How Do You Establish Eight-Ball Rules In A Pool Game?
“Hi, I’m Michael Lamendola with expertvillage.com and today we’re going to shoot some pool. Alright, my buddy Jeff is here and we’re going to play some Eight Ball. But, first we have to decide a couple of things. Now first off, we can play Eight Ball one of two ways. We can play it where we call all of our shots, or we can play trash. Now, calling our shots means, after the break, whatever ball I intend to make, I have to announce. And I do so in the same way about all of those shots I mentioned earlier. So, if I’m making the six ball in the corner pocket, I would call six ball in the corner pocket. If it was something more intricate like a combination, nine fifteen in the side, I would call it. If you’re playing call your shots and you make a ball on accident, otherwise known as trash, you forfeit your turn and it goes to the next person. However, if you’re calling your shots and you make your shots, you keep going until you miss. And that’s one way. Now, when you’re playing trash, wh
