What if you Make the 8 Ball and Scratch?

What if you Make the 8 Ball and Scratch?

We're playing eight ball pool, with the variation where we must bank the 8 ball on the last shot.

What happens if you make the 8 ball and scratch on that same last shot?

Is that a loss of the game or do we put spot the 8 ball back on table?

Layci

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What if you Make the 8 Ball and Scratch?

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1. billiardsforum on 10/24/2023 7:37:43 AM

   The fact that you're playing the "bank the 8 ball" variation makes no difference. When you scratch on the final 8 ball shot, the same rules of 8 ball pool apply.

   This question has been asked and answered here before. For a full analysis of specifically which 8 ball rules apply to the scenario, see the first answer to the question "what if you sink the 8 ball then scratch the cue ball?.

   But in short, in your scenario, the shooting player has lost the game.

   Here's why:

   • A cue ball scratch is a "standard foul" in 8 ball pool.
   • When you commit a "standard foul" on the same shot in which you pocket the 8 ball, it is a loss of game.

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What if you Make the 8 Ball and Scratch?

• Title: What if you Make the 8 Ball and Scratch?
• Author: Layci (Layci Yvette)
• Published: 8/4/2023 12:48:24 AM
• Last Updated: 10/24/2023 7:30:19 AM
• Last Updated By: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)