Real Pool 3D

What Real Pool 3D is and who it suits

Real Pool 3D is a 3D pool game for Android from the developer EivaaGames, listed under Sports on Google Play with over 5,000,000 installs. The developer describes it as one of the more realistic pool games on mobile. It is aimed at billiards players who want several game variants in one place, from standard pool to snooker and a timed score-chasing mode.

You can play matches against friends or against computer-controlled AI players. The listing also includes a Practice Mode alongside the competitive games.

Pool rule sets: 8 Ball, 9 Ball, UK 8 Ball, Snooker

The game includes 8 Ball, 9 Ball, UK 8 Ball and Snooker. Each is a separate mode, so you choose the rules before a match. Matrix Mode, Time Trial and Practice Mode are also listed as modes alongside these.

Time Trial scoring and the back-to-back multiplier

Time Trial gives you a 4-minute limit to pocket balls as quickly as you can and build a higher score. If you pocket more than one ball back to back, a multiplier rises. That multiplier raises both your score and the time left on the clock, so a run of clean pockets helps in two ways.

Matrix Mode scoring by ball number

In Matrix Mode, each pocketed ball is scored using its number compared with the previous ball. If the new ball has a higher number, your score is multiplied by the difference between the two numbers. If it has a lower number, your score is divided by the new ball's number instead. The developer warns that this can swing a score either way.

Changing the table colour and cloth pattern

You can customise your table by choosing the colour and the cloth pattern. The listing does not describe other table or cue options.