Pool

What is Pool?

Pool is an 8-ball game on a green table, made for phones: drag back to load the cue and a guide line shows where the cue ball and the ball you hit will go. The first player to pot a ball picks their group, solids or stripes, and must pot them all before finishing with the black 8 ball. You can challenge the computer or play with two players on the same screen.

How to play

• Drag back, from anywhere on the table, and let go: the cue ball goes the opposite way, and the further you drag the harder it goes. Keyboard: left and right arrows to aim, up and down for power, Space or Enter to shoot.
• The table is open until someone pots a ball: the group of the first ball potted (solids 1-7 or stripes 9-15) becomes theirs, the other goes to the opponent.
• If you pot one of your balls without a foul you shoot again, otherwise it's your opponent's turn.
• It's a foul to pot the cue ball, to hit no ball or to hit first a ball that isn't in your group (once your group is done, the first ball to hit is the 8): your opponent gets the cue ball in hand and places it wherever they want.
• The winner is whoever pots the 8 after potting all the balls in their group; whoever pots it earlier, or with a foul, loses.
• Against the computer: if you win you score 100 points plus 10 for each ball it has left; if you lose, 10 points for each of your balls potted. With two players, whoever finishes with the 8 wins.

Tips

• Watch the yellow line: it shows where the ball you hit will go after the impact.
• You don't always need to hit hard: with little power the cue ball stays close and you set up the next shot.
• Before potting the easy ones, think about how to free the balls stuck near the cushions.

Frequently asked questions

Is Pool free?

Yes: Pool is free and you can play it right away in your browser, with nothing to download and no sign-up.

Can I play Pool on my phone?

Yes: Pool works on phones, tablets and computers, with your finger, the mouse or the keyboard.

Can two people play Pool?

Yes: choose “2 players” at the start and take turns on the same screen.

How do you play Pool?

Drag back, from anywhere on the table, and let go: the cue ball goes the opposite way, and the further you drag the harder it goes. Keyboard: left and right arrows to aim, up and down for power, Space or Enter to shoot. The table is open until someone pots a ball: the group of the first ball potted (solids 1-7 or stripes 9-15) becomes theirs, the other goes to the opponent. If you pot one of your balls without a foul you shoot again, otherwise it's your opponent's turn. It's a foul to pot the cue ball, to hit no ball or to hit first a ball that isn't in your group (once your group is done, the first ball to hit is the 8): your opponent gets the cue ball in hand and places it wherever they want. The winner is whoever pots the 8 after potting all the balls in their group; whoever pots it earlier, or with a foul, loses. Against the computer: if you win you score 100 points plus 10 for each ball it has left; if you lose, 10 points for each of your balls potted. With two players, whoever finishes with the 8 wins.

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