Who is the founder of billiards?
Why do americans call pool billiards?
Originally the game was called Billiards and is, of course, still referred to as such by the pros. The term billiards comes from the French. The root words are either 'billart' which is one of the sticks or 'bille,' which means ball.
2024-01-12 16:47:35
Is pool and billiards the same?
Billiards is played on a table without pockets. The game only has three balls, which are red, white (with a spot), and another white one (without a spot). Pool involves a table with six pockets. You need 15 balls, but some people play with just nine.
2024-01-10 22:26:35
What is billiards called in england?
pool, also called life pool
life pool
Life pool (also known as 3 lives Snooker) was a form of pocket billiards (pool) mainly played in the 19th century. Its rules were first recorded in 1819 simply as pool which remained its most common name among the British for about a century.
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Life pool - Wikipedia
, British billiards game in which each player uses a cue ball of a different colour and tries to pocket the ball of a particular opponent, thus taking a “life.” Players have three lives and pay into a betting pool at the start of the game. The last player with a life wins the pool.
2023-06-26 01:01:09
What is the foul rule of billiards?
It is a foul (scratch) if on a stroke, the cue ball is pocketed. If the cue ball touches an object ball that was already pocketed (for example, in a pocket full of object balls), the shot is a foul. Touching any object ball with the cue ball while it is in hand is a foul.
2023-04-08 17:32:02
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