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Evolution of Billiard Tables
This equipment is one of the most important tools to be used in playing billiards. As you trace billiards history, the concept of playing billiards in a table was during the year 1470. The billiard table was listed in the inventory of items purchased by Ling Louie XI of France. In England, billiard tables were…
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Chalk and Cues
Billiards is a game that uses cues and chalk. During the early years of existence of this game, the instruments used could be a little bit different to what we have right now. A lot of changes and discoveries led the people to develop the cue and chalk that we now have during billiards. In…
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Billiard Balls
A billiard ball plays an important role on billiard games where hitting it is the main way of winning every billiard games. Billiard balls are commonly used in cue sports such as pool, snooker and carom billiards. The feature of every ball such as their numbers, type, diameter, pattern and color may vary depending upon…
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Straight Billiards
Straight billiards is also known as straight rail. This game uses three balls: two cue balls and a third ball that is often the red ball. These cue balls are usually larger than the common cue ball used for traditional pocket billiards. Before, to be able to determine the ownership of the cue ball, one…
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Snooker
Snooker is a recent invention of a cue ball game. It started on the late 19th century when a cadet missed a shot and Colonel Sir Nevile Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain exclaimed, “Why you’re a regular snooker!” and after explaining the meaning to his fellow soldiers the term has been adopted ever since. Snooker was an…
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Nine Ball
There are different types of games or rules that you can use while playing billiards. One of the most popular games is the nine-ball. This type of game was said to start in the United States during the 1920s. Before, players used this game for social gatherings and recreation purposes. As the game progressed during…
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Eight Ball
Eight ball is one of American-style pool, which is commonly played by professionals and also in many amateur games. It evolved around 1900 but been popularized in 1925. During these times, eight ball was played with seven red balls, a black ball and a cue ball. It has simple rules then but was added on…
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3 Ball
The object of the 3 Ball Billiard Game is based on a point (number of shot) scoring system. To Object of the game is to break and pocket the balls in the fewest amount of shots possible. Standard billiard rules do not apply in 3 ball, anything goes in 3 ball. 3 ball is usually…
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One-pocket billiard
One-pocket billiard ball is a variation of pool that uses American-style pool. It is commonly played now just like the eight ball and nine-ball in most countries. They said that it could be described as playing chess because it requires banking excellence, patience, and planning as well as great shot-making skills. Just like in playing…