To win, you have to have a higher value of cards than the dealer. If you go over, you 'bust' and automatically lose. The goal of Blackjack is to get the sum of your cards as close to 21 as possible. It is also a foul if you let more than one object ball stay in a corner. There are four corners, and if two object balls are there you can not hit more than one or it is a foul. You get points by striking your cue ball on two or more objects (this can include your opponent's ball). There is one cue ball for each player and two object balls. If it goes into another hole (or it is pocketed before you pocket your other balls) it is an automatic loss. You must call which hole you will pocket the 8 ball into. A player must sink in all their balls before sinking the 8 ball in. if someone pockets the 1 ball they are solids and have to pocket in balls 2-6). Whoever sinks in a ball of a specific set first will then try to pocket the rest of that set for the rest of the game (ex. If no player exceeds 61 by the time all the balls are pocketed, they are racked again and play continues.īalls are divided between solids (1-7) and stripes (9-15). Whoever gets more than 61 points first wins. You gain points equal to the number on the ball you pocketed. You must pocket balls in order starting with 1 all the way to 15. You must pocket the balls in order starting with 1 and ending with 9.