Playing “Dynamic Pyramid” you should follow “Pyramid general rules”
and the following rules:

1. Object of the game.

To score eight points prior to the opponent.

2. Balls used.

Standard set of sixteen pyramid balls: fifteen ivory white balls numbered 1-15 plus one colored (preferably yellow) unnumbered ball, used as a cue ball.

3. Racking the balls.

According to “Pyramid general rules” p.8.1 and p.8.2

4. Opening break shot.

The opening break shot is performed with cue ball in hand from home (from behind the home-line) according to “Pyramid general rules” p.11 and p.12.

5. Rules of play:

5.1. It is allowed to pocket any object ball as well as to pocket a cue ball off any object ball.

5.2. When a cue ball is pocketed a shooter takes any object ball from a playing surface, put it on his shelf for pocketed balls and continues to play with a cue ball in hand from anywhere on the playing surface. With the cue ball in hand it is allowed to pocket an object ball only.

If the cue ball is pocketed when playing with the cue ball in hand, the stroke is a foul (see p.7). After taking a penalty ball an opponent continues to play with a cue ball in hand from anywhere on the playing surface. If an object ball is pocketed along with the cue ball when playing with the cue ball in hand, the object ball is considered to be illegally pocketed and is spotted.

5.3. There is no need to call the ball or the pocket. Any additionally pocketed ball (balls) on a legal stroke is counted in the shooter’s favor.

5.4. Any shot should be legally completed according to p.20 “Pyramid general rules”. Otherwise it is a foul.

6. Scoring.

Any legally pocketed ball counts one point for the shooter.

In case of a foul one point is added to the opponent’s score.

7. Penalties.

In case of a foul (along with one point added to the opponent’s score) any ball (according to the opponent choice) is taken from the bed of the table and placed onto an opponent’s shelf for pocketed balls. Such a ball is called the penalty ball. It is taken from the bed of the table after all the illegally pocketed balls and all the balls jumped off the table are spotted.

If a cue ball is illegally pocketed or jumped off the table an opponent takes off a penalty ball and continues to play with a cue ball in hand from anywhere on the playing surface (in such a case it is allowed to pocket an object ball only).

If a cue ball remains in play (on the bed of the table) after a foul is committed an opponent has two options after taking off a penalty ball:
• (1) to continue a game with a cue ball in hand from anywhere on the playing surface (in such a case it is allowed to pocked any object ball only); or
• (2) to continue a game with a cue ball from where it stopped (in such a case it is allowed to pocket any object ball and the cue ball).

8. Spotting balls.

All the illegally pocketed balls and all the balls jumped off the table are spotted according to according to p.25 “Pyramid general rules”.