The
game is played on a pocket billiard
table with six pockets
and with ten balls.The cue ball is
struck to hit one or more of the
other nine balls, each of which is
distinctly
colored and numbered "1" through "9".
In nine ball, on all shots, a player
must cause the cue ball to contact
the lowest numerical ball on the
table first before the cue ball strikes
any
other ball, otherwise it is considered
as a foul.
In this game the object balls are
placed in the diamond shape and 1
ball is positioned in the front which
is the lowest. The placement of the
remaining balls is generally considered
to be random. In league and tournament
play this placement of the balls
is expected to be precise; if any
ball in the rack does not touch each
adjacent ball, or if the rack is
not "straight", or if the
1 ball is not resting precisely on
the foot spot, the player may demand
re-rack. But, any ball can be made
during the game as long as the lowest
ball
is contacted in the starting.Players
alternate innings at the table, meaning
play continues by one player until
he or she misses, commits a foul
or pockets the nine ball for the
win.
One person is
choosen to break first (called The
Break), & for that
the coin is tossed up to decide
the first player. If the assigned
player
fails to make a legal break, the
rack is re-arranged and the opposite
player may demand the break.
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