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How to play Eight-Ball Pool
Use QTHCC to play Eight-Ball Pool and read its instructions on the same page. Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight. Follow the build a repeatable approach approach for your next round.
Casual eight-ball without called pockets or special tournament break exemptions.
Build a repeatable approach
Try a consistent sequence of observing, choosing and checking the result. Keep the sequence even when the position or challenge changes.
Your goal
Clear your assigned group, then legally pocket the eight.
Step by step
- Break the rack.
- First legal group pot assigns solids/stripes.
- Hit your group first and pocket a ball or contact a rail.
- Fouls grant ball in hand.
- Play the eight after your group was cleared.
Controls
Touch to aim/place cue ball; set angle and power; Shoot.
A useful example
Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses.
Watch out for this
No object-ball contact is a foul.
Common questions
Which controls should I use?
Touch to aim/place cue ball; set angle and power; Shoot.
Can you show a concrete example?
Pocketing eight before clearing your group loses.
What is included in this edition?
Casual eight-ball without called pockets or special tournament break exemptions.