▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ra ck . ▁▁ ▁Two ▁players : ▁seven ▁balls ▁each ▁ ▁Three ▁players : ▁five ▁balls ▁each ▁ ▁Four ▁or ▁five ▁players : ▁three ▁balls ▁each ▁ ▁Six ▁or ▁seven ▁players : ▁two ▁balls ▁each ▁ ▁E ight ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁players : ▁one ▁ball ▁each ▁ ▁E agle ▁Pool ▁B alls ▁manufact ures ▁a ▁ball ▁set ▁using ▁colored ▁rather ▁than ▁number ed ▁groups ▁of ▁balls , ▁with ▁which ▁three - ▁to ▁five - player ▁cut th ro at ▁can ▁be ▁played . ▁It ▁makes ▁use ▁of ▁different ▁sizes ▁and ▁shapes ▁of ▁ra cks : ▁a ▁standard ▁triangle ▁ra ck ▁of ▁three ▁groups ▁of ▁five ▁balls ▁each ▁for ▁three ▁players ; ▁a ▁custom , ▁large ▁diam ond ▁ra ck ▁of ▁four ▁groups ▁of ▁four ▁balls ▁each ▁for ▁four ▁players ; ▁and ▁a ▁standard ▁triangle ▁ra ck ▁of ▁five ▁groups ▁of ▁three ▁balls ▁each ▁for ▁five ▁players . ▁ ▁Multi - game ▁scoring ▁Vari ous ▁point ▁systems ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁play ▁matches ▁or ▁sets , ▁rather ▁than ▁just ▁one ▁game . ▁With ▁its ▁uniqu eness ▁as ▁a ▁three ▁player ▁game , ▁counting ▁games ▁won ▁is ▁possible ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁give ▁credit ▁for ▁finishing ▁second . ▁One ▁system ▁is ▁award ing ▁three ▁points ▁for ▁a ▁win , ▁plus ▁an ▁additional ▁one ▁point ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁winner ' s ▁remaining ▁balls ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁game . ▁The ▁player ▁last ▁elimin ated ▁receives ▁two ▁points , ▁the ▁first ▁elimin ated ▁player ▁none . ▁There ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁a ▁bonus