Billards Tutorial

The following outlines the rules for Speed-Ball.

Speed-Ball is a single player game (or: for multiple players forming one team). The goal of the game is to pocket all balls as fast as possible. The time is recorded.

For every foul, the player receives 30 penalty seconds.

Sinking the cue ball constitutes a foul. The player continues by placing the ball anywhere at the head of the table.

A correct shot is when the cue ball hits an object ball against a side or into a pocket. If not, it constitutes a foul.

After a shot, the same player goes again as long as a ball is sunk without a foul. Then, if several players form a team, it's the next player's turn.

The game ends when all balls are sunk.

When this option is activated, the pocketed balls stay in the pockets only if the lowest numbered ball has also been pocketed. If it hasn't, a 15 second penalty is added for every ball sunk. This rule applies to all shots after the break.