Table games · bumper pool
Bumper Pool Table
The dimensions of the rectangle and the octagon and the room each one needs, the rules the way they are printed on the table and the way houses actually play them, and printable sheets — measured tables, a room plan, a one-page rules card for the wall, a score sheet for a session and a blank you can put a name on.
Bumper pool table · dimensions, rules, builder
Bumper pool table dimensions, the rules and a custom table sheet.
Rectangle and octagon with the room they need, the rules with the penalties, and a builder that puts your name on the blank.
Bumper pool table at a glance
| Rectangle | About 54 × 30 in overall with 48 × 24 in of cloth; 30–32 in high |
|---|---|
| Octagon | 48 in across the flats stand-alone, 54 in on 3-in-1 poker and dining tables; about 42–46 in of cloth |
| Layout | Two pockets, one in each end rail; twelve posts — eight in a cross at the centre, two guarding each pocket |
| Balls and cues | Five red and five white 2⅛-in balls, one of each marked; 48-in cues (42 in for tight rooms) |
| Room needed | Cloth plus two cue lengths each way: 12 × 10 ft with 48-in cues, 11 × 9 ft with 42-in; octagon about 11½ ft square |
| The game | Sink your five balls in the far pocket, marked ball first; first to five wins |
Printable · all seven sheets
The bumper pool sheets.
Every PDF from the dimensions and rules pages in one place.
The full-size game
Pool table — dimensions, sizes and 8-ball rules
7, 8 and 9 ft tables, the same two-cue-lengths room formula, the rules by rulebook and how to rack.
Bumper pool questions
Bumper pool table, frequently asked
Where do I start?
Buying, measuring or making room for a table: the dimensions page, which has the rectangle and the octagon drawn, the size chart and the room plan. Playing: the rules page, or just print the rules card and pin it by the table — it is the version printed on most tables, with the penalties. The builder puts your name on a blank table for a sign.
What is a bumper pool table?
A small pocket-billiards table — about 54 × 30 inches, or an octagon 48 to 54 inches across — with only two pockets, one in the middle of each end, and a dozen rubber-ringed posts (the bumpers) in the way. Each player has five balls and tries to sink them in the pocket at the far end, banking around the posts, while the opponent does the same coming the other way. It was a coin-op bar game in the 1960s and 70s and lives on as the third top on poker and dining combo tables.
Are these free?
Completely — no signup, no watermark. Every sheet is a plain letter-size PDF, and the builder runs in your browser.
Bumper pool has no governing body: sizes are typical of current and vintage tables and the rules are the ones printed on most tables. Updated through September 2026.