Editing Straight pool (section)

==Gameplay==
In straight pool's first {{cuegloss|frame}}, the fifteen object balls are racked with the center of the apex ball placed over the {{Cuegloss|foot spot}}. Traditionally the {{cuegloss|1 ball}} is placed at the rack's right corner and the {{cuegloss|5 ball}} is placed at the rack's left corner for visibility, though there is no such rule requirement.<ref name="Shamos 195" /> Other balls are placed at random and must touch adjacent balls.<ref name="Shamos 195" />

Unlike most pool games, the object of straight pool's typical {{em|initial}} break shot (with all 15 object balls racked together) is to leave the opponent without the chance to pot a ball. All shots–including the break shot–in straight pool require {{cuegloss|nomination}}, in which both a ball and pocket are {{cuegloss|call shot|called}} before the shot is taken. Consequently, in the first break shot the racked balls are usually not struck with force in hopes of pocketing a ball (the odds of pocketing the called one are very low), but just hard enough to drive at least one ball to a {{cuegloss|cushion}} to avoid a foul, and ideally off the cushion and gently back into the {{cuegloss|pack}} of balls. This is a form {{Cuegloss|safety}}.{{efn|The break shot in straight pool is similar in manner to the break shot (British: {{cuegloss|break-off}}) in [[snooker]], as the player also tries to leave a safety even though the game of snooker does not have a call-pocket rule.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ben |last=Tippet |url= https://deadspin.com/the-greatest-break-in-snooker-history-was-even-better-t-1794695566/amp |title=the greatest break in snooker history was even better than anyone realised |date=April 27, 2017 |work=Deadspin |publisher=[[G/O Media]] |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220319072056/https://deadspin.com/the-greatest-break-in-snooker-history-was-even-better-t-1794695566/amp |archive-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.poolbilliards.co/rules/wpa-rules-of-play/straight-pool/ |title=Rules of pool – 4. straight pool |work=PoolBilliards.co |access-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201205203610/https://www.poolbilliards.co/rules/wpa-rules-of-play/straight-pool/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Some shots, such as {{cuegloss|carom}}s and {{cuegloss|combination}}s, do not have to be called. On the break, either the cue ball and two other balls must touch a rail, or a ball must be pocketed. The failure to accomplish either of these conditions results in a foul. Fouling on the initial break incurs a penalty loss of two points. In addition, the opponent has the choice of either accepting the table in position or of having the balls {{Cuegloss|re-rack}}ed and requiring the offending player to repeat the opening break.<ref name="Shamos 195" /><ref name="WPA rules">{{cite web |url= http://www.wpa-pool.com/index.asp?content=rules_141 |title=Official rules |work=WPA-Pool.com |publisher=[[World Pool-Billiard Association]] |access-date=May 17, 2008 |archive-date=June 10, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080610151901/http://www.wpa-pool.com/index.asp?content=rules_141 |url-status=live}}</ref> All other fouls made during the game incur a one-point deduction, and a player incurs an additional 15-point penalty for committing three consecutive fouls.<ref name="WPA rules" /><ref name="Fels">{{cite book |title=Pool Simplified, Somewhat |chapter=5 - Straight Pool |pages=61–76 |last=Fels |first=George |date=2000 |publisher=[[Dover Publications]] |isbn=9780486413686}}</ref>

[[Image:Intragame rack 14.1.jpg|thumb|alt=A rack with an object ball to the left of the rest|A typical layout for the intragame rack. An object ball is to the left of the racked balls.]]
The unique feature of straight pool is the racking that is played when one object ball remains. These intra-game racks have a specific set of rules; when the rack is supposed to be replaced, if neither the cue ball nor the object ball remain in the rack area, the balls are replaced with no ball at the apex. At this point, the aim is to pot the remaining ball and carom into the pack of balls, allowing a shot on the next ball to continue the run. Additional rules apply when either ball is in the position where the balls would usually be racked.<ref name="WPA rules" /><ref name="Fels" />