Virtual Pool Rules Template

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Objective Of The Game ......................................................................................................................... 3 2. Definitions ............................................................................................................................................. 3 3. Handicap ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Table of Handicaps ................................................................................................................................... 5 4. Scoring .................................................................................................................................................. 5 5. About The Rules .................................................................................................................................... 5 6. The Rules .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Players Responsibility ............................................................................................................................... 6 Equipment ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Table ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Balls ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Other ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Camera/Internet/Devices ....................................................................................................................... 7 The Rack .................................................................................................................................................. 8 Determine Who Will Break First ................................................................................................................ 8 The Break ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Fair Break for Scoring ............................................................................................................................... 9 Choosing Group Balls ............................................................................................................................... 9 Open Table ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Continuing Play to score C points ............................................................................................................. 9 Continuing Play to score A/B points .......................................................................................................... 9 Scoring ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 Touching Balls .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Playing from a Snooker ........................................................................................................................... 10 Skill Shot ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Players Inning ......................................................................................................................................... 10 7. Standard Fouls .................................................................................................................................... 10 1 | P a g e Agile Sports Shot Time ............................................................................................................................................... 10 No rack at start of inning ......................................................................................................................... 10 Eating/Drinking During A Break ............................................................................................................... 10 8. Serious Fouls ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Throwing equipment ............................................................................................................................... 10 Foul language ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Cue ball scratch ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Wrong ball first ........................................................................................................................................ 11 No rail after contact ................................................................................................................................. 11 No foot on floor ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Ball driven off the table ............................................................................................................................ 11 Touched ball ........................................................................................................................................... 11 Double hit / frozen Balls .......................................................................................................................... 11 Push shot ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Balls still moving ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Slow play ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Cue ball placement ................................................................................................................................. 12 Pocketing opponent's ball without playing fair shot on your own ball ....................................................... 12 Pocketing black ball out of turn ............................................................................................................... 12 Jump Shot .................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 9. Dress Code ......................................................................................................................................... 12 10. Late Arrival/No Show to Matches ..................................................................................................... 12 11. Leagues And Competitions ................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 12. Load Shedding ................................................................................................................................. 12 13. Network Failure ................................................................................................................................ 12 14. Referee ............................................................................................................................................ 13 15. Document Control ............................................................................................................................ 13 2 | P a g e Agile Sports 1. OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME Zoom Pool is played with either 15 coloured/numbered 1 through 15 object balls and a cue ball. The player potting his own group of object balls and legally potting the 8-ball receives the A / B / C or X score depending if he potted a ball on the break. A player may miss once during a frame and if after the miss finish his own group of object balls and legally potting the 8-ball receives the C score. 2. DEFINITIONS Definitions used in the rules or mentioned frequently during virtual sessions, the following definitions apply to virtual pool: 2nd Visit Call the referee made after the player missed a pot. Baulk: The area (20 or 25%) at the head of the table, marked by the baulk line or the imaginary line between the centre diamonds on 9ft table. Cannon: Full contact of two object balls. Clearance: Not potting a ball off the break (dry break) and finishing table without missing. Combination Shot: A shot where a player pots 2 or more balls in one shot. Also see skill shot. Cue Ball: The white ball is the ball struck by the player’s cue is often referred to as the cue ball. Cushions: See rails. Dry Break: A break from which no ball is potted, “come up dry”. Finish: Missing one shot after the break and clearing the table within the 2nd visit. Foot Spot: The

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