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BILLIARDS: The classic three-ball game, played on a time-frame. Colours of the balls are white, yellow and red. Each player has a cue ball t...

BILLIARDS: The classic three-ball game, played on a time-frame. Colours of the balls are white, yellow and red. Each player has a cue ball to play with — either white or yellow. Red is common. Three points for potting the red. Potting the opponent’s cue ball after connecting the red gets two points. If the player attempts a cannon (hitting the other two balls on the table) he gets a point.

Table dimension: 6×12 feet

SNOOKER: Much more colourful and, of course, much faster than billiards. Fifteen red balls, each worth a point while the other six balls — yellow (2), green (3), brown (4), blue (5), pink (6) and black (7) fetch different points in that order. The white striker ball is common for both the players. Every red-pot is followed by pocketing a coloured ball. While the reds rest in the pocket, the coloured balls return on the table until the reds are exhausted. After that the coloured balls potted in a sequence.

Table dimension: 6×12 feet

POOL: The most famous of the cue sports in the world today. Snooker’s refined version. The difference: Two cue balls with nine coloured numbered balls to be potted in a sequence but they don’t return to the table. Whoever gets to break first tries to finish the table in a single visit, lest his opponent gets a chance. Different cues are used for better resistance but can make do with the snooker cue.

Table dimension: 5×19 feet with bigger pockets.

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