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# Also highs, high balls, high ones.In eight-ball and related games, to be shooting the striped suit (group) of balls (9 through 15); "you're high balls" or "I've got the highs" ("you're high" is rare, because of the "intoxication" ambiguity). Compare stripes, yellows, big ones, overs; contrast low. This is from Wikipedia's wonderful billiard/snooker glossary, found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoStripes. In 8 Ball, players refer to the numbered balls as either High and Low, or, Stripes and Solids. The high balls are also the striped balls.
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∙ 11y agoThere aren't any high balls in billiards.
I think you are referring to snooker. You have the balck ball at value 7 points in snooker and is the high value ball.
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∙ 14y ago15 in 8 ball, 9 in 9 ball.
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What is two ball billiards?
Two Ball Billiards is a greek term which refers to ones Johnson and a pair of nuts.
What is the number of the blue ball in billiards?
The 2 Ball Billiards has but 3 balls, white, spot white & red. The blue is worth 5 in snooker.
How many balls are solid in pool?
There are none in English Billiards. In Carom Billiards, there are none. In the Pocket Billiards games, the 8 ball is the only black ball - 7 Ball has no 8 ball, hence no black ball, but all other games include the 8 ball, so, they have 1 black ball.
What is the shortest billiards game?
For pocket billiards, 9 ball is often won in 1 shot. Both 8 ball and 9 ball can be won on the break,
What does a billiards ball look like?
The English Billiards balls are either white or red.
What is the name of solid ball in a billiards game?
Cue Ball
Who invented the eight ball?
who invented eight ball billiards
What is the diameter or radius of a billiards ball?
In the US, a billiards ball or pool ball is 2.25 inches in diameter. This is 1.125 for its radius. The only exception is the oversize cue ball, which is 2.375 inches in diameter.
What Color is third ball in billiards?
Red.
What is the names of a solid white ball in billiards game?
Cue Ball
Where should the black ball go in billiards?
This depends upon the game being played. In English Billiards, there is no black ball. In Pocket Billiards, each game is different - In 7 ball, there is no black ball; In 8 Ball, it goes in the center; In 9 Ball, it may be placed anywhere except the apex; In Straight Pool it can go anyplace except the back to corners.
What is the color of of the five ball in billiards?
In billiards there are only 3 balls, 2 white 1 red.
