Skittles Pool Setup Question

Skittles Pool Setup Question

I noticed in the explanation of the rules of Skittle Pool that the little skittles are placed on (and around) the pink spot but then I noticed he said "the red ball is placed on the pink spot" as well.

I'm just a little confused about the initial setup of the three balls to start play.

user1772751805

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Skittles Pool Setup Question

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1. billiardsforum on 3/30/2026 7:24:27 AM

   Good catch, I've corrected it as best as I could figure (as I can't reach the original author).

   The red ball was set up on the brown spot and the yellow ball was setup on the black spot.

   Also note that there are many regional variants of skittle pool games, each of which has a slightly different ball placement setup.

   A few examples:

   • Canadian Skittles Pool (3 Black Pins Version)
   • Canadian Skittle Pool using 1 black pin (among other colors)
   • Alternate rules for how to play skittles pool
2. user1772751805 on 3/30/2026 4:28:43 PM

   No worries, and Thank you!

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Skittles Pool Setup Question

• Title: Skittles Pool Setup Question
• Author: user1772751805 (Adam Miller)
• Published: 3/5/2026 6:03:26 PM
• Last Updated: 3/30/2026 7:22:29 AM
• Last Updated By: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)