How To Play 8 Ball Pool-Part2

Becoming the best at 8 Ball Pool  is not easy and requires time, skill and dedication. Yesterday I have shared some tips. Here comes part2 of how to play 8 Ball Pool.

Scratch & Win

Scratch & Win is a scratch card mini-game. Scratch off squares on the card and match three squares to win Pool Coins!

There’s a maximum prize of 250,000 Pool Coins. Like Spin & Win, there is a percentage chance of each prize, with the highest prizes being the rarest.

The new Scratch & Win mini-game

Scratchers can be won in the Spin & Win game or purchased in the app.

Spin & Win

Each day you play 8 Ball Pool, you’ll be awarded with one free spin on the “Spin & Win”. Spin & Win is a minigame which offers players the chance to win up to 50,000 Pool Coins, free powerups and an exclusive cue.

Get lucky in the Spin & Win!

The Spin & Win will load automatically when you first play Pool each day, and can also be accessed from Pool’s main menu.

There’s a percentage chance of winning each prize, and the high-value items have lower chances of being won than the low-value items. Tens of thousands of the top prizes are given out daily, so you just need to get lucky!

A free spin is awarded every day, and extra spins can be purchased from the Pool Shop.

Challenging your friends

Playing Pool on a real-life table is a social experience, and it’s the same social experience playing Pool on Miniclip.

If you’re playing on Miniclip.com, you can click the “Play Friends” button to search for players who are online using their usernames, and then challenge them to a game.

Challenge any of your Facebook friends with one click!

If you’re playing Pool on Facebook, you can challenge your Facebook friends using the buttons along the bottom of the main menu. The game will automatically find all your friends who play Pool on Facebook, and to challenge any of them, just scroll along until you find them and click “Challenge”.

If you want to play with any friends on Facebook who don’t play Pool already, just click “Add” and you can search through all your friends and challenge them to a game.

Using the Pool Shop

As you work your way through the levels in 8 Ball Pool and earn Pool Coins from playing 1-on-1 matches and tournaments, you might want to customise your game by purchasing new cues and tables.

You can do this by entering the Pool Shop, which is accessible from the main menu.

In the Pool Shop we’ve got over 45 cues available for you to purchase and use, with new ones added frequently. These range from the simple Classic Cue to the extravagant Millionaire Cue.

Purchasing a new cue gives you access to a new phrase!

Purchasing and using a new cue in a game not only gives you a visual edge over your opponent, but also gives you access to an extra unique phrase to use in the in-game chat! Just click on the “…” speech bubble icon on your profile picture whilst playing to drop-down the list of phrases you can use to communicate with your opponent.

As well as new cues in the Pool Shop, you can also purchase designs for your table, with frames, cloths and patterns available.

Refine your game: power-ups and spin

Now you’re well on your way to becoming the best at 8 Ball Pool, it’s time to refine your game by using power-ups and spin.

To enhance your game, there are three power-ups available:

1. Extended guideline: extends the guidelines of your next shot.
2. Increase maximum spin: increases the maximum spin you can put on a shot.
3. Increase maximum power: increases the amount of power you can put on a shot.

Add spin to your shot using the arrow keys or by clicking the ball in the bottom right of the screen!

You can use power-ups for one shot, and you can purchase them one-at-a-time or in bulk from the Pool Shop.

As well as power-ups, you can also put spin on your shots. Unlike power-ups, you can use these on as many shots as you like and you don’t need to purchase spin to use it.

You can put spin on your shots either by using the arrow keys whilst you’re playing, or by clicking on the ball in the bottom right corner of the game to add spin. Experiment with putting spin in different places to see how it affects your shots!

Go mobile!

8 Ball Pool is now available on iOS and Android, allowing players to take 8 Ball Pool on the move! And best of all, it’s completely free on all platforms.

The mobile version — available from both the iOS App Store and the Android Google Play Store – links seamlessly with the web version of Pool you’re familiar with.

Take 8 Ball Pool with you wherever you go!

This means you can connect with the same account you use on either Miniclip.com or Facebook and once you’re logged in you’ll have all of the Pool Coins you’ve earned and all of the cues you’ve purchased instantly available.

How To Play 8 Ball Pool-Part1

Becoming the best at 8 Ball Pool  is not easy and requires time, skill and dedication.

However, you also need to understand how the game works, which is why in this blog post we’re going to show you everything you need to know about Miniclip’s 8 Ball Pool.

If you’re ready to start your journey to becoming the best in the game, an 8 Ball Pool VIP, then we can get started. Let’s go!

Playing matches and entering tournaments

To get started on your Pool career, you need to start playing Pool! There are two different types of game you can play: 1-on-1 matches, where you can play against another player, and tournaments, where you play in a knockout competition against 7 other players.

To play a 1-on-1 match, you just need to click the “Play” button. This takes you to a screen where you can choose which of the eight venues you want to play in. You’ll find you need to unlock some of the locations and you’ll need Pool Coins to enter, but we’ll explain those in more detail later.

Moscow is one of the locations you can play 1-on-1 matches and tournaments.

If you’re after more of a challenge than a 1-on-1 match, then you can enter a tournament. From the main screen, click on the “Tournaments” button. Here you’ll see the same locations, but you’ll be playing against more players.

As with the 1-on-1 matches, you’ll need to unlock the different locations and you’ll need Pool Coins to enter, but we’ll explain Pool Coins and levels shortly.

Pool Coins & Pool Cash

As we’ve mentioned, 8 Ball Pool has its own currency, Pool Coins & Pool Cash. You’ll need Pool Coins to enter 1-on-1 matches and tournaments, and you can also use them to purchase new cues and tables for your game from the Pool Shop. Some items are only available for Pool Cash, which you can earn either by purchasing or by levelling up in the game.

You can earn Pool Coins in a variety of ways:

• 30 minute timer: you can earn 25 free Pool Coins every 30 minutes  by just clicking the button on the main screen. There’s no limit to how many times you can claim these coins.

Play Pool every day to earn a daily bonus.

• Winning 1-on-1 matches and tournaments. The highest ranked tournament, Moscow Winter Club, has a prize pot of 30,000 Pool Coins! Play higher level 1-on-1 matches and tournaments for the chance to win bigger prize pots. Winning tournaments also awards you a bonus cue.
• Purchasing Pool Coins: to get more Pool Coins, purchase them from the Pool Shop. You can also trade in your Pool Cash for Pool Coins. Important note: you cannot exchange Cash for Coins.

The table below shows you how many Pool Coins are needed to enter each 1-on-1 match and tournament, at each location, as well as how many Pool Coins you can win.

Location	Entry Fee (Pool Coins)	Prize (Pool Coins)
1-on-1 matches
London: 1-on-1	25	50
Sydney: 1-on-1	100	200
Moscow: 1-on-1	500	1,000
Tokyo: 1-on-1	2,500	5,000
Las Vegas: 1-on-1	10,000	20,000
Jakarta: 1-on-1	50,000	100,000
Toronto: 1-on-1	100,000	200,000
Tournaments
London: tournament	200	1,000
Sydney: tournament	3,000	18,000
Moscow: tournament	5,000	30,000
Tokyo: tournament	10,000	60,000
Las Vegas: tournament	20,000	120,000
Jakarta: tournament	50,000	300,000
Toronto: tournament	100,000	600,000

Stock up on Powers in the Pool Shop!

Experience points, levels and ranks

In 8 Ball Pool we use three ways to rank players: experience points, levels and ranks. Here’s some detail on how those are calculated:

1.Experience points (XP): you earn XP for every match you play both 1-on-1 and in Tournaments. You earn XP whether you win or lose, but winning earns you more XP than losing. You also earn more XP for winning a high-ranking tournament than a low-ranking one.

2.Level: your level is determined by the number of XP you have and is the number shown in the star in the top left of the screen. Levels go from 1 to 150, with 150 being the highest possible.

3.Rank: your level determines your rank; you’ll need the following levels to achieve the following ranks:

The Tokyo tournament is locked until level 16!

Rank	Level Required
Trainee	1 – 2
Beginner	3 – 5
Student	6 – 9
Amateur	10 – 14
Skilled	15 – 20
Semi-Pro	21 – 27
Professional	28 – 35
Virtuoso	36 – 44
Expert	45 – 54
Veteran	55 – 65
Master	66 – 77
GrandMaster	78 – 90
VIP	91 – 100
Play to find out	100+

View your stats by clicking on your profile image.

As you level up, you’ll unlock new tournaments and 1-on-1 matches which will only be available to higher-ranked players. In these tournaments the stakes are higher: a higher entry fee, larger prize pot and better competition.

You can view all your Pool stats: your XP, level and rank, as well as some other statistics about your playing, including the number of games you’ve played and won by clicking on your profile image in the top left corner if you’re on one of the menu screens.

If you’re in a game, you can click on either your or your opponent’s profile images to bring up your or their stats whilst playing to find out about your opponent!