How to decide who goes
first in the game of pool
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First of all a flip of the coin determines who will break. If you win
the coin toss, you get to break. As you break, both the solid and
striped balls will spread out across the pool table. If you do not sink
any balls during the break, then your opponent gets to try. So, let's
say, you did not sink any balls, now it is your opponent's turn to
break. If she sinks a ball, and it's a solid (as opposed to a stripe),
she will try to sink all of the solid balls and you will try to sink the
striped balls. Well, let's say, your opponent did not sink any balls,
then it would now be your turn again.
For example, let's pretend you sank the 14 stripe ball. You are now
stripes and your opponent is solids. If a ball is pocketed as you break,
it will still count for you. However, if you don't want that particular
ball (say it's a solid and you want stripes), you can refuse it and try
to pocket the other type of ball. (This situation may occur if there are
two or more balls of the opposite type near the pockets.) Of course,
this situation can only occur on the break.
On the break, if you happen to sink two different balls (one stripe and
one solid), then you get the choice of stripes or solids. It will
benefit you to choose the type that is closest to the pockets or a
straight shot to a pocket as you get to keep going until you do not sink
a ball, or until you scratch (which occurs when the cue ball falls into
a pocket). |
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