Scores are posted by innings on a score sheet. The game ends when all players have completed nine innings of play. The winner is the player with the most runs after all have played . The starting player has the cue ball in hand within the string. The starting player is credited with all balls scored on the break shot.
Incoming players have balls racked and proceed as above, playing nine innings.
If home plate is occupied, balls are spotted according to general rules for spotting balls in pocket billiards. He then plays the next inning. If the shooter scratches and no object ball is pocketed, it is still regarded as a scoreless inning. Scratches are penalized by forfeit of all balls pocketed on the foul stroke, plus the last called ball legally pocketed. If the player has no balls to his credit, he spots next called ball scored.