group, you
- must nominate a pocket for the 1 (Yellow) ball.
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- Breakup is valid when at least three balls hit
- the cushions
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- Fouls:
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- - hitting opponents balls first
- - potting the white ball
- - missing your ball-group or hitting the (1) ball
- first
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- After a foul, the other player has a free ball
- (positioning is limited to the left rectangle)
- and any balls potted in the shot have to be
- respotted in the usual way...
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