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14.1 Continuous -- Rack Interference Table

The following table will tell you where the CUE ball (CB) and the 15th ball (break ball) are to be placed should either interfere with racking the balls.

A ball is considered to interfere with racking when either of the following is true:

  1. any part of the ball is within the rack area defined by a line drawn (on the cloth) around a properly placed triangle,
     
  2. careful placing or removing of the triangle causes the ball immediately outside the rack area to move.

 

15th ball
(break ball: BB) 		CUE   Ball   (CB)
  IN THE RACK   BLOCKING HEAD SPOT ELSEWHERE
POCKETED   BB: Foot spot. *
  CB: Kitchen.		   BB: Foot spot. *
  CB: As is.		   BB: Foot spot. *
  CB: As is.
IN THE RACK   BB: Foot spot. *
  CB: Kitchen.		   BB: Center spot.
  CB: As is.		   BB: Head spot.
  CB: As is.
IN KITCHEN   BB: As is.
  CB: Head spot.		 Both as are.
BLOCKING
HEAD SPOT 		  BB: As is.
  CB: Center spot.		 Both as are.
ELSEWHERE   BB: As is.
  CB: Kitchen.		 Both as are.

    *   It becomes a 15-ball rack.   This rack does not require an opening break though.
         It gets played as an ordinary (scoring or safety) shot.