Pool (cue sports)
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Pool is a group of cue sports played on a billiard table. The table has six pockets along the rails, into which balls are shot. Of the many different pool games, the most popular include: eight-ball,
Dutch pool player Niels Feijen at the 2008 European Pool Championship
A player setting a rack
Historic print depicting Michael Phelan's billiard saloon in New York City, 1 January 1859.
One of many correct nine-ball racks: the 1 ball at the apex centered over the foot spot, the 9 ball at center, the other balls placed randomly, and all balls touching.
English billiards
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English billiards, called simply billiards in the UK and in many former British colonies, is a cue sport that combines the aspects of carom billiards and pool. Two cue balls and a red object ball are
Pool (cue sports)
…There are also hybrid games combining aspects of both pool and carom billiards, such as American four-ball billiards, bottle pool, cowboy pool, and English billiards. The etymology of "pool" is uncertain. The Oxford English Dictionary speculates that "pool" and other games with collective stakes is derived from the…
A late nineteenth-century match between John Roberts, Jr and Edward Diggle
The game is played with 3 snooker balls coloured white, yellow and red, similarly to the colours of carom balls.
A game in progress, red ball about to be potted.
Playing for a losing hazard