Game Rules - Carromco ORION-XT Instructions D'assemblage

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o The first Player who pockets his or her ball numbers legally first and then sinks the 8 Ball
is the Winner!

GAME RULES

o The Cue Ball (White Ball) is placed behind the head string and the Player must either 1.
pocket a ball, or 2. drive four balls into the rails of the table. If the Player fails to make a
correct break the opponent has the option of playing the balls in this position, or racking
the balls and playing the opening break again.
o Balls Pocketed at the Break – The Player stays on the table, and has a choice of calling
the shot of stripes or solids.
o 8 Ball Pocketed at the Break – The Player stays on the table and has the option of
spotting the 8 Ball, continuing Play or re-racking the Balls/breaking again.
o Scratching at the Break – When the Cue Ball (White Ball) is pocketed on the break 1. all
balls except the 8 Ball are pocketed, 2. the table is open, 3. the opponent Player has the
cue ball in hand and may place it anywhere behind the head string and shoot at any ball
not behind the head string.
o After the break, regardless if Balls were pocketed, the table is Open.
o Player has choice of Stripes/Solids which are determined by the next legal Ball pocketed.
PLEASE NOTE – Players must call each Shot in advance by indicating ball, and pocket!
Otherwise failure to call means loss of turn!
o To execute a Legal Shot, the first Ball hit must be one of the Balls in the Players group
(either stripes or solids). The object Ball must be pocketed or the Cue Ball (White Ball) or
any object Ball must come into contact with the table's rail.
o PLEASE NOTE – It is permissible for the shooter to bank the cue ball off a rail before
contacting his object ball; however, after contact with his object ball, an object ball must
be pocketed, OR the cue ball.
OUT OF PLAY
o Fouls when pocketing the 8 Ball.
o Pockets the 8 Ball on the same play as the last group of Balls.
o Pockets the 8 Ball in a pocket other than the one at shot.
o Pockets the 8 Ball when not the legal object Ball.
o Scratches when the 8 Ball is the legal object Ball.
o Hits the 8 Ball off the table.
FOUL
o Opponent Player gets "cue ball in hand". The Player can place the Cue Ball (White Ball)
anywhere on the table (to be behind the head string on opening break only).
SPOTTING
o A Ball is spotted on the long string as close to the foot spot as possible.
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