2.3 Nine Ball
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This article is from the Pool & Billiards FAQ, by Bob Jewett with numerous contributions by others.
2.3 Nine Ball
Rack the lowest numbered nine balls in a diamond, with the one ball at
the foot spot and the nine in the middle. Any ball that goes in counts
as long as the lowest numbered ball on the table is hit first. The
winner is the player who makes the nine on a legal shot.
If a player fails to hit the lowest numbered ball first, the opponent
has ball in hand anywhere on the table.
On the first shot after a legal break, regardless of who the shooter is,
the player can call "push", and merely push the cue ball somewhere,
without restrictions on driving a ball to the rail or hitting the lowest
numbered object ball. Opponent can either accept the table and shoot,
or force the player to shoot. From then on, normal ball-in-hand for
failure to hit the lowest-numbered object ball applies.
After a foul, no balls are spotted except the nine (when necessary).
On a coin-op table, substitute the ten-ball for an escaped nine.
Three consecutive fouls by one player, loses the game.
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