Speed Pool King — Play Free Online

Speed Pool King is a pool game that runs in your browser. It sits in the sports corner of the Doodle Jump catalogue, which makes it a change of pace from the jumpers and platformers around it. There is no climbing and no running here. You line up a shot, take it, and see where the balls end up.

If you came for Doodle Jump itself, this is the opposite kind of session. Doodle Jump asks for constant reflexes. A pool game lets you stop and think about each shot before you commit, so it suits a few quiet minutes between faster games. The page loads straight into the game, so there is nothing to install and no account to make.

The game is a lesser-known title, so this page sticks to what the game shows you rather than listing modes or rules we cannot confirm. The name points to a quick, arcade-style take on pool. Check the on-screen instructions when it loads for the exact rules of the match you start.

How to play

The mouse is the main tool. Move it to aim at the table and to pick menu options, then click to confirm. On a phone or tablet you tap and swipe instead. The listing also mentions the arrow keys or WASD, but in a game built around aiming the cursor you will mostly use the mouse or your finger.

A turn usually goes like this: choose the ball you want to hit, aim the cue so the cue ball travels along the line you want, set how hard to strike if the game offers a power control, and release. Then watch the table settle before the next turn starts.

Tips

• Aim a little slower than feels necessary. A small error at the cue ball becomes a large miss at the far end of the table.
• Think about where the cue ball will stop, not only whether the target ball drops. A shot that leaves you a clear next shot beats a harder one that leaves you stuck.
• Do not hit everything at full power. Softer shots keep the cue ball under control, and the harder ones are best saved for when the line is clear.
• If the game has a timer, as the name suggests, use the first seconds of a turn to choose a target and spend the rest on a clean aim.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

Bouncy Basketball is the nearest sports neighbour on this site. It is also a short, score-chasing game, but it depends on timing and physics rather than careful aiming. Doodle Trump and Helix Jump keep the pace high, while Fireboy and Watergirl is the one to pick when you want a puzzle with a friend. Speed Pool King is the one to pick when you want to slow down.

It works on desktop and on touch devices, though a mouse gives finer control over the aim, which matters most in this kind of game.