Tap where the cue hits the cue ball. Low pulls it back after the hit, high rolls it on, and the sides bend it off the cushions.
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How to play
Aim: touch or click the table where you want the cue ball to go. The ◀ ▶ buttons (or the arrow keys) nudge the aim a tiny bit.
Shoot: pull the power bar back and let go. The further you pull, the harder the shot. On a keyboard, hold Space and let go.
Ball in hand: when it's your turn after a foul (and on the break), drag the cue ball where you want it.
The break: shoot from behind the line into the rack.
Solids or stripes: the first ball you sink after the break decides it. Solids are 1 to 7, stripes 9 to 15.
Go again when you sink one of yours. Otherwise it's the other player's turn.
Fouls give the other player the ball in hand anywhere: sinking the cue ball, not hitting a ball, hitting the other player's ball (or the 8) first, or no ball touching a cushion after the hit when nothing went in.
The 8: once all yours are in, sink the 8 in any pocket to win. Sink it too early, or with a foul, and you lose.
Online you have a minute for each shot, and you can send emotes but there's no chat.