--The game of pool is played on a flat table covered with cloth and bounded by rubber cushions.
--The players use a stick or cue to strike a white cue ball which in turn strikes object balls.
--The goal is to drive or pot object balls into six pockets located at the edge of the table.
--The 15 object balls are packed into a triangle to start the game.
--There are two types of object balls: stripes and solids
--The player to strike a solid or stripe first has to play with this type
--If a player pot an object ball he has an open break
--If he fails to strike his object ball it is a foul shot.
--If a player pots the black ball before he has pocketed his seven balls he loses the game.
--The player who clears the board first by potting all his balls is the winner.
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