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A lot of people play that scratching on the 8-ball is loss,
however, under the world standardized 8-ball rules, you only lose if you pocket the 8-ball and foul the shot.
So, if you just scratch when you're down to the 8-ball, it is just a normal foul and your opponent gets to take the cue ball in hand. If you scratch AND pocket the 8-ball, you lose.
SpaceAce
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One minor point to clear up- "ball in hand" doesn't mean the same thing in 8-ball as it does in 9-ball.
Thanks for this post- you made me look it up and find out a BUNCH of rules I wasn't aware of.
World Standardized rules of pool
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Um, wrong, they are the same thing...ball in hand is ball in hand.