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Initial state
The initial state or beginning shot or cushion decision is the same for all variants. The white ball starts at point 2 or 4 (that means left or right of the yellow ball), the yellow ball at point 3 and the red ball at point 1. At four-ball-carum the blue ball starts at point 5 (middle of the table). The player, who has won the impetus starts with the ball lying on point 2 or 4.
The decision of the impetus happens as follows:
At the hight of the points 2, 3 and 4 the white and the yellow balls are positioned in the left and the right half of the table (points A and B) so that both player may push the ball in direction of the short cushion at point 1. Both player push at the same time. If one of the balls reaches the short cushion before the other player has pushed his ball, the impedus has to be replayed. The impedus is won from the player whose ball is nearer to the short cushion played away (in this case the white ball). He can choose, if he wants to begin, if yes, he can choose the white or yellow ball and he can choose the position left or right (point 2 or 4). The first push ever has to be played in the direction of point 1 (to red), but it is not necessary to hit the red ball directly.
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