January 20th, 2010 by Jim Ryan
Billiards in a nutshell is playing pool, but there are a lot of different types of games to be played in billiards. Some of the most famous of these are 9-ball, 8-ball, snooker, One Pocket and Cut Throat. Depending on where you are from will determine the most popular for your region, I think 8-ball and 9-ball has the others beat though.
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December 28th, 2009 by Connor Sullivan
Billiards is one of the most colorful indoor sports. The emeraldboard with the colorful balls on it appears really eye-catching. Players also need pool cues to play this sport. The colorful balls are also termed as ‘pool balls’; the reason being the pocket sport in USA is popularly known as ‘pool’.
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December 12th, 2009 by Moe Kittaneh
Dart boards are one of the popular indoor games that are being played by many people. This game gives a pleasure while playing and also provides relaxation. Irrespective of the age group, it is becoming popular. Dartboards were initially controlled manually. To provide more comfort for people operating dartboards, control actions and recording the scores were done by using electronic circuits.
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October 25th, 2009 by Connor Sullivan
So many patrons around the world have heard of the game of pool, or eight ball, but does everyone know that this game originally came from the more traditional game of billiards? Everyone has also heard of pool cues but not many comprehend that they also emanated from the same game.
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October 13th, 2009 by Connor Sullivan
A man who is employed full time requires little bit of time for him when he reaches home. There are many games which keep a man entertained and there are a number of things which are already in their minds when the subject of games and entertainment comes in. A man may consider about the pigskin sport, basketball, football, billiards and pool cues, but these are some of the games which a full time employed person cannot take out time for every night. For that reason, there are other ideas which they have to fall back on to for some enjoyment after a stressful day at workplace.
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September 12th, 2009 by Barry Symmes
Learning a game like billiard could be very exhausting and hard. Sometimes you might feel as if it’s time you give it up. Mastering the game comes with lot of practice and patience. There are many tricks and many unbelievably amusing body and brain co-operations involved. Because of all these it could all go wrong at the start of your learning process. But with proper instructions and guidance it is still possible to master this wonderful art of cues.
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September 12th, 2009 by Barry Symmes
Once you have got yourself the ideal pool table, the following measure you would want to take is to find the right add-on to go with your pool table, and to aid you with your game of billiards, ensuring that you have a good game. Remember that accessories are as much important as the pool table.
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September 10th, 2009 by Ben Janke
Learning a game like billiard could be very exhausting and hard. Sometimes you might feel as if it’s time you give it up. Mastering the game comes with lot of practice and patience. There are many tricks and many unbelievably amusing body and brain co-operations involved. Because of all these it could all go wrong at the start of your learning process. But with proper instructions and guidance it is still possible to master this wonderful art of cues.
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August 28th, 2009 by Norton Legg
Snooker, whats in a name? It is a strange name for such a popular, but at the same time, a serious game, with such a huge fan base. the rules are really simple, and yet many people know little of them. It doesn’t matter what interest you have in snooker, casual or lifetime professional, a snooker table can be a great investment.
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August 9th, 2009 by Norton Legg
Whether you are a serious fan of Snooker or just a casual observer who appreciates the tremendous skill of professional snooker players, you need to know where these masters of the cue can be found.
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August 9th, 2009 by Norton Legg
Whether you are a serious fan of Snooker or just a casual observer who appreciates the tremendous skill of professional snooker players, you need to know where these masters of the cue can be found.
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August 9th, 2009 by Norton Legg
Billiards is a game whose creation has often been attributed to the British, with Snooker having been created by British Army officers stationed in India during 1874 to 1875. Pool, or “pocket billiards” is the american version of the game and is the most widely played cue sport in the world today.
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August 7th, 2009 by Xavier Toolhausens
The trio of billiard games are a set of 3 contests where players try to smack the ball into a second ball, series of balls, or into a pocket. These have one thing common to all of them: they are all played on a big, slate table wrapped in felt. Another commonality is that they are all played with a stick that has a leather tip. This stick is used by each player to smash the ball and knock it into another ball, balls, or pocket.
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August 7th, 2009 by Norton Legg
Snooker is one of the world’s most popular billiard games in the world because it’s lots of fun to play and easy to learn! Snooker is played much like pool is on a felt-covered snooker table with 6 pockets, a set of billiard balls and a cue stick. If you like billiard games why not learn how to play?! Here’s how you play snooker:
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August 7th, 2009 by Norton Legg
The story of snooker balls, just like billiard balls, goes way back. It is a marvellous tale, full of myth and intrigue. It is a little known fact that were it not for a very smart inventor, we could have lost that most majestic of land mammals, the elephant! Long has been the need to satisfy the hunger to play snooker and other table games. Lets have a look at where snooker balls come from and find out what made the snooker table a much needed commodity.
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