Pool

Pool is an indoor game which has been played by many people enthusiastically over the centuries. Many people refer to pool as billiards too. The original version of the game is known as billiards and is played in most parts of Asia and Europe while it is termed as pool in United States of America.

To play this game a table which has six pockets is used along with two white balls and a red one. This game was originally played outside on the lawn before the 12th century and it was much later somewhere in the 1700’s that it became an indoor game. You can call pool as the modern version on the original billiards game. Though in pool the original six-pocket table has been retained, the number of balls has increased to fifteen and became coloured ones along with one white ball. The single white ball is called the cue ball and the coloured balls are distinguished using stripes or solids. The game in which fifteen balls were used to play was popularly known as straight pool. Nowadays you will find people using only 8 balls to play the game which is the most popular version.

Pool is now played in tournaments and is easily a game of skill. People use different types of techniques to win the game. Pool is easily a very popular game now being played by thousands of people all over the world in pool parlours. Some people even have their own pool table at home.

People who find that they do not have the time or energy to go to pool parlours to play their favourite game can play on the Internet. This has been made possible by many websites which have brought the game onto the computer screens. Here all one has to do is log onto the gaming websites and register oneself and start playing some online pool!