8 Ball Pool is played with a cue ball and 15 object balls: Solids (1–7), Stripes (9–15), and the black 8-Ball.

• Aiming & Shot Power: Move your mouse (or drag on mobile) to aim the cue stick. Use the spin selector at the bottom to apply English (side/back/top spin), then hold and pull back to set shot power and release to strike.
• The Break: Player 1 takes the opening break shot. The table remains open until a player legally pockets a solid or striped ball after the break.
• Solids & Stripes: The first player to legally pocket an object ball on an open table is assigned that suit (Solids 1–7 or Stripes 9–15), and the opponent is assigned the other suit.
• Legal Shots & Continuing Turn: On every shot, the cue ball must first contact one of your own group's balls (or the 8-Ball once all 7 of your group's balls are cleared). Legally pocketing one of your balls without a foul continues your turn.
• Fouls & Ball-in-Hand: Scratching the cue ball, failing to hit a legal target ball first, or failing to pocket a ball / drive any ball to a cushion results in a foul. Your opponent receives Ball-in-Hand and may place the cue ball anywhere on the table.
• Winning the Game (8-Ball): Once all 7 balls of your group are pocketed, sink the 8-Ball on a legal shot without scratching to win the match and any staked crypto pot. Pocketing the 8-Ball early or scratching while pocketing the 8-Ball results in an immediate loss.
• Aiming Guide & Shot Clock: Matches can be played with Standard (Full), Short (Pro), or No Guideline (Hardcore) aiming, plus an optional per-turn Shot Clock (1–10 minutes). Letting the Shot Clock expire results in a foul and gives your opponent Ball-in-Hand (3 consecutive shot-clock timeouts forfeit the match).
• Crypto Stakes & House Rake (2.5%): When playing for SAITO or Web3 crypto, a 2.5% house rake applies to each player's stake (5.0% of the total pot). Upon match completion, the loser transfers 97.5% of their stake to the winner and 2.5% to the house, while the winner transfers 2.5% of their stake to the house (netting +95.0% profit).

• 18+ Skill Gaming: Staked matches are restricted to players aged 18+ in permitted jurisdictions.
• Minimum Stake & Mandatory Turn Clock: Minimum crypto stake is 50 SAITO. All staked matches enforce a mandatory turn clock (minimum 2 minutes); consecutive timeouts or abandonment result in automatic forfeit and on-chain settlement.
• Non-Custodial P2P Settlement & House Rake: Stakes are settled peer-to-peer via the deterministic Saito game queue with a 2.5% house rake per player (5.0% of total pot). On-chain transactions are final and irreversible.