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[[File:Six-ball rack 2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A six-ball rack, played with the leftovers of a nine-ball game; the 10 ball (the lowest) is at the apex, and the 15 is the money ball]]
Several games have been derived from nine-ball. Six-ball is essentially identical to nine-ball but with three fewer balls, which are racked in a three-row triangle, with the money ball placed in the center of the back row.<ref name="Shamos 1999_JXJy2">{{Shamos 1999|page=89-90}}</ref> According to [[RudolphRudolf Wanderone]], the game arose in early 20th century billiard halls; halls charged for matches by the 15 ball rack rather than by table, so players of nine-ball had six balls leftover.<ref name="Shamos 1999_JXJy2" /> For this reason, the game is often played with the balls numbered between 10 and 15, with the 15-ball as the money ball.<ref name="Shamos 1999_JXJy2" />
 
[[File:Seven-ball hex rack with black 7 ball.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Racking a seven-ball game with a special hexagonal rack and black-striped 7 ball.]]