Editing Bumper pool (section)

== Gameplay ==
The game is played with 5 red and 5 white [[billiard ball]]s, with one ball in each set marked.<ref name="bw-bump" /><ref name="bptf" /> At the start of play, each set of balls is arranged on five spots near each edge of the table by a pocket with the marked ball placed directly in front of the pocket.<ref name="bptf" /> The object is for a player to sink all of their balls into their pocket at the opposite end of the table.<ref name="bptf" /> The player's marked ball must be sunk before the player can shoot any other balls. Unlike most other billiard games, there is no designated [[cue ball]]; any ball may be shot directly with the cue stick, including into a pocket, rather than the more common rule that a cue ball must be hit into the intended ball.<ref name="bw-bump" /><ref name="bptf" />  

To begin play, both players shoot their marked ball simultaneously, [[Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#bank_shot|banking]] the ball off the cushion to their right and attempting to sink their ball in their pocket at the other end of the table.<ref name="bw-bump" /><ref name="bptf" /> If both players sink their first shot they each select another ball, place it in front of their opponent's pocket and repeat the simultaneous shot.<ref name="bw-bump" /><ref name="bptf" /> If both players successfully sink all five of their balls in this fashion the game ends in a [[Tie (draw)|draw]].<ref name="bw-bump" /><ref name="bptf" />

If, on the initial simultaneous shot, one player fails to sink their marked ball in the pocket, the player who successfully sank a ball or who came closest to their own pocket shoots next. A player's turn continues until he or she fails to sink a ball.

When a player sinks all five balls in the target pocket without interruption of their sequence of play, it is referred to as a 'perfect game'.