Do you get a ball on break in pool?

On the break, the first shot of the game, the cue ball must be played from behind the head string (i.e., in the “kitchen”). If an object ball is pocketed on the break, you get to continue with your turn, unless you scratch (i.e., you pocket the cue ball) on the break.

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2023-02-23 14:20:54

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What happens if a ball goes in on a break?
On the break, the first shot of the game, the cue ball must be played from behind the head string (i.e., in the “kitchen”). If an object ball is pocketed on the break, you get to continue with your turn, unless you scratch (i.e., you pocket the cue ball) on the break.
2024-01-20 16:34:43

What happens if you sink a ball in pool?
The phenomenon of sinking a cue ball is called a Scratch and results in a penalty, and you lose the turn to the opponent.
2024-01-16 05:35:44

Can you grab a ball in pool?
It is a foul (scratch) if on a stroke, the cue ball is pocketed. If the cue ball touches an object ball that was already pocketed (for example, in a pocket full of object balls), the shot is a foul. Touching any object ball with the cue ball while it is in hand is a foul.
2023-10-06 22:08:33

What is a 7 ball in pool?
Seven-ball is a rotation pool game with rules similar to nine-ball
nine-ball
Noun. nine-ball (uncountable) A form of pool in which players must hit with the cue ball the object ball with the lowest numerical value, but may legally pot any ball apart from the white; whichever player pots the nine ball wins the game.
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nine-ball - Wiktionary
, though it differs in two key ways: the game uses only seven object balls as implied by its name, and play is restricted to particular pockets of the table. William D. Clayton is credited with the game's invention in the early 1980s.
2023-04-27 06:52:03

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