However, it is eight-ball that is the more common game – the one you’ll most likely see being played at your local pool hall and the one that most people first think of when the word pool is mentioned.Įight-ball pool can be played as a singles or doubles game and is played with cues and 16 balls, 15 object balls, and one cue ball (the ball the players strike to try and hit the other balls). By far, the most popular forms of the game are the ones that originated in the USA, known as ‘eight-ball’ and ‘nine-ball’ pool.īoth are played on a normal sized pool table with the regulation six pockets and both have multiple championships around the world.
However, there are many different varieties of the game, all with distinctly different rules and regulations.
Pool is a popular game that is played all over the world by millions of people.
