10-ball is a pool game that offer a combination between
9-ball pool and snooker. Here you can find a basic
introduction to 10-ball pool rules. Before learning how to
play 10-ball, it is recommended to read about 9-ball pool rules.
The game of 10-ball is played on a snooker table with a set
of snooker balls that includes 15 reds balls and six balls
in different colors plus a cue ball. Before the game begins,
the balls are racked on the table in that manner:
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The yellow 10-ball is placed on the center spot.
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The reds are placed in a diamond rack
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Each of the colored balls is set on the relevant spot: the
black ball in the black spot the pink on the pink spot, the
blue on the green spot, the brown on the brown spot and the
green ball on the yellow spot.
On the break shot, the cue ball can be played from anywhere
on the table, providing it is placed behind the baulk line.
The breaking player is required to hit the apex red ball
with the cue ball and drive at least four reds to contact
the pockets or the cushions. Potting the cue ball or one of
the colored balls during the break shot is a foul that will
cause all the potted balls to be re-spotted.
The players gain one point for potting each red ball. If a
player pots more than one red ball in a single shot, he will
still score only one point. The points awarded for potting a
colored ball are determined on each break. The first colored
ball that has been potted legally will determine the value
of all colored balls throughout the current break. For
example, if the first colored ball that was potted is the
blue ball, then every other colored ball that will be potted
on this break will add 5 points to the player who has potted
it. However, once a player fails in potting a ball, the
colored balls are brought back to their original value.
In order to complete a legal stroke, a ball must be pocketed
or contact a cushion.
If a player pots a red ball illegally or cause it to jump
off the table, then the ball will be spotted and placed on
the center spot of the table. If the center spot is already
occupied, then the ball will be placed on the highest spot
available on the table.
The player whose score is the highest by the end of the
frame is the winner of the 10-ball pool game. If the frame
ends with equal scores, the winner will be determined by a
shoot out.
The situations listed below are counted as fouls according
to 10-ball rules. After each foul, the incoming player is
entitled to choose between having the cue ball in hand and
having 10 points added to his score. After a foul, the balls
are spotted only if potted or jumped off the table;
otherwise, the balls stay where they are. When a player
makes three fouls in a row, he loses the game.
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When a player strikes any other ball rather than the apex
red on a break shot, it is a foul.
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When a player strikes a colored ball while he is playing at
the red ball, it is a foul.
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When a player pots a colored ball while he is playing at the
red ball, it's a foul.
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When a player strikes a colored ball without nominating a
colored ball, it is a foul.
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When a player pots a colored ball rather than the nominated
colored ball, it's a foul.
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When a player strikes at any ball while it is still moving
on the table, it is a foul.
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When a player hits the cue ball more than one time during a
single shot, it is a foul.
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When a player forces a ball of the table, it is a foul.
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When a player plays the reds in a row instead of alternating
between reds and colored balls, it is a also a foul.
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