Fifteen balls are to be racked in a triangle and all the object balls are placed randomly. You must pocket a ball in each and every shot. Of course a foul is there if the cue ball goes in to the pocket and when it will happen any pocketed ball is spotted. Fouling or illegally pocketing a ball means that you are inviting to your opponent to take the shot and you shot is over. If you want to win then you have to pocket more than 61 points.

Forty One - Because of the secret and strategic value of the Forty one games, it is perfect for parties and groups of players to play. It works by putting 15 numbers, 1 through 15 in a bottle and each player selects a number before the game begins. That number or "pea" as it is sometimes called remains the sole private possession of the shooter and will be combined with numbered balls to total forty one for the player to be considered the winner of the game.

Since the numbers are kept private the game is nearly impossible to play with a defensive strategy unless you can figure it out by gauging what the player is aiming for. This gives the game an almost poker like feel since you don’t know what the other player has or what they are going for. Another difference from normal billiards games is that even if the shooter pockets a ball or two his or her turn is over, only one turn per inning. The first player to total forty one by combining his or her "pea" with his or her pocketed balls wins the game!