User manual ESCALADE SPORTS G07112

[. . . ] Please read and understand the text before starting each assembly step. READ AND FOLLOW ALL ASSEMBLY, OPERATION, AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. AT LEAST TWO ADULTS ARE NEEDED TO PUT THIS GAME TABLE TOGETHER. © 2003 Escalade Sports 2 For Customer Service Call 1-866-556-2759 © 2003 Escalade Sports 3 For Customer Service Call 1-866-556-2759 1. Find a clean, level place to begin the assembly of your pool table. We recommend building the table on the box top to protect the parts during assembly. [. . . ] However, when the table is open and the 8-ball is the first ball contacted, no stripe or solid may be scored in favor of the shooter. The shooter loses his turn; any balls pocketed remain pocketed; and the incoming player addresses the balls with the table still open. On an open table, all illegally pocketed balls remain pocketed. CHOICE OF GROUP The choice of stripes or solids is not determined on the break even if balls are made from only one or both groups, because the table is always open immediately after the break shot. The choice of group is determined only when a player legally pockets a called object ball after the break shot. LEGAL SHOT (Defined) On all shots (except on the break and when the table is open), the shooter must hit one of his group of balls first and (1) pocket a numbered ball, or (2) cause the cue ball or any numbered ball to contact a rail. Please Note: It is permissible for the shooter to bank the cue ball off a rail before contacting the object ball; however, after contact with the object ball, an object ball must be pocketed, or the cue ball or any numbered ball must contact a rail. Failure to meet these requirements is a foul. "SAFETY" SHOT For tactical reasons, a player may choose to pocket an obvious object ball and also discontinue a turn at the table by declaring "safety" in advance. A safety shot is defined as a legal shot. If the shooting player intends to play safe by pocketing an obvious object ball, then prior to the shot, the shooter must declare a "safety" to the opponent. If this is not done, and one of the shooter's object balls is pocketed, the shooter will be required to shoot again. Any ball pocketed on a safety shot remains pocketed. © 2003 Escalade Sports 7 For Customer Service Call 1-866-556-2759 SCORING A player is entitled to continue shooting until failing to legally pocket a ball of his group. After a player has legally pocketed all of his group of balls, he shoots to pocket the 8-ball. FOUL PENALTY Opposing player gets cue ball in hand. This means that the player can place the cue ball anywhere on the table (does not have to be behind the head string except on opening break). This rule prevents a player from making intentional fouls which would put an opponent at a disadvantage. With "cue ball in hand, " the player may use a hand or any part of a cue (including the tip) to position the cue ball. When placing the cue ball in position, any forward stroke motion contacting the cue ball will be a foul, if not a legal shot. COMBINATION SHOTS Combination shots are allowed; however, the 8-ball can't be used as a first ball in the combination except when the table is open. ILLEGALLY POCKETED BALLS An object ball is considered to be illegally pocketed when (1) that object ball is pocketed on the same shot a foul is committed, or (2) the called ball did not go in the designated pocket, or (3) a safety is called prior to the shot. Illegally pocketed balls remain pocketed. [. . . ] WARRANTY COVERAGE: ESCALADE SPORTS warrants to the original Consumer Purchaser that any Product of its manufacture is free from defects in material and workmanship when used for the intended purpose under normal use and conditions. THIS WARRANTY IS VOID IF THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY ACCIDENT, UNREASONABLE USE, NEGLIGENCE, IMPROPER SERVICE, FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED WITH THE PRODUCT OR OTHER CAUSES NOT ARISING OUT OF DEFECTS IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP. WARRANTY PERFORMANCE: During the above 90 day warranty period, ESCALADESPORTS shall repair or replace with a comparable model, and Product, or component thereof, which may prove defective under normal use and proper care, and which our examination shall disclose to our satisfaction to be thus defective, please contact our Warranty Dept. 1-866-556-2759 / Warranty Dept. Or Write us at: Escalade® Sports, Inc. [. . . ]