However, if the shooter pockets the legal object ball the incoming player has the option to play the shot as left, or hand it back to his opponent. If a player misses his intended ball and pocket, and either makes the nominated ball in the wrong pocket or pockets another ball, his inning has finished and the incoming player has the option to take the shot as is, or hand it back to his opponent. If the area referee is asked to determine whether a foul occurred and there is no evidence of the foul except the claim of one player while the other player claims that there was no foul, then it is assumed that no foul occurred. If a dispute arises between two players in an unrefereed match, and the area referee is asked to make a decision without having seen the cause of the dispute, he should be careful to understand the situation as completely as possible. The referee will replace the balls to their original position as accurately as possible. The object balls are racked as tightly as possible in a triangular shape, with the one ball at the apex of the triangle and on the foot spot and the ten ball in the middle of the triangle.



































In some games, object balls are required to be placed on the playing surface other than when forming a new rack. They are said to be re-spotted when they are so placed. If the ten ball is pocketed on a legal break shot, it will be re-spotted and the player continues with his inning. If the ten ball is pocketed on a foul or push out, or accidentally in the wrong pocket, or driven off the table, what is billiards it is re-spotted. He must make his intention known to the referee, and then rules 6.2 Wrong Ball First and 6.3 No Rail after Contact are suspended for the shot. If the player wants to protest against that ruling, he may contact the head referee and after that the tournament director. A player is allowed to ask for a reconsideration of a factual decision by the referee only one time. Denim/blue jeans of any color are forbidden even though a jeans design is allowed. Instead, it will take the shape of a semi-hemisphere with a filler the same at every point with color variation only. Men may wear either a long sleeve shirt and button-down vest or a regular collared shirt or polo shirt of any color.



































Women may wear a shirt, an elegant top, a dress, a blouse or a polo shirt which is covering the shoulders. The shooter, after the break at any time may call "safety" which permits him to make contact with the legal object ball without pocketing a ball and end his inning. A shot is said to be a safety shot if the game in play is a call shot game and the shooter declared the shot to the referee or his opponent to be a "safety" before the shot. In some games a player may choose not to come to the table in certain situations when play would normally pass to him, and then the player remaining at the table continues the inning (e.g. a push-out at nine ball). Each player alternates turns, called innings. Eight-ball, sometimes called stripes and solids, or pocket billiards, is the most common game of pool played today.



































For a called shot to count, the referee must be satisfied that the intended shot was made, so if there is any chance of confusion, e.g. with bank, combination and similar shots, the shooter should indicate the ball and pocket. Whenever the shooter is attempting to pocket a ball (except the break) he is required to call shots, the intended ball and pocket must be indicated for each shot if they are not obvious. To win the pool game, you will need to pocket the number 8 ball after you have pocketed all seven balls. These regulations address dress requirements, protests, scheduling issues, and other items that are not part of the actual Rules of Play but need to be regulated for the individual event. If the shooter commits a standard foul, play passes to his opponent. If the shooter legally pockets a called/nominated ball on a shot (except a push out, see 9.4 Second Shot of the Rack - Push Out), any additional balls pocketed remain pocketed (except the ten ball; see 9.9 Spotting Balls), and he continues at the table for the next shot. If no foul is committed on the break shot, the shooter may choose to play a "push out" as his shot.