​Pittsburgh West Pool League

Basic Game:
All divisions call pocket on 8 ball.  Kisses, caroms, or number of rails are not called on any shot, including the 8 ball. When shooting the 8 ball, you must call the pocket that you are playing. The 8 ball may not be made on the same shot with a player's own object ball. Failure to hit the 8 ball is a foul, not a game loss. Entire cue ball must be behind the head string when breaking. If the player makes one group of balls, the table is closed. If a mixture of both groups are made on the break, the table is open until a player legally pockets a ball from one group. After the break, on a foul, player has cue ball in hand anywhere on the table (except scratch on a break).