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The rectangular array features greenish baize, a baulk enactment and semi-circle, known arsenic the D.

It has six pockets, 4 successful each country and 2 midway down some agelong sides.

There are 15 reddish balls which are arranged successful a triangular shape.

There are besides six colour balls, and the achromatic cue ball.

Each colour sits connected its ain designated spot astatine the commencement of the game.

While reddish balls are worthy 1 constituent erstwhile potted, the colours each person a antithetic value.

In ascending bid these are:

• Yellow - 2 points
• Green - 3 points
• Brown - 4 points
• Blue - 5 points
• Pink - six points
• Black - 7 points

The archetypal subordinate volition cue disconnected and indispensable deed astatine slightest 1 of the reddish balls successful the triangle.

If they cookware a red, they tin past proceed by potting a colour.

However, if nary reddish is potted past their hostile volition play the adjacent changeable - going for a reddish first.

Each subordinate indispensable archetypal cookware a reddish shot erstwhile it's their crook to play. If thing is pocketed it is the different player's crook astatine the table.

After each reddish is potted they indispensable past travel with a colour, past a red, past a colour, and truthful on.

Whilst determination are inactive reddish balls connected the table, the potted colour balls are returned to their designated spot.

Once each the reddish balls are pocketed, the subordinate astatine the array indispensable cookware the colours successful the bid arsenic outlined above.

If they miss past their hostile volition person the accidental to wide the table.

A 147 is simply a maximum interruption erstwhile each reds are potted by 1 subordinate successful 1 stint astatine the table.

In bid to execute 147, the subordinate indispensable cookware each 15 reds with 15 blacks for 120 points.

They indispensable past wide each the colours, concluding with the achromatic for 27 points.

During play the rules authorities that the cue indispensable lone interaction the achromatic cue ball.

The cue shot besides indispensable deed the close colour shot - reds oregon colours successful order.

If it hits the incorrect colour past a foul is called.

If the cue shot fails to deed immoderate shot oregon is pocketed it is besides a foul.

The player's crook astatine the array ends if they play a foul shot.

Players are besides penalised if they interaction immoderate shot connected the array with their person.