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Jawed balls -- If two or more balls are locked between the jaws or sides of the pocket, with one or more suspended in air, the referee shall inspect the balls in position and follow this procedure: He or she shall visually (or physically if he or she desires) project each ball directly downward from its locked position; any ball that in his or her judgment would fall in the pocket if so moved directly downward is a pocketed ball, while any ball that would come to rest on the bed of the table is not pocketed. The balls are then placed according to the referee's assessment, and play continues according to specific game rules as if no locking or jawing of balls had occurred. (Continued below)
Additional pocketed balls -- If extra balls are pocketed on a legal scoring stroke, they are counted in accord with the scoring rules for the particular game. Nonplayer interference -- If the balls are moved (or a player bumped such that play is directly affected) by a nonplayer during the match, the balls shall be replaced as near as possible to their original positions immediately prior to the incident, and play shall resume with no penalty on the player affected. If the match is officiated, the referee shall replace the balls. This rule shall also apply to "act of God" interference, such as earthquake, hurricane, light fixture falling, power failure, etc. If the balls can't be restored to their original positions, replay the game with the original player breaking. Breaking subsequent racks -- In a match that consists of short rack games, the winner of each game breaks in the next. The following are common options that may be designated by tournament officials in advance: 1) Players alternate break; 2) loser breaks; 3) player trailing in games score breaks the next game. Play by innings -- During the course of play, players alternate turns (innings) at the table, with a player's inning ending when he or she fails to legally pocket a ball, or fouls.When an inning ends free of a foul, the incoming player accepts the table in position. Object ball frozen to cushion or cue ball -- This rule applies to any shot where the cue ball's first contact with a ball is with one that is frozen to a cushion or to the cue ball itself. After the cue ball makes contact with the frozen object ball, the shot must result in either 1) a ball being pocketed; 2) the cue ball contacting a cushion; 3) the frozen ball being caused to contact a cushion (not merely rebounding from the cushion it was frozen to); or 4) another object ball being caused to contact a cushion with which it was not already in contact. Failure to satisfy one of those four requirements is a foul. Note: Other games "may" specify additional requirements and applications of this rule; see the specific game rules. An object ball is not considered frozen to a rail unless it is examined and announced as such by either the referee or one of the players prior to that object ball being involved in a shot.
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