Cool Pool

Rack them up. The bar is open.

Cool Pool is 3D pool against the computer, played in a smoky American bar: green felt under a billiard lamp, neon over the bottles and a slow blues on the jukebox. It runs in the browser, with nothing to download.

Two games

• 8-Ball. Solids or stripes. Clear your seven, then sink the 8. Scratch or hit the wrong ball first and your opponent gets ball in hand.
• Classic Pool. Straight pool, kept simple: any ball scores a point, and the first to 8 wins.

Three opponents

• Novice: Lucky. Misses a lot. You get the full aim guide, which shows where the cue ball goes, which ball it meets and where both travel next.
• Intermediate: Slick. Steady. You get a short aim guide and can switch it off for bonus points. Scores count 1.5 times.
• Master: The Shark. Rarely misses and plays for position. No aim guide. Scores count 2.5 times.

What is in it

• Three views of the table: an orbiting table view, straight from above, and along the cue
• A leaderboard for each game, signed with your three initials and saved in your browser
• Bonuses for runs of pots, for winning and for the margin you win by
• Music and sound volume sliders, pause at any time
• Every model, texture, sound and the music are generated by the game's own code

Controls

Action	Mouse	Keyboard	Touch
Aim	Drag on the table	A / D or arrow keys (Shift for fine steps)	Drag on the table
Shoot	Pull the power bar down and let go	Hold Space, release to shoot	Pull the power bar down and let go
Move the camera	Hold the right button and move		Drag with two fingers
Zoom	Wheel		Pinch
Change view	VIEW button	C	VIEW button
Place the cue ball (ball in hand)	Drag the cue ball		Drag the cue ball
Aim guide on or off (Intermediate)	AIM GUIDE button	T	AIM GUIDE button
Pause	MENU button	Esc or P	MENU button

On a phone or tablet, hold the device sideways: the game is played in landscape.