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What is Billiards anyway?

Billiards is a term that refers to a variety of games that are played on a rectangular table with a cloth-covered surface, cushioned rails, and six pockets. The games involve using a long stick called a cue to hit balls against each other or into the pockets. The balls are usually made of plastic and have different colors and numbers.

There are two main types of billiards games: carom billiards and pocket billiards. Carom billiards is played with three balls: a white cue ball, a red object ball, and another white or yellow ball. The players try to score points by hitting the cue ball and making it contact both object balls in one stroke. This is called a carom or a billiard. Carom billiards has no pockets and is popular in Europe and Asia.

Pocket billiards, also known as pool, is played with 16 balls: a white cue ball and 15 colored balls. The colored balls are divided into two groups: solids (numbers 1 to 7) and stripes (numbers 9 to 15). The 8-ball is black and is the most important ball in the game. The players try to score points by hitting the cue ball and making it knock their assigned group of balls into the pockets. The player who pockets all their balls and then the 8-ball wins the game. Pocket billiards has six pockets and is popular in North America and Britain.

Billiards is a game that requires skill, strategy, and precision. It can be played for fun or for competition. There are many variations of billiards games, such as snooker, English billiards, nine-ball, and more. Billiards has a long and rich history that dates back to the 15th century. It is one of the most popular and widely played games in the world.