. ▁If ▁the ▁ ▁shoot er ▁po ckets ▁any ▁ball ▁( without ▁fou ling ), ▁he ▁can ▁claim ▁any ▁set , ▁and ▁continues ▁shooting . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁shoot er ▁who ▁leg ally ▁po ckets ▁a ▁ball ▁during ▁his ▁turn ▁gets ▁to ▁claims ▁ownership ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁remaining ▁sets . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁a ▁f oul ▁break , ▁the ▁first ▁success ive ▁shoot er ▁to ▁leg ally ▁pocket ▁a ▁ball ▁gets ▁to ▁claim ▁any ▁set , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁shoot er ▁who ▁leg ally ▁po ckets ▁a ▁ball ▁claims ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁sets . ▁▁ ▁A ▁less ▁common ▁variation ▁( because ▁it ▁involves ▁risk ▁to ▁the ▁break er ) ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁sets ▁are ▁assigned ▁before ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁play : ▁the ▁breaking ▁shoot er ▁has ▁ 1 – 5 , ▁the ▁second ▁player ▁has ▁ 6 – 1 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁has ▁ 1 1 – 1 5 . ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁scratch ▁and ▁spot ting ▁rules ▁In ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁c ue - ball ▁scratch , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁fou ling ▁player ' s ▁oppon ents ▁who ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁before ▁the ▁f oul ▁may ▁return ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁pocket ed ▁balls ▁to ▁the ▁table . ▁Play ers ▁who ▁were ▁already ▁" out " ▁before ▁that ▁shot ▁remain ▁out . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁version , ▁if ▁the ▁shoot er ▁po ckets ▁both ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁oppon ent ▁object ▁ball ▁and ▁the ▁shoot er ' s ▁own ▁final ▁object ▁ball ▁( i