Billiards Rules

Equipment and Game Set Up
The measurements of the playing surface are roughly 9 feet by 4.5 feet, which is the regulation size, or the standard size. The table could be smaller too, say 7 feet by 3.5 feet in some tournaments. Then there are the billiards balls, which are numbered between 1 to 7, which are of solid color. Balls numbering 9 to 15 are striped and in addition to that, there is the 8 ball and a cue ball. So there are 16 balls on the table in totality.

Break
A person is chosen by either a flip of a coin or depending on who won the earlier game to break the object ball rack apart by shooting as per the rules. If the shooter goofs up and is not able to make a legal break, which means at least 4 balls should hit the cushions or a ball being pocketed, the other player may ask for a fresh rack and break it or can resume the play from where the balls are on the table. Read more on billiards games rules.

Playing Turns
A player or the team will keep on playing till a fault is committed. If a safety ball is availed or a ball is not legally pocketed on a non safety shot.

Pocketing the Ball
After a team gets all the object balls in pocket, they may take a shot at sinking the 8 ball. To be declared as winners, it is mandatory for the team or an individual player to designate a pocket where they want the ball to sink