what is the difference between billiards and pool?
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Billiard table have no pockets, pool tables have pockets.
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You would be far better off getting a cue to play billiards. A cue is longer and straighter then glasses so will will stand a far better chance of actually hitting something.
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There are many "Diamond systems" out there. You may want to check out Robert Byrne's books. Also for general pool physics, I would suggest the site below. Tons of articles on everything from basic aiming and tangent lines, to more advances stuff, including some videos.
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round robin is where everyone plays everyone once in a pool tournement.Calcutta is were you "bid" for the player you think is going to win before the tournement starts and with the money collected there is a seperate payoff for the 1st,2nd,3rd ect finish players depending how many places they are paying..So even if you dont play in the tournement you can make money by buying the right player in the calcutta.Most of the time the "favorite" to win the tournement will go pretty high..like $500 and up..but if they win the first place prize is pretty good.Most the time the player will "BUY" half him self from you(his option) so you will only be out half of what you bid he or she will cover the other half.
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Everyone I've ever spoken too who got the idea into their head to make their own table have always come to the same conclusion...not worth the effort.  Pub-sized tables are cheap and readily available.  Just buy a good one from your local billiards retail store.  Cheers.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.
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I can't speak about on line games, but carom tables can be found if you know where to look.  In my home town, there are four pool halls.  Two of them have one carom table each.  I'm going to be competing in a straight pool tournament this weekend at one of these pool halls, and I noticed some of the other literature.  This pool hall has a three-cushion league and an upcoming three-cushion tournament.  We are actually kind of lucky to have choices like that for a city my size.  Snooker, however just hasn't caught on here.  I wouldn't say that you could call either carom games or snooker games "popular" in this part of the Midwest.  Still, there will always be a loyal following for these other cue sports.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.
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The exacting requirements of billiards are met today with balls cast from phenolic resin. \n\nHistorically, balls were often made of clay, and even ivory for a period. \n\nIn the mid-ninteenth century, in an uncommon show of accidental environmentalism, the billiard industry realized that the supply of elephants (their primary source of ivory) was limited. They challenged inventors to come up with an alternative material that could be manufactured. John Wesley Hyatt answered the call by inventing cellulose nitrate in 1870, branded under the name celluloid, the earliest industrial plastic. Subsequently, to fix the problem of cellulose nitrate instability, the industry experimented with various other synthetic materials for billiards balls such as bakelite and other plastic compounds. \n\nEventually phenolic resin became the industry standard and is virtually the only billiard ball material used today
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I found a definition of billiards from Encyclopaedia Britannica,\n"any of various games played on a rectangular table with a designated number of small balls and a long stick called a cue. The table and the cushioned rail bordering the table are topped with a feltlike tight-fitting cloth. Carom, or French, billiards is played with three balls on a table that has no pockets. The other principal games are played on tables that have six pockets, …" [1]\n\nEnglish Billiards is played with only 3 balls. 2 whites and 1 red ball.  \nYou can find some information at the following link, look down the page for the title 'English Billiards".  It also provides some information on snooker.\nhttp://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Billiards-Snooker.htm\n\nThe rules of billiards can be found here\nhttp://infohost.nmt.edu/~billiard/house_rules/english_billiards.html\n\n\nJust in case you do not know what a 'cue' ball is.  It is the ball you have to hit with your stick or cue.\n\n\nSnooker has 1 white ball, 15 red balls, and 6 coloured balls.  The 6 colours being Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue, Pink, and Black.\nThe white ball is the 'cue' ball.\nThe red balls are worth 1 point.\nThe coloured balls are worth Yellow - 2 points., Green - 3 points, Brown - 4 points, Blue - 5 points, Pink - 6 points, Black - 7 points. [2]\n\nThe page I gave with English Billiards also has snooker information, you need to go to the title of 'Snooker' on the page:\nhttp://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Billiards-Snooker.htm\n\nMore snooker rules can be found here:\nhttp://www.billiardworld.com/snooker.html\n\n\nPool is usually played with 1 white ball and 15 coloured and numbered balls.  There are a few varities to snooker, including 8-ball, 9-ball, etc.\nYou can find the rules to these different varieties from the following web page.  You will have to click the link on the left that says 'GAME RULES' and selct on of the items in there.\nhttp://www.bca-pool.com/play/\n\n8-ball is probably the most known game, and its rules, objectives, etc can be found here:\nhttp://www.epa.org.uk/wrules.php
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7 rails on Billiards table OK..shoot very hard into a long rail about 1/4 the length of the rail from the corner. Shooter should about 2 feet away from that rail, aim towards the corner (use a bit of running English or the Cue will never make the length)....Cue ball will go 7 rails and strick the 2 balls at corner opposite the one you originally shot towards.... The shot is called a natural because if you have the skill to shoot it (like a train on tracks) you can't miss...
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Excellent!  Once you get the hang of it, you're going to love billiards.  I recommend a site called Easy Pool Tutor to get you going.  It's fairly simple to navigate you around, and will get you started on all the basics:\nhttp://www.easypooltutor.com/articles.html\n\nOn the Cheese has some pointers for keeping your cue sticks in top performance:\nhttp://www.onthecheese.com/billiardstories/cuerepair.html\n\nAZ Billiards is a good all around billiards site.  Lots of information updated regularly, and good place to share tips with other players:\nhttp://www.azbilliards.com/\n\nAnd of course, my favorite, when you don't have a pool table around, you've got to keep practicing, and what better way than Yahoo! Pool.. It actually has helped my real game through practicing the angles and learning which spins will work:\nhttp://games.yahoo.com/games/front\n\nGood luck!
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There is a big difference: billiard table doesn't have pockets.
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# 4 Types of games (carom and pocket)\n\n    * 4.1 Straight billiards or straight rail\n    * 4.2 Balkline\n    * 4.3 Three cushion billiards\n    * 4.4 Eight ball\n    * 4.5 Nine ball\n    * 4.6 One pocket\n    * 4.7 Bank pool\n    * 4.8 Snooker\n\nFor the rules and a lot more information on pool see the article.
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Hi\n\nIs the problem only with Pool or with all games ?\nif its with all games make sure your browser java settings is enabled.\n\nIf it not help please give us something spesific. what happens ? errors you get ?
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I'm going to paste my answer from a similar question below.\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------\n Best Answer - Chosen By Voters\n\nFor my pool balls on my home table, I use a product called "Novus Plastic Polish No. 2". Call 1-800 548-6872 for information on a distributor. First, clean the balls with a dry cloth to remove any dust and other particles. Then apply some of the polish, about the size of a penny, and using a separate cloth, work the polish all the way around the ball. Then using a third dry cloth, wipe off the polish and set the ball in a tray to air dry. If you have the original box that the balls came in with the foam inserts, that works perfectly. You really don't need to bring soap and water into it, but it won't hurt anything. Avoid using any kind of wax not specifically designed for billiard balls. It can leave a buildup on the cloth and the tip of your cue. M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nBest of luck.
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don't knock the 8-ball in until last, unless you're playing straight pool........ keep your eye-level as low as possible, use a smooth stroke.
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All the other answers are wrong. It is a game of skill played on an English billiards table. There are 21 balls (15 red, 1 black, 1 pink, 1 blue, 1 brown, 1 green and 1 yellow) plus the cue ball (white).\n\nEach player takes turns to play on a red ball and after each red is potted it stays down and the player chooses which coloured ball to play on. If he pots that, the coloured ball comes back up. After all the reds are potted, the coloured balls are played in turn.\n\nWorld champions sometimes manage to clear the board in a single break with maximum points (147). This achieved by potting 15 reds, each one followed by a black; then the six colours in order. \n\nThe game takes considerable skill and makes American pool look like a children's game.
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I've always heard those called Cues or Pool Cues.  \n\nThe following is from dictionary.com:\n\nCue\n1. a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.