▁. ▁ ▁The ▁general ▁rules ▁of ▁pocket ▁bill i ards ▁apply , ▁including ▁typical ▁fou ls , ▁such ▁as ▁striking ▁the ▁c ue ▁ball ▁twice ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁shot , ▁striking ▁an ▁object ▁ball ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁c ue ▁ball ▁with ▁the ▁c ue ▁stick , ▁knock ing ▁an ▁object ▁ball ▁off ▁the ▁table , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Such ▁fou ls ▁end ▁the ▁shoot er ' s ▁turn ▁without ▁further ▁penalty . ▁ ▁The ▁incoming ▁player ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁c ue ▁ball ▁in - hand , ▁but ▁takes ▁the ▁table ▁as ▁it ▁lies ▁( after ▁balls ▁are ▁sp otted ). ▁ ▁Win ning ▁The ▁object ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁player ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁object ▁ball ▁left ▁on ▁the ▁table . ▁When ▁a ▁player ▁has ▁no ▁balls ▁on ▁the ▁table , ▁he ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁" out " ▁( el imin ated ) ▁and ▁his ▁turn ▁is ▁ski pped ▁in ▁the ▁player ▁rotation . ▁Under ▁normal ▁rules ▁( where ▁balls ▁are ▁retrieved ▁on ▁a ▁scratch ▁– ▁see ▁below ), ▁being ▁" out " ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁temporary ▁condition . ▁ ▁Sp ot ting ▁The ▁consequence ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁( k no ck ing ▁the ▁c ue ▁ball ▁into ▁a ▁pocket ▁or ▁off ▁the ▁table ) ▁is ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁shoot er ' s ▁oppon ents ▁are ▁reward ed ▁by ▁taking ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁balls ▁( if ▁any ▁have ▁been ▁pocket ed ) ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁pocket ▁and ▁ ▁it ▁back ▁onto ▁the ▁table ▁( with ▁the ▁next ▁shooting ▁player '