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In the 1870's, most of the games in the US would have been American four-ball pool, which was played with two balls and two cue balls, and the score depended on how you bounced your cue ball off the other balls. First person to get to 61 points won the game.
15-ball pool was just coming into popularity at that time, and you scored by sinking a ball into a pocket, getting the number of points that was printed on that particular ball (1-15). Another game was three-ball pool, also called Straight Rail - this was the same as the English/French game Carombole - you made points by bouncing your cue ball off the third ball. There are no pockets in Straight Rail pool.
In Europe, you'd probably be playing either the three-ball game, or something similar to four-ball billiards only with no pockets. There were many varieties of the game, sometimes with each player taking only one shot per turn and others with a successful player continuing to shoot until they missed. Snooker, an English game, was invented in 1875 and is similar to 15-ball pool with the exception that the point of the game is to leave your opponent's cue ball in the worst possible location to make a shot (being "snookered").
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What does a billiards ball look like?
The English Billiards balls are either white or red.
What word is in this snooker-like game silbailrd?
Billiards.
How do you play billiards on poptropica?
Billiards is no longer there.
How does mat relate to billiards?
It doesn't. There is no "mat" related to the game of English Billiards or Pocket Billiards.
What was life like in Palmerston north 1870s?
Boring
What is considered the home of Billiards competition?
This depends upon which billiards game - English Billiards is most popular in the UK. Pocket Billiards is most popular in the US.
What should your employment be for billiards?
The only jobs available for billiards is working at a billiards hall at the counter or as a cleaner.
What is the original word for billiards players?
billiards Players
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.
Can I see a list of billiard rules specifically rules related to the break?
Billiards covers English Billiards, Carom Billiards, and Pocket Billiards, and each has their own set of rules.
What are some pool table manufactures?
AMF Billiards, Olhausen Billiards and Brunswick Billiards all have quality pool tables. They sell lots of styles of tables in various price points so any consumer in the market is sure to find a table they like.
What is a sentence for billiards?
Billiards in the name of a popular cue sport.
