PLAY 8 BALL POOL ONLINE WITH FRIENDS (FREE)
Real-time online pool against your mates, in the browser, free: here is how to set up a match and make it a rivalry.
Live matches in the browser
Multiplayer 8 Ball is played in real time: you and your opponent are on the same table at the same moment, watching each other's shots as they happen. All you need is a browser; create a free account so results and stats stick.
Getting a friend on the table
Start a match and share the challenge link with a friend. When they open it, the match goes live for both of you. Phone against desktop works fine; the table does not care.
Results, recorded
Winners and losers land on the head-to-head results board, so the rivalry has a scoreboard. Matches also earn XP toward the platform leaderboards, streaks and quests.
Friendly-match etiquette (worth agreeing up front)
- Call the 8-ball pocket if you want the classic pub tension.
- Alternate breaks, or use winner-breaks if you enjoy momentum swings.
- Best of five: pool has too much luck in a single rack for bragging rights.
Sharpen up first
Hazy on the rules around fouls and the black? Two minutes with our 8 ball rules guide prevents every argument, then break off.