Thus one of these games could have a score as low as 2 to 1, by one player illegally sinking the eight ball on the shot after a break that no balls were pocketed. The player who lost would get 1 point for the eight ball dropping and the other player 2 points for the win. If you disagree with this explanation, we can discuss it further at next week's matches. In the meantime this is how the scores have been kept for Weeks 1 through 4. Penalty is loss of turn.
Pocketed ball remains pocketed.
The Cue Ball is played as it lies by the opposing player. I apologized for a few bad calls during week two on this issue. Hopefully this will clear it up. Loss of Game only occurs when the eight ball is pocketed in an uncalled pocket, jumped off the table or is pocketed with a cueball scratch. Scratching on the 8-ball without pocketing it is NOT a loss of game.