Bulldog Pool Comp. Regulation

Winning

Any of the following circumstances results in a game win:

* A player legally pockets the 8 ball into a designated pocket, after all his object balls have been pocketed.

* The opposing player illegally pockets the 8 ball (e.g. before clearing all of his object balls, does so on the same shot as the last such object ball, or it falls into a pocket other than the one that was designated)

* The opposing player commits any foul, including scratching the cue ball into a pocket, or knocking it off the table, during the same inning that the 8 ball is pocketed. A scratch or foul is not a loss of the game if the 8 ball is not pocketed or jumped from the table.

* The opposing player knocks the 8 ball off the table.

Fouls

* The shooter fails to strike one of his own object balls (or the 8 ball, if all of said object balls are already pocketed) with the cue ball, before other balls (if any) are contacted by the cue ball.. This includes “split” shots, where the cue ball strikes one of the shooter's and one of the opponent's object ball simultaneously.

* No ball comes into contact with a cushion or is pocketed, after legal cue ball contact with the (first) object ball (or 8 ball, if shooting for the 8).

* The cue ball is pocketed (“scratched”) The shooter does not have at least one foot on the floor (this requirement may be waived if the shooter is disabled in a relevant way, or the venue has not provided a mechanical bridge) .

* The cue ball is shot before all balls have come to a complete stop from the previous shot .

* The cue ball is struck more than once during a shot .

* The cue ball is jumped entirely or partially over an obstructing ball with an illegal jump shot that scoops under the cue ball .

* The cue ball is clearly pushed (shoved slowly, rather than struck), with the cue tip remaining in contact with it more than momentarily .

* The shooter touches the cue ball with something other than the tip of the cue .

* The shooter touches any ball (with body, clothing or equipment), other than as necessary to move the cue ball when the player has ball-in-hand.

* The shooter knocks a ball off the table .

* The shooter has shot out-of-turn .

* On the break shot, no balls are pocketed and fewer than four balls reach the cushions (in which case the incoming player can demand a re-rack and take the break or force the original breaker to re-break, or may take ball-in-hand behind the head string and shoot the balls as they like) .