Pocket Billiards
The pocket billiards is very famous game in many countries. The original pool game was played without pockets and it was called as carom billiards. But this made the arrival of many other cue sports which are closely related to each other. As the name suggests the pocket billiards is played with a pool table with six receptacles which are called as pockets. These pockets are placed along the side of the rails and the main object of the game is to make the balls go inside the pockets.
The pocket billiards is played with fifteen colored balls and among them 8 balls are of solid colors and the seven balls are striped. You have one white ball with dot in the center called as cue ball. There are so many types of pocket billiards such as eight ball game, nine ball game, straight pool and one pocket game. This game is one of the safest sports in the world. It is challenging and competitive and so people love to play this game.
When you play pocket billiards, you have to rack the balls in triangle and the apex ball is to be placed on the foot spot. The balls must be kept lined behind the apex ball and should be kept tightly. The player should pocket a ball on the legal shot. If he fails, then the player’s inning is over and the opposite player should take his turn. The opening break shot is determined by either lag or lot and those who win the lag or lot should decide who should start the game.
In pocket billiards game, the ball is considered to be pocketed if it drops into the pocket as a result of a legal shot. You have to judge the position of the ball by its center. If the cue ball fails to contact the legal ball, then the stroke is called as a foul. Also if the cue ball is pocketed on stroke, it is called a foul. If additional balls are pocketed on a legal stroke, then you can count the score based on the scoring rules of the game. The player plays on innings basis. When the innings of one player ends, the other player takes his turn.
The pocket billiards is influencing people around the world. This sport is also played online with virtual pool table. If you are new to the game, you can learn the rules online before you start your first game.
