▁awarded ▁for ▁playing ▁a ▁perfect ▁game , ▁s inking ▁both ▁oppon ents ' ▁sets ▁of ▁ 5 ▁balls ▁while ▁having ▁all ▁ 5 ▁of ▁yours ▁remaining ▁( Us ually ▁ 2 ▁points , ▁making ▁a ▁perfect ▁game ▁worth ▁ 1 0 ▁points ▁total : ▁ 3 ▁for ▁the ▁win , ▁ 5 ▁for ▁remaining ▁balls , ▁plus ▁ 2 ▁bonus ). ▁ ▁This ▁system ▁emphas izes ▁strategy ▁regarding ▁whom ▁to ▁eliminate ▁first ▁as ▁the ▁match ▁goes ▁on , ▁often ▁creating ▁al li ances ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁trailing ▁players ▁to ▁catch ▁the ▁leader ▁in ▁points . ▁The ▁match ▁may ▁be ▁won ▁by ▁reaching ▁a ▁set ▁number ▁of ▁points , ▁or ▁reaching ▁a ▁set ▁dead line ▁in ▁time . ▁ ▁Co in - oper ated ▁table ▁play ▁When ▁played ▁on ▁coin - oper ated ▁tables ▁( such ▁that ▁balls ▁cannot ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁will ▁once ▁pocket ed , ▁only ▁after ▁pay ing ▁for ▁another ▁game ) ▁a ▁player ▁who ▁scratch es ▁selects ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁own ▁balls ▁to ▁be ▁pocket ed ▁immediately , ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁oppon ents ' ▁balls ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁table . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁event ▁that ▁a ▁scratch ▁occurs ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁shot ▁that ▁an ▁oppon ent ' s ▁ball ▁is ▁pocket ed , ▁the ▁affected ▁oppon ent ▁is ▁permitted ▁to ▁select ▁a ▁ball ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁off ender ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁removed ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁player ▁that ▁scratch ed ▁choosing ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁be ▁pocket ed . ▁In ▁either ▁case , ▁this ▁can ▁result ▁in