This group tried to change the name of the game constantly, but no efforts bore fruits as the name permanently stuck. Later on pool was recognised as a sport for rich and refined people. From, this the game was then linked to poolrooms and gamblers. This game goes back to the 18th century, where players enjoyed the game in pool rooms as horse gamblers pool money that they would bet with on the races. Pool is an indoor game that was originally known as ‘pocket billiards’. The process of hitting the target balls with the cue balls as you make three rails in tandem is called ‘carom’. The yellow or white ball can be used as strikers or cue balls.
Billiards involves playing with three balls where one of them is red, one is yellow and the other white. The table cloth in the game also facilitates faster movement of the balls during the game. The balls used in billiards are larger and heavier than those used in pool. This term came into normal use in the 1860’s. The name carom originally came from a Portuguese and Spanish term called, ‘carambola’ that means rebound after hitting. The types of carom billiards include straight rail, balkline, three cushion billiards, cushion carom and artistic billiards. This game is similar to pool but is played on a clothed table that has no pockets. The very original name for this sports was ‘carom billiards’ or ‘carambole billiards’. Both billiards and pool can be further classified into cue games, which is one of the main similarity between the two.īilliards is a reference name given to three different cue sports. All the three games involve the use of a cue stick and balls over a table covered in cloth with rubberised or leather cushions on the edges. Billiards is a reference name given to a bunch of three games pocket billiards, snooker carom billiards. Both billiards and pool are indoor sports.
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