Play a full game of 8-ball on a 2D pool table with real ball physics. Aim with the guide line, set power and spin, and play against the computer or pass the device to a friend.
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YouOpen table
ComputerOpen table
Break! Place the cue ball behind the line, aim and shoot.
Spin
Fine aim
Keys: ←→ aim (hold Shift for fine), ↑↓ power, Space shoot.
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Game over
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How to use the 8 Ball Pool Game
Break the rack. Drag the cue ball behind the head string if you want, aim at the rack and press Shoot with high power.
Aim by clicking or dragging on the table. The dashed line and ghost ball show where the cue ball will hit and where the object ball will go.
Set power and spin. Use the power slider, and tap the small cue-ball diagram to add follow (top), draw (bottom) or side spin.
Shoot with the button or the Space key. Pot a ball of your group to keep shooting.
Clear your group, then pot the 8 ball to win. Fouls give your opponent ball in hand anywhere on the table.
8-ball rules used in this game
Situation
Result
Legal pot of one of your balls
You keep shooting
Nothing potted (no foul)
Turn passes to the opponent
First legal pot after the break (open table)
That group (solids or stripes) becomes yours
Cue ball potted (scratch)
Foul: opponent gets ball in hand anywhere
No ball hit, or wrong group hit first
Foul: opponent gets ball in hand
Contact but no ball reaches a cushion or drops
Foul: opponent gets ball in hand
8 ball potted on the break
8 is re-spotted, play continues
8 ball potted after clearing your group, no foul
You win
8 ball potted early or with a scratch
You lose
These follow common bar and league 8-ball rules in a simplified, casual form: shots don't have to be called, and any ball potted on a legal shot counts.
Aiming tips: the ghost ball method
To send an object ball toward a pocket, picture a second "ghost" ball touching the object ball on the side opposite the pocket. Aim the center of the cue ball at the center of that ghost ball. The aim guide in this game draws exactly that ghost ball, so you can learn the picture and then switch off the long guide to practice by eye.
Thin cuts need less power than you think. On a cut, most of the cue ball's speed stays with the cue ball, so a firm stroke often scratches.
Use the 90-degree rule. With no spin, after a cut the cue ball leaves along a line about 90 degrees from the object ball's path; the faint line in the guide shows it.
Draw to avoid scratches. When the object ball is near a pocket and straight in, add draw (bottom spin) so the cue ball doesn't follow it in.
Break hard and square. Hit the head ball full in the face with maximum power to spread the rack.
Play safe when there's no shot. Rolling the cue ball behind your opponent's balls is better than a low-percentage pot that leaves them an easy table.
Frequently asked questions
What are the basic rules of 8-ball pool?
Fifteen object balls are racked: solids 1 to 7, stripes 9 to 15 and the black 8 ball. After the break the table is open; the first player to legally pot a ball claims that group and the other player gets the other group. You must hit one of your own balls first on every shot, and you win by potting all of your balls and then the 8 ball.
What counts as a foul in this game?
Potting the cue ball (a scratch), missing every ball, hitting an opponent's ball or the 8 ball first (unless you are on the 8), and making contact without any ball reaching a cushion or dropping. After a foul your opponent gets ball in hand and can place the cue ball anywhere.
What happens if the 8 ball goes in early?
Potting the 8 ball before your group is cleared, or potting it on a foul such as a scratch, loses the game immediately. If the 8 drops on the break it is simply re-spotted on the foot spot and play continues.
How does spin work?
Tap the top of the small cue ball for follow, so the cue ball rolls forward after contact, or the bottom for draw, so it spins back toward you. Left or right english changes the angle at which the cue ball comes off a cushion. Spin fades the farther the cue ball travels before it hits a ball.
How realistic is the physics?
Balls of equal mass collide almost elastically, so a full hit stops the cue ball and a cut sends the two balls off at roughly 90 degrees, as on a real table. Cushions return about 78 percent of the speed, and rolling friction slows every ball steadily. It is a 2D model, so jump shots and masse curves are not simulated.
Can two people play on one device?
Yes. Choose 2 players in the Mode menu and take turns shooting. The panel above the table shows whose turn it is, which group each player has and which balls are left.
Is the computer opponent beatable?
Yes. The computer simulates candidate shots before it plays, but its aim has deliberate error: Easy misses often, Normal makes most straight-in shots, and Hard is accurate and uses draw and follow to control the cue ball.
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