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The Development And Continued Utilization Of The Pool Table

November 20th, 2009 by Matthew Kerridge

The development of the pool table through the years started out, of course, as a way to engage in more than a few recreational-type games in addition to being a perfect platform for engaging in a little gambling based on the game’s outcome. More formally, many of the games played on this table are known as cue sports. In the modern era these tables come with flat slate surfaces.

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Pool Table Basics

October 20th, 2009 by Matthew Kerridge

While the most common pool table in use today is the regulation six pocket table, there are actually a number of different types of pool tables that have been designed for different cue games. Other designs of pool tables include the twelve-foot table used for snooker or English billiards and the ten foot tables used during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. During the 1970’s and 1980’s, there was also a popular game of pool that was played on an octagon shaped table with a set of bumpers in the middle.

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