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The terms pool and billiards may or may not refer to the same game. Pocket billiards is usually referred to as pool, and covers many different games, the most common being straight pool, 8 ball, and 9 ball. English Billiards is never referred to as pool, and uses only 3 balls. Snooker is never referred to as pool or billiards, but is a form of billiards, and uses special table markings and 22 balls.
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What is the difference between a pool table light and a billiards table light?
There is no difference.
Did the Apache play billiards?
The Apache did not play billiards or pool prior to 1900. Since that time, it is unknown how many Apache have played pool or billiards.
What is a good book to use to learn the rules and techniques of billiards?
There are many very good books on how to learn billiards. Two of these are The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pool and Billiards and The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards.
What is another name for billiards?
There are generally two terms used for billiards - English billiards or pocket billiards. Pocket billiards is also called pool. Billiards is a popular bar game that has a number of different names that it has been called over the years but the most notable and popular is simply that of pool.
What is another word for pool?
Billiards.
How old is pool or billiards?
The games of pool and billiards developed from 800 to 600 years ago to become the game we know today.
What is difference between squash and billiards?
The main differences are that squash is a racket sport and played on a court. Billiards is a cue sport and played on a table. There is only one soft ball in squash and three hard balls in billiards.
CUE is associated with billiards and?
Snooker and pool.
What is similar to snooker?
8 ball pool, 9 ball pool, billiards.
What are the basic rules of pool table billiards?
There are several general rule's one must follow when playing billiards. These rules pertain to the topics of players, equipment, fouls, and game play. To find a full list of general billiards rules, go online to Generation Pool.
Which sport uses all the balls?
Billiards/pool.
What is the game pocket billiards populary known as?
pool
