Billiards

Billiard redirects here. For the long scale number, see billiard (number). This article is about the various cue sports. In the United States, Billiards often denotes the gamut of cue games. Sometimes, however, "billiards" standing alone will refer to carom games played on a pocketless table, while games played on tables with pockets are referred to as pocket billiards or "pool". By contrast, in some countries, "billiards" refers unambiguously to a specific game. For instance, in the Unit ...