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ADDITIONAL POCKETED BALLS</em></strong>. If extra balls drops into the pocket with a legal <a href="articles-improvestroke.htm">stroke</a>, it is counted.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>2. BALLS JUMPED OFF BILLIARD TABLE.</em></strong> Balls that are resting motionless on the rail, floor or anywhere except the <u><em><strong>billiards</strong></em></u> table are considered “Jumped Balls”. It is not considered as a jumped ball if the ball hit any part of the billiards table and rest motionless on the billiards table.. If the ball hit anything which is not part of the billiards table such as light fixtures, and the ball return motionless back on the billiards table, it is also considered a jumped ball. In conclusion, all <a href="articles-jumpbreak-cues.htm">jumped balls</a> in pocket billiards are comsidered a foul. When all balls stopped moving and remain motionless then a jumped ball is spotted.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>3. BALLS MOVING ITSELF.</strong></em> If the balll moves, shift, spin or roll on itself due to wind or any circumstances (no spooky stuff here), it will assume the position and continue the play. If the ball stops motionless for more than 5 seconds and it suddenly drops into the pocket, it is not counted as pocketed but the ball is to be placed back the same position as close as to the pocket so that it will not drop in. If an object ball drops suddenly into the pocket before the cue ball touches it during a stroke, the object ball is taken out and placed back to the original position and continue with the stroke again.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>4. CUE BALL OPENING BREAK</em></strong>. The cue ball is placed behind the headstring when attempting the opening <a href="articles-breakup.htm">break shot</a>. Object balls are placed. The game of pocket billiards are counted as commenced when the billiard cue stick tip touches or strike the cue ball and it crosses the headstring.</font></h3> <h3> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>5. COMPLETION STROKE</strong></em>. A completion of a stroke is only counted when all the balls on the billiards table stops rolling and spinning, in another words, all balls are motionless.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>6. CUE BALL SCRATCH</strong></em>. It is considered a foul if the cue ball enters a pocket. Even if the cue ball does not enter the pocket and bouces off the pocket full of object balls, that is the cue ball touches the object ball, it is a foul.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>7. CUE BALL IN HAND FOUL</em></strong>. When cue ball in hand, the player is allowed to use his hand to position the cue ball, he may also use his billiard cue stick tip to position the ball. But when positioning the ball with the billiard cue stick tip, if a forward thrust is acted on the cue ball and it moves, it is a foul.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>8. DEFLECTING THE CUE BALL ON OPENING BREAK</em></strong>. When attempting an opening<a href="articles-breakup.htm"> break shot</a>, if the cue ball stopped motionless before touching the object ball, or the cue ball was deflected by the rail or any means even if it hits the object ball, it is a foul, and the misses a turn. The opponent has the option of continuing the shot or let the other player to strike again with the cue ball placed behind the headstring.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>9. DEVICES AND EQUIPMENTS</strong></em>. Players are not allowed to use any devices or objects such as ball, triangle to measure the gap of any object balls to see if the cue ball can pass through. Only a billiard cue stick in hand is allowed to be used, if the billiard cue stick is placed on the billiards table to measure, it is a foul.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>10. FAILING TO POCKET A BALL</strong></em>. If a billiard player fails to pocket a ball on a legal shot, then it is the opponent's turn at the table.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>11. FOOT ON THE FLOOR</strong></em>. If the billiard player's foot is not on the ground while attempting a shot, it is considered a foul.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>12. FAIL TO CONTACT OBJECT BALL</strong></em>. If the cue ball fails to contact any legal object ball, it is a foul.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>13. FOULS BY TOUCHING THE BALLS</strong></em>. If the player comes into contact with the cue ball or any object balls with his hand, billiard cue stick, body or any movements if not attempting a shot, it is a foul. Any balls that are moved after the foul must be placed back to the original position.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>14. FOUL BY TOUCHING</strong></em>. Touching any object ball with the cue ball when not attempting a shot is considered a foul. </font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>15. FOULS BY DOUBLE HITS</em></strong>. If the billiard cue stick strikes the cue ball twice when striking, it is considered a foul.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>16. HEAD STRING DEFINED</strong></em>. The area behind the headstring is legal when placed during a break shot. It is not legal to placed cue ball on the headstring itself. A legal shot is considered only when the cue ball passes the headstring and hits the legal object ball.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>17. ILLEGAL JUMPING BALL</strong></em>. It is considered a foul if the player digs into the cue ball with the billiard cue stick and jumps the cue ball to clear the obstructing object ball. If cue ball jumps a bit and is done unitentionally, it will not be considered as a foul.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>18. MARKING ILLEGALLY</strong></em>. When attempting or planning a shot, if a player intentionally uses water, chalk, hair or anything to mark on the billiard table, it is considered a foul. If the player takes it off before a shot, it is not considered a foul. </font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>19. LEGAL SHOT</strong></em>. A legal shot is considered when the billiard cue stick strikes the cue ball and it hits or touches the object ball. Failing to do so is a foul, which is the cue ball touches nothing.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>20. NON-PLAYER FAULT</em></strong>. If the balls are moved by a non-player, example knocking on the body of the player and causes the ball to move, or knocking on the billiards table; the balls shall be placed back to their original positions.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>21. OPENING BREAK SHOT</em></strong>. To determine a break shot to be attempted by any player, it is decided by lag or lot. The player who won the lag or lot has the decision to either take the shot or assign it to the opponent.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>22. POCKETED BALLS</em></strong>. A pocketed ball is an object ball that drops into the pocket by a legal shot. If it bounces off the pocket cushion, it is not considered a pocketed ball, or if it bounces back onto the billiards table after entering the pocket, it is still not considered as a pocketed ball.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>23. PLAYER <a href="articles-billiards-etiquette.htm">RESPONSIBILITIES</a></em></strong>. The player is responsible for any items that he brings to the billiards table, example <a href="articles-billiards-chalk.htm">chalk</a>, bridges, cloth or any equipment. If any of these items knock the balls on the billiards table, it is a foul.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>24. RACKING BALLS</em></strong>. A racking triangle must be used if racking the balls. The apex ball is on the foot spot and all balls must be snugly pressed together and all balls touch each other.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>25. STRIKING CUE BALL</em></strong>. A legal shot is counted when striking only if the billiard cue stick tip hits the cue ball.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>26. SHOOTING WHE BALLS IN MOTION</strong></em>. If players attempt to shoot while the cue ball or object balls are still in motion, or spinning, it is a foul.</font></h3> <h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><strong>27. TABLES, BALLS, EQUIPMENT</strong></em>. 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