Game Control

Your cannon shoots a bubble every 5 seconds. Stick together 3 matching bubbles and they pop.

Spotting the Cue Ball:

Just move the ball to the desired position and click.

Aiming:

Use your mouse to choose the direction of your shot by rotating your pool cue around the ball.

Shooting:

Once you have aimed, just click to shoot.

Shot Strength:

When you're shooting hold down the left-click button. The longer you hold it down, the weaker the shot. You can see how hard you'll shoot in the Shot-Strength meter.

Adding Spin:

Before you shoot, adjust the angle at which you strike the ball in the Angle window. The steeper the angle the more spin you'll add.

Practice VS Multiplayer

To practice alone just start playing when the game opens. If you want to play with someone else click the "Start" button when the game opens and wait for someone to join.

Points and Bonuses

•Distribution:

•WINNER - Earns 3 points
•LOSER - Loses 1 point.
•Consecutive Shot Bonus - You earn BONUS POINTS for making consecutive shots.
•Single Shot Clear Table - If you make every single ball on the Break (in one shot) you earn 3 bonus points.

Recording Games

You can even VIDEO RECORD your own game, or another player's game, so you can study techniques or flaunt your win to friends.

To record just click the red "Rec" button on the top right of the pool table.

Pool Balls

In 8 Ball you play with 16 pool balls divided into two groups,SOLIDS and STRIPES,in addition to the CUE BALL and the 8 BALL.

Type of billard balls:

Solid Balls (1~7)

How to earn Items:

Items appear over empty spaces on your current puzzle.When you fill an empty space containing an Item it's added to your "Items" list.

How to USE Items:

•WIth Your Mouse

Click on an Item in "Items" list and it attaches to your mouse. Then click on the player you want to use it on.

•With Hot Keys

You can use Good Items on yourself with Hot Keys. You can edit these hot keys in the Preferences menu of the game.

Press W

Press S

Joining a Table

Find a table in one of the Puzzle Dasher game rooms where a game is not active yet (the table is grey). Then click at an empty seat at the table and the game will launch in a new window.

Starting a Live Game

To start playing a live game click the "Start" button on the game window.

NOTE: you will not start playing until at least one other player has entered the game and also clicked "Start".

"Practice" Mode

To play in Practice mode, without other players, click the "Practice" button..

NOTE: In Practice games you do NOT win or lose Gems.