In billiards, 8-ball, what happens if you pocket one of your balls abd the cue goes in too?

Question

if i pocekt one of my balls, but the white goes in too, do i return that ball to the break center?

(exp: if i hit the 7 ball and the cue ball in, does the 7-ball go back to the break center or do i leave it in and jsut make the cue a scratch)

Answer 1

In 8 ball, you don't return balls to the table.  The 7 ball would stay down in your example, and your opponent would get cue ball in hand, which means he can place it anywhere on the table.

Answer 2

You automactically lose the game i believe that is called a scracth.

Answer 3

trickshoot and guy after him are correct.... always got to be wary of some local rule so make sure u have a plan in place for discrepancy's as they will happen when u play in a new place with new person.

Answer 4

No, the ball stays in the pocket but your opponent gets a ball in hand because you fouled (scratched the cue ball).

Answer 5

The ball stays pocketed.

Answer 6

It's a 'scratch'.

You return the 7 ball,

your opponent places the cue ball.

Answer 7

Balls never come out in 8-ball.  You're thinking cut-throat?

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There are 100 different sets of "house rules" for 8-ball, but almost none of them involve bring balls back out of the pockets as this would make the game incompatable for bar tables.

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my favorite set of rules is ball in hand for any scratch, even if its just that you dont hit your ball first, but me and my friends usually don't count a loss if scratch by not hitting your ball when shooting at the 8.

Answer 8

The object ball is not spotted. It stays off the table, and your opponent gets the cue ball (the white one) anywhere on the table (ball in hand).

Now, if the two players agree on the rules beforehand, then any number of rules are acceptable. But, if you are asking about the basic rules of 8 ball, then the above is true.

Answer 9

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