https://realpool.gg/blog How RealPool is built, and how 8-ball works. en https://realpool.gg/blog/8-ball-pool-rules https://realpool.gg/blog/8-ball-pool-rules Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The full rules of 8-ball pool: the rack, the break, the open table, group assignment, fouls, ball in hand, and how you win or lose on the 8. Based on the WPA Rules of Play. https://realpool.gg/blog/spin-in-pool https://realpool.gg/blog/spin-in-pool Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How spin works in pool: side english, draw, follow, and swerve, and how RealPool turns where you hit the cue ball into real spin. https://realpool.gg/blog/what-is-a-masse-shot https://realpool.gg/blog/what-is-a-masse-shot Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A massé curves the cue ball by striking it off-center with the cue raised. Here is the physics that bends the ball, how it differs from a swerve, and how RealPool simulates it. https://realpool.gg/blog/why-the-cue-ball-curves https://realpool.gg/blog/why-the-cue-ball-curves Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The physics of swerve: why a raised cue and off-center hit bend the cue ball's path, the difference between swerve and massé, and how RealPool produces the curve. https://realpool.gg/blog/what-is-throw-in-pool https://realpool.gg/blog/what-is-throw-in-pool Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Throw is when friction nudges the object ball off the pure-geometry line. The two kinds, why slow and thin shots throw more, and how RealPool models it. https://realpool.gg/blog/the-deterministic-physics-engine https://realpool.gg/blog/the-deterministic-physics-engine Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why RealPool's pool physics is hand-rolled and deterministic, how that keeps online play in sync, and what a time-of-impact collision solver does. https://realpool.gg/blog/canvas-to-webgl https://realpool.gg/blog/canvas-to-webgl Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT RealPool started on a 2D canvas, then made WebGL the only renderer and deleted the fallback mid-development. Why keeping two renderers was the wrong call, and what the switch cost. https://realpool.gg/blog/how-we-built-the-pool-table https://realpool.gg/blog/how-we-built-the-pool-table Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A regulation 9-foot table, rebuilt in code: WPA dimensions, pockets traced from the table artwork, rail cushions and jaws, and why physics and visuals use different pocket centers. https://realpool.gg/blog/pool-terms-glossary https://realpool.gg/blog/pool-terms-glossary Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Plain definitions of common 8-ball and pool terms: english, draw, follow, massé, swerve, throw, scratch, safety, kitchen, break, and more.