Billiards covers English Billiards, Carom Billiards, and Pocket Billiards, and each has their own set of rules.
The rules and regulations depend upon where you play and what games. The two most common rules in the US are under APA and BCA rules and include all pocket billiards games.
There are many very good books on how to learn billiards. Two of these are The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pool and Billiards and The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards.
There are several general rule's one must follow when playing billiards. These rules pertain to the topics of players, equipment, fouls, and game play. To find a full list of general billiards rules, go online to Generation Pool.
There is a list of rules at the related link. Or you can find written rules where you buy pool balls.
George Washington played a game of billiards known as "French pool" in 1748. French pool was a popular variation of billiards during that time, played on a table with smaller pockets and different rules compared to the standard game of billiards.
The only accepted official rules are by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). The two major US pool and billiards organizations, the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) and the American Poolplayer's Association (APA) do not have one-pocket rules. The official rules can be viewed and downloaded at the link below -
Billiards is no longer there.
It doesn't. There is no "mat" related to the game of English Billiards or Pocket Billiards.
This depends upon which billiards game - English Billiards is most popular in the UK. Pocket Billiards is most popular in the US.
The only jobs available for billiards is working at a billiards hall at the counter or as a cleaner.
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