How do you shoot pool ?   You have 16 balls on the table , 7 solid colored , 7 striped colored , a black 8 ball , and the white ball .   And ?   You hit the white ball with your cue . The white ball hits the colored balls . And you want to get the colored balls into the pockets .   How do you know whether you should hit the solid or the striped one ?   At the beginning , it does not matter , but once someone gets one ball in , it is set .   Can I get the black ball in ?   The black ball has to be the final ball in the pockets .   Let's go and try now ! 