s ▁ball ▁placed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁other ' s ▁ball ). ▁ ▁Thus , ▁a ▁player ▁who ▁is ▁" out " ▁ ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁game , ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁balls ▁back ▁in ▁play , ▁when ▁any ▁then - sur v iving ▁player ▁scratch es . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁scratch ▁occurs ▁after ▁first ▁pocket ing ▁an ▁oppon ent ' s ▁ball ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁turn , ▁still ▁only ▁one ▁ball ▁per ▁oppon ent ▁is ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁table , ▁as ▁the ▁penalty ▁is ▁intended ▁not ▁to ▁null ify ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁scratch , ▁but ▁to ▁pun ish ▁the ▁off ender ▁and ▁reward ▁the ▁other ▁players ▁even ly . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁un common ▁case ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁shot ▁leaves ▁only ▁the ▁c ue ▁ball ▁on ▁the ▁table ▁( the ▁shooting ▁player ▁has ▁pocket ed ▁both ▁the ▁final ▁oppon ent ' s ▁last ▁ball ▁ ▁the ▁shoot er ' s ▁own ▁last ▁ball ), ▁one ▁ball ▁of ▁ ▁player ▁will ▁be ▁sp otted ▁in ▁their ▁order ▁of ▁shooting . ▁The ▁shooting ▁player ▁continues ▁unless ▁the ▁last ▁shot ▁was ▁not ▁made ▁leg ally . ▁ ▁An ▁object ▁ball ▁knock ed ▁off ▁the ▁table ▁is ▁sp otted , ▁unless ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁shoot ers ▁own , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁it ▁is ▁pocket ed . ▁ ▁Vari ations ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁group ▁selection ▁A ▁common ▁variation ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁shoot er ▁to ▁leg ally ▁pocket ▁a ▁ball ▁without ▁a ▁ ▁() ▁gets ▁to ▁claim ▁any ▁set ▁that ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁own