Sinking the Cue Ball on the Break

Sinking the Cue Ball on the Break

I am new to the game of pool and have a question concerning sinking the cue ball on the break shot...

Is sinking the cue ball on the break shot an automatic loss of game?

mlewis

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Sinking the Cue Ball on the Break

Replies & Comments

1. jags on 9/4/2007 2:59:48 PM

   I don't know of any games where scratching on the break is a loss of game except if you also make the 8 ball if playing 8 ball. Usually on a foul like this your opponent has to shoot from behind the head string since it occured on the break while anytime after that they would get ball in hand anywhere on the table.

2. ernier on 10/11/2007 5:32:10 PM

   I was playing an online 8-ball game the other day where a scratch on the break counted as a loss. As the previous poster said, I have never seen it be a loss on a bar table. It's a good thing because I do it all the time.

3. Phillip on 3/18/2008 7:20:50 PM

   At the start of the game, if one scratches on the break shot, can they shoot again?

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Sinking the Cue Ball on the Break

• Title: Sinking the Cue Ball on the Break
• Author: mlewis (Mike Lewis)
• Published: 9/3/2007 10:49:10 PM