This image provides a clear and simple summary of 8-Ball Pool Rules, broken down into three main steps:

🎱 8-Ball Rules – Summary

1. Rack the Balls

• Use 15 object balls: Solids (1–7), Stripes (9–15), and the 8-ball (black).

• Rack in a triangle:

  • The 1-ball goes at the apex (top point), placed on the foot spot.

  • The 8-ball must be in the center of the triangle.

  • One corner should have a solid, the other a stripe.

• After a break:

  • If a ball is pocketed, that group (solids or stripes) becomes the player’s.

  • If no group is clearly determined, the table remains “open” until one is.

2. Sink All Balls in Your Group

• Once your group (solids or stripes) is chosen:

  • You must pocket all balls in your group before attempting the 8-ball.

  • Call your shots (i.e., which ball to which pocket), especially in casual play.

  • Failing to hit your ball first or pocketing the wrong group is a foul.

3. Win by Sinking the 8-Ball

• After your group is cleared, you aim for the 8-ball.

• You must call the pocket where you intend to sink the 8-ball.

• You lose if:

  • You pocket the 8-ball early.

  • You scratch (cue ball goes in) while pocketing the 8-ball.

  • You fail to hit the 8-ball correctly or pocket it in the wrong pocket.

❌ Common Fouls

• Not hitting your own group first.

• Not hitting any ball.

• Cue ball scratched (into a pocket).

• Hitting cue ball more than once per shot.

• Jumping a ball off the table.

• Pocketing the 8-ball before clearing your group.