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Billiards, like darts and poker, continues to enjoy huge popularity because of the many variations on the basic game.  One Pocket billiards is just one of the many choices available to billiards players.  Sometimes, One Pocket billiards is referred to as the “soccer” of billiards.

In One Pocket billiards, the possible pockets for players to shoot at are lessened from six (in standard Eight Ball play) to two.  This offers the added strategy of requiring the shooter to specialize in specific types of shots.  Read more . . .

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Billiards is an age-old game and to some, a serious game.  While your  idea of fun might involve a casual game of eight ball or snooker, you should also possess a general knowledge of the grand old game of billiards.

The rules of billiards are quite fundamental, and not too unlike the barroom sport you’re more inclined to play.
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The billiards game of bottle pool requires a lot of skill,  some imagination,  and an empty shaker bottle or beverage container. The bottle,  either a plastic or leather container is more or less an obstacle in the middle of this billiards course, which is meant to be a game of extreme skill.

The cue ball is set up on the far right of the billiards table slightly overbalanced to one side. The bottle is placed in the middle and the only two balls used are the 1 and 2 balls set up against the far wall at opposite ends. Read more . . .

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Billiards is a varied competition that can be played in so many ways,  including seven ball.

The game of seven ball is a fast-paced billiards match that requires a lot of skill and, like most games, a little bit of luck.  There are only seven balls on the table, so the game is fast and finished in a relatively short period of time.  Adding to the speediness of this game is the fact that six of the seven balls can be sunk into any available pocket. Read more . . .

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When someone steps inside a local pool hall to begin a game of billiards, either friendly or not so friendly, the player does not expect to use mathematics to try and win the game.

On the other hand, the best billiards players are experts on what is known as the corner five or the diamond system. It takes advantage of the way that the majority of billiard tables are made by using the designed marks on the table to create a system for how to make a shot. Read more . . .