The penalty for all fouls is the ending of the player's inning; no points are lost, and the incoming player has the option of shooting from position or taking from the (behind the table's ). In older rules a foul was a loss of one point. Three successive fouls in cribbage is a loss of game. Pocketing the 15 ball when it is not the last ball on the table is "not a foul". Instead it is immediately spotted and play continues without penalty.