Complex sentence: Some games such as nine-ball do not distinguish between stripes and solids, but rather use the numbering on the balls to determine which must be pocketed, in other games such as three-ball neither type of marking is of any consequence.
Split into simpler sentences: Some games such as nine-ball do not distinguish between stripes and solids, but rather use the numbering on the balls to determine which must be pocketed. In other games such as three-ball neither type of marking is of any consequence.