Sports game

Billiards 888

Play straightforward eight-ball pool frames with drag aiming and a power meter.

Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Compatibility: See device support below

Game overview

Billiards 888 is eight-ball pool without ceremony: rack up, break, and work through your group before the black. Aiming is a drag around the cue ball with a power meter, and the table physics behave the way you want them to, which is really all a browser pool game needs to do. It is a good pick for a single frame between other things rather than a long session.

This title is best suited to players who want one quick frame of eight-ball pool.

How to play Billiards 888

Break the rack and see which group falls
Drag around the cue ball to aim and set power
Clear your group of balls
Pot the black last to win the frame

Controls

Click and drag / touch and drag: Aim the cue and set power
Release: Take the shot
On-screen buttons: Rack up a new frame

Objectives and failure conditions

Objectives

Pot every ball in your group
Finish the frame by potting the black
Leave the cue ball in a usable position each shot

The run ends or fails when

Potting the black early
Losing the frame to the opponent

Gameplay mechanics

Standard eight-ball rules
Drag aiming with a power meter
Cue ball position play between shots

Device compatibility

Desktop browsers

Mouse or trackpad: Billiards 888 loads straight into the page on desktop Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari with no download or plugin. Controls used: Click and drag / touch and drag, Release, On-screen buttons.

Phones and tablets

Touch controls: Billiards 888 is driven by pointer input, which maps to tap and drag on a touch screen.

Tips for Billiards 888

Think one shot ahead and leave the white with an angle on your next ball
Use soft shots near the pockets; power scatters the pack
Clear balls blocking pockets before working the open table

What worked well and what did not

Pros

Solid, no-nonsense pool physics
Fast to start and quick to finish a frame

Cons

Very light on features and modes
No tournament or progression structure

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