In 8 ball can you bounce the cue ball off the 8 ball before striking object ball?

BCA pool rules state that you may play an object ball off of the 8 ball.

BCA (Billiard Congress of America) states that the 8 ball made on the break is not a win or loss. You have a choice of rerack or spotting the 8 ball back. Every place has their own rule about that and most " house" rules call it a win.

V.N.E.A., (Valley National 8-ball League Association), (although not the governing body, in the U.S., even though it's membership is over twice as large), considers an 8 ball made on the break a win, unless, in international competition. Then the rule is the same as the BCA.

ADD: This is a good answer. To expand a bit, the governing bodies of pool in Asia, North America, Australia and Europe have all AGREED on World Standard Rules. The governing body in North America is the BCA, so of course they use these rules.

As soon as you get into league play, generally any league is BASED on these rules, but adjustments, or concessions, are made because so many of the players lack the skills and/or interest to learn properly....so the league "adjusts" rules to alleviate arguments..and in many cases because at a given league night not ONE player will actually know how to distinguish a double hit, or have a good grasp of the real rules.

The above stated rule is one such concession, but because the break is comnsidered a "fluke" shot, you may not win or lose the game as a direct result in proper rules.

One other popular concession regards the double hit. Many leagues allow a double hit if there is a chalk width between the cue ball and the object ball, but the vast majority of the players will actually be making a double hit foul in this case.

Interesting point not known by many...A legal rack in 8 ball simply consists of the 8 in the middle, and "opposites" on the back corners.