Once done, you can then try to pocket the 8-ball. In 8-ball pool, you are either “solids” or “stripes”, where you have seven balls to put away. If you miss, your opponent has their turn. Simply pull back and release at the point where you think the prime power level is. Lastly, there is a power meter to the left. You can also touch a cue icon that brings up a larger face of your cue ball, allowing you touch placement of your intended “English” on the ball when you strike it. There’s an alignment guide that helps you dial in your angle to impact your target ball to your intended pocket. When it’s your turn, you control your cue by swiping your finger to align the cue with the cue ball.
The controls to 8 Ball Pool are pretty intuitive.
I am not going to delve into the rules of pool here if you’re still reading this I’m assuming you know you’re way around a table.īefore you play you’ll be prompted to bet a certain amount of your money, so you have some skin in the game as you go against your opponent. Now we’re ready to hit some balls! If you’re anything like me, you’ll dive right into the 1-on-1 mode, pairing up a random stranger to test your mettle. Excellent alternative to playing worldwide strangers.) Playing with Friends (signing in with Facebook allows you to create a ‘friends’ list to quickly request games with people you know.Minigames (pretty basic games-of-chance with the object of gaining more coins for in-game upgrades).Special Game (tournaments but you’ll have to be at a minimum player level to access this mode).1 on 1 (random pairing with a human player).Once into the game, you have several options to try out (though they’re not terribly well-presented). You can log in as a guest, via your Google account, or via your Facebook account (more on the FB option later). Upon opening the app, you can log in several different ways nothing unusual.
Setup is is pretty standard as Android apps go: simply download from the Play Store. Let’s take a quick spin on this fun billiards simulator. I’ve played with Miniclip’s 8 Ball Pool, a free, family-friendly option to give you a simulated pool hall experience.
Not only that, it likely sits in an ‘establishment’ with ‘patrons’ that you probably wouldn’t be very excited about approaching for a game.īut, for such problematic situations the Play Store has you covered. The problem I face is that chances are good that a decent pool table is not really close by. Something like a game of pool against a random person, or even a friend. On nights like this, a little fun playing a game or two would liven things up. So, in addition to having a beverage and watching YouTube, it might be kind of fun to go out and play some games.