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Pencil Pool
Pool, drawn in coloured pencil. Blue sinks the blue balls and pink sinks the pink ones, then whoever clears their colour first goes for the 8. Aim with a No. 2 pencil, pull back for power and let go. Sink a ball and you shoot again; scratch, and your friend gets ball in hand.
- Versus
- 8-ball rules, kept simple
- Invite a friend by text and take turns whenever
- Easy, Medium and Hard bots
- Saves your record against the bot
How to play
- Pick who to play: invite a friend by text, pass one phone, or play the bot.
- Touch the page behind the cue ball and pull back, like a slingshot. The pencil follows your finger, and the dotted line shows where the cue ball will go.
- Pull further back for more power (watch the bar), then let go to shoot.
- Sink one of your colour and you shoot again. Sink all seven, then the 8 ball, to win the round.
- Scratch the cue ball, hit the wrong colour first or hit nothing and it's a foul: the other player can drag the cue ball anywhere before shooting.
- Sink the 8 too early, or scratch while sinking it, and you lose the round.
Controls
- Drag back from the cue ball to aim and set power, then let go to shoot.
- Ball in hand? Drag the cue ball to where you want it, then aim.
- On a keyboard, the arrow keys aim (hold Shift for fine aim) and set power, and Space shoots.
- New round racks the balls again. Mode switches who you play. The Sound button turns sound on or off.
Tips
- Imagine a ghost ball touching your target on the far side from the pocket, and send the cue ball there. The dotted circle shows it.
- Gentle shots are easier to control. Full power sends balls bouncing all over the page.
- Leave the cue ball with a good next shot, not just a pot.
- With ball in hand, line up a straight shot into a corner pocket.
About Pencil Pool
Pencil Pool is 8-ball pool redrawn in a sketchbook, with coloured-pencil balls and a pencil for a cue.
The bot tries out shots with the same physics you play with. On Hard it rarely misses, so Easy is the one to learn on.
