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In the 1400s, in England, people there played a game called “shove-groat”, which involved sliding a large silver coin, called a ‘groat’, down a table.  As the game evolved, it...

Pool is played on a table with a cue and balls, and relies heavily on physics and geometry.  This article will discuss how pool tables work, including the various components of...

Most billiard balls are made of hard plastic materials that are resistant to cracking and chipping. As sometimes happens with plastics, over time exposure to UV light, combined with exposure...

Chalk is applied to the leather tip of the cue to help make better contact with the ball and prevent miscuing.  It is recommended that a player get in the...

Billiard balls typically weight between five and one half to six ounces, or between 156 and 170 grams.

Baseball pool is a game that uses twenty-one numbered balls and the cue ball.  The game uses a special “baseball set”, with special balls numbered sixteen through twenty-one (a normal...

Pool is most popular in America, whereas snooker is most popular in the United Kingdom.  Pocket billiards are also popular in other countries such as Canada, Australia, Taiwan, the Philippines,...

The origins of billiards are lost with the passing of time, although early records by Greek traveller Anacharsis indicate that a very preliminary version was played by Egyptians as early...