While it is perfectly legal to pocket a ball in a neutral pocket or in the opponent's pocket, doing so does not entitle the shooter to continue their inning, unless on the same stroke they legally pocket a ball into their own pocket. Continuing play 3.1 A player's inning continues only as long they pocket a ball or balls in their own pocket on a legal stroke. As long as a legal stroke is employed from behind the head string on the break, the incoming player must play the balls where they lie - there are no re-racks for a pocket scratch or failure to contact a cushion or pocket a ball on the break.ģ. On the break, the cue ball may contact either a cushion or any ball in the rack first, but in either case, after contacting at least one ball, an object ball must be pocketed, or the cue ball or at least one object ball must contact a rail, otherwise it is a one foul penalty.
In a handicap situation when one player or team is awarded the break in every game, unless otherwise agreed, they should break towards alternate pockets on alternate breaks.Ģ.2 The opening break begins with ball in hand behind the head string. 'Racking your own' is recommended at all times, to reduce racking complaints. In current tournament play, players may rack their own balls, with the opponent having the option to inspect the rack. Traditionally opponents rack the balls for the breaker, with the breaker having option to inspect the rack and ask for a re-rack if they are not satisfied with the quality of the rack. Players employing an unusual break are advised to make their pocket selection clear prior to the break, to avoid conflict. In standard practice the breaker does not 'call his pocket' their pocket selection is considered obvious by virtue of the orientation of their break.
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In subsequent games, whoever breaks is free to change their pocket selection on their own break. Prior to breaking, the breaking player selects one of the corner pockets at the foot of the table as their own, thus the opponent is assigned the other foot pocket by default. For games that follow, the break alternates back and forth between the players, regardless of who wins each game. In tournament play, players lag for the first break. The break 2.1 All fifteen balls are tightly racked in no particular required order in a standard triangle with the apex ball placed as nearly as possible on the foot spot. As long as all those involved agree before play begins, virtually everything is negotiable in after hours contests.Ģ. Please note that with One Pocket's long tradition of after hours play, many other creative variations in handicapping have been invented over the years. Standard handicaps are created by adjusting the required winning score for either one or both players, either for all breaks or for specified player's breaks. The game may be handicapped either by agreement between players or as designated by a tournament director. The first player (or team) to legally score eight balls into their own pocket wins the game, whether they pocket their game-winning ball by their own shot, or as a result of their opponent's shot. There is no requirement to ?call your shot' in One Pocket, and no special order or significance to any numbered object balls. The other four pockets are neutral pockets, and any balls pocketed in a neutral pocket are spotted at the end of the shooter's inning.
Object of the game One Pocket is a game for two players or two teams, where each player or team can only score into one of the two corner pockets on the foot end of the table, while the other player or team can only score into the other corner pocket at the foot end of the table. Unless clearly contradicted below, general pocket billiards rules of play and etiquette apply to One Pocket, and complete General Rules are available from the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) or the Billiard Congress of America.ġ.
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