Billiards is one of those games that are just as fun to watch as they are to play. Its name comes from the French word "billart," meaning stick or small club, which was the first piece used in billiards. It's a game played on a flat surface with balls that can bounce off walls or other obstructions.
You might not know it by name, but you've probably seen people playing pool at bars . Pool tables usually have six pockets instead of eight so that players can see all their balls at once and make strategic decisions accordingly (in eight-ball).
In addition to these two popular variations on billiards, there's another type called snooker which has 10 red balls plus six colours plus other balls called "white" (which aren't really white).
Billiards is the name of a set of games played with balls and a table
Billiards is the name of a set of games played with balls and a table. The word comes from French billard, meaning "ball," as it was first played with balls instead of cue sticks.
Billiard tables and pool table are generally rectangular and have pockets at each corner and sides. Players use long cues to strike numbered balls into the pockets in the hopes that they will sink before they can be knocked out by their opponents' shots.
The pool is a group of billiard games played on six pockets.
The pool is the most common form of billiards. It's played on a table with six pockets, and it uses 16 balls, including one cue ball. In addition to 8-ball and 9-ball (more on those later), there are many other games that can be played using the rules of pool.
Billiards is often played indoors while snooker is typically an outdoor sport. Although both games use tables and balls, they have different rules and game play styles that make them unique from each other in several ways.
Snooker is a game similar to the pool that uses 10 red balls and six coloured balls.
Snooker is a game similar to pool that uses 10 red balls and six colored balls. It's played on a table with pockets, which are smaller than in pool. Snooker cues are longer than pool cues, so they can reach across the table and play snooker shots (aka "shots") in the opposite direction of your natural stroke direction.
The differences between billiards, pool and snooker can be confusing. Let's clear things up.
If you've ever played nine-ball—the most common type of pool game—then you know that it's played with red balls numbered 1 through 9 and yellow balls numbered 10 through 15. This means there are three groups: the reds, yellows and blues (and sometimes combinations of them). "Blue" refers to any ball that isn't red or yellow; it doesn't have to be blue in colour (although usually it is).
Snooker is almost exactly like a pool except for one thing: instead of having only one group of colored balls (in this case yellows), there are three separate groups: baulk colours (reds), bright colors (yellows) and dark colours (blues).
These groups each have their own set of stripes going down the table from one side pocket all the way around to another side pocket on opposite ends from where they started; these stripes indicate which coloured balls belong in which pocket during a break shot.
When all six pockets are completely full with one type each, then that means no more breaks can occur until someone clears some out first by sinking them into holes or knocking them over into pockets so others can take their turn.
Conclusion
If you're still confused about the difference between billiards, pool, and snooker, don't worry. It's actually pretty simple if you remember that pool has six pockets, and snooker has 10 red pool balls set plus other colours.
You can also tell if a game is one or the other by looking at how many players play at once—billiards is always played with two people while snooker (and sometimes eightball) are games where four people are playing at once.
So whether it's just for fun or something competitive like an international tournament, these three games will always keep their place in history!
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