Pool words, in the order you need them
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Rules
- What are the basic rules of pool?
- What are the head string and the foot spot on a pool table?
- How do you decide who breaks in pool?
- What does "ball in hand" mean in pool?
- Do you have to call your shots in pool?
- When does a ball count as pocketed in pool?
- What happens when you foul in pool?
- What is a "no rail" foul in pool?
- Is it a foul to touch a ball in pool?
- Are jump shots legal in pool?
- What does "above the head string" mean for ball in hand?
- What is the three-foul rule in pool?
- How do you play 8-ball?
- What makes a legal break in 8-ball?
- How do you choose solids or stripes in 8-ball?
- How do you lose at 8-ball?
- How do you play 9-ball?
- What is a push out in 9-ball?
- What happens after a foul in 9-ball?
- How is 10-ball different from 9-ball?
- How does straight pool (14.1 continuous) work?
- How is blackball different from 8-ball?
- How are one-pocket and bank pool played?