In English 8-ball pool, there are 15 balls ... So the first shot in Blackball rules is a set-up shot for your next visit to the table. There are different rules in pubs and bars as well, and ...

Players face penalties when they scratch, which is a foul in pool. Here's what constitutes a scratch: The cue ball bounces off the table The cue ball goes into a pocket The cue ball doesn't hit ...

Instructors frequently illustrate these properties by describing how balls would rebound on an elliptical pool table. Bellos decided to bring that thought experiment to life, refining a set of ...

Walk into a bar or private rec room and you're likely to encounter a pool table ... a cue and a cue ball, it's technically billiards, but snooker has a specific rule set involving 22 balls ...

That's the tracks inside the table that carry the balls to a catch box on one end. Ever wonder how the system separates the cue ball from the others? Roeder: There's a magnet inside the pool table ...

Most people would rather have a swimming pool in their back garden than an actual pool table. But this is the enormous billiards table, believed to be the largest in world, that an American man ...