Billiards has a long and rich history from its inception in the 15 st century; packing the body of Mary, Queen of Scots in his bowling coverage in 1586, through his many entries in the works of Shakespeare, including the famous line ” We pool “Antony and Cleopatra (1606-07), the dome of Thomas Jefferson home of Monticello, who is a bowling has hidden, such as billiards was illegal in Virginia at that time, and by the many fans of the famous sport, including Mozart, Louis XIV of France, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, George Washington, Charles Dickens, George Armstrong Custer, Theodore Roosevelt, Lewis Carroll, WC Fields, Babe Ruth, Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, and many others .
Billiards are famous in most countries, and played by various ages. I played the 8 ball, cause the 8 ball game is one popular game in this city. The game was simple enough, and if you want cheaper cost you could always play in teams, like couples so more men to pay the rent.
I don’t know anyone particulary have the pool table cause I think it would be expensive.
Billiard balls vary from game to game, in size, design and number. Carom billiards balls are larger than pool balls, and come as a set of two cue balls (one colored or marked) and an object ball (or two object balls in the case of the game four-ball also known as yotsudama). American-style pool balls, used in any pool game and found throughout the world, come in sets of two suits of object balls, seven solids and seven stripes, an 8 ball and a cue ball, the balls are racked differently for different games ( some of which do not use the entire ball set). Black Ball (English-style eight-ball) sets are similar, but have unmarked groups of red (or blue) and yellow balls instead of solids and stripes, and are smaller than the American-style; they are used principally in Britain, Ireland, and some Commonwealth countries, though not exclusively, since they are unsuited for playing nine-ball. Snooker balls are also smaller than American-style pool balls, and come in sets of 22 (fifteen reds, 6 “colours”, and a cue ball). Other games also have custom ball sets, such as Russian pyramid and bumper pool.
Billiard balls have been made from many different materials since the start of the game, including clay, bakelite, celluloid, crystalite, ivory, plastic, steel and wood. The dominant material from 1627 until the early 20th century was ivory. The search for a substitute for ivory use was not for environmental concerns but based on economic motivation and fear of danger for elephant hunters. It was in part spurred on by a New York billiard table manufacturer who announced a prize of $ 10000 for a substitute material. The first viable substitute was celluloid, invented by John Wesley Hyatt in 1868, but the material was volatile, sometimes exploding during manufacture and was highly flammable.
Personally I prefer virtual games than real ones.
