Fine. Games on a flat felt top table with a stick & balls

[2dimes]

I must admit I'm not very good at 8-ball. I enjoy it and 9-ball.

I don't understand snooker.

Anyone play? It's totally acceptable in Canada and probably a nice way to get indoors for the winter.

[KoolBak]

Here, billiards refers to a table without pockets. We call what you refer to "Pool", although Pocket Billiards is the fancy designation.

Love pool....have played in tourneys. 8 ball, cut throat and 3 ball are fun but bottle pool is our go to game.

Never tried snooker.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_pool

[2dimes]

Well now. I love me some lurnin. I never even heard of "carom."

I wonder if the use of billiards here is a French holdover. Fascinating.

I have tried snooker. Can't remember what you have to do. There is a particular order of coloured balls and you keep retrieving some. Probably less complicated than it seems but...

Edit: Huh, not French.
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_billiards

[Symmetry]

Snooker is an underrated sport. It's a game for players who find pool too easy.

[Keefie]

Billiards and Snooker are two different games.

[Dukasaur]

I played snooker for a few weeks. Not long enough to get good, but it was fun while it lasted.

[Keefie]

[BabySasuke]

shuffleboard is fun

[2dimes]

Less confusin title activate.

[riskllama]

i'm waiting for it to be released on PS4.

[2dimes]

Llama island sounds swell. Meanwhile on the mainland circa 2014...

[Symmetry]

Billiards and Snooker are two different games.

Sure, if you're the kind of idiot that thinks apples and oranges are different without considering the similarities.

[jonesthecurl]

I used to enjoy "bar billiards" - a very small table, all shots from the same point, try to get the balls down without knocking over the pegs.

[The ram]

Super M is a big fan of pocket billiards, preferably in other mens pockets

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[riskllama]

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[2dimes]

Nice bump.

I suspect using a sign that says, Billiards, is popular here because for some it makes the place sound less rowdy than, Pool Hall.