The winning and losing carambola game, which predates all three of its predecessor games-the winning game, the losing game, and the carambola game (an early variant of straight rail)-is now commonly referred to as just "billiards" in the UK, where it originated, and many former British colonies. The 19th-century British officers in India invented the pocket billiards game known as snooker, What is billiards modeled after earlier pool games like black pool and life pool. Pick up a cue and line up your first shot; the game is simple enough for anyone to learn. The act of potting one's cue ball by cannoning off another ball is referred to as an "in-off" and is a losing hazard (3 points if you struck the red ball first; 2 points if the other cue ball was struck first or if the red and other cue balls were "split," i.e., struck at the same time). A widely known tactic to get more points is leaving the object balls in the bulk area when the next player is in hand.

The objective is to pocket the 9 balls; the initial contact of the cue ball each turn must be with the lowest-numbered object ball still on the table. Here are some two player or team games, that are played on pool table and are highly popular among billiard fans. Click here for a list of other play-and-win games. As we know, most games start with a toss, but in billiards, we call it "stringing," which is a method of tossing in billiards. Some of the best straight billiards players developed the ability to group the balls in a corner or along the same rail so they could play a series of cue shots to score an endless number of points. As we all know, billiards are played with three balls of each color: yellow, white, and red. A fluid stroke and precise aim are required to play pool like a pro. Taking a jump shot Making a push stroke causes a ball to be forced off the table. Striking a ball that is different from the cue ball, striking the cue ball more than once through a stroke of striking when any ball is not at rest. Before throwing oneself into the balk, the cue ball must have contact with the cushion or ball out of the balk.

Players aim their cue balls to make contact with both the target and their opponent's cue balls. The English pool needs two cue balls and a red object ball. A World Professional Billiard and Snooker Association (WPBSA) division, World Billiards organizes the World Billiards Championship, an international cue sports competition in the English billiards discipline. Carom pool is a third variation, known as the English pool. The game's playable objects include both ball-pocketing and carom cannons. The game's goal is to score either a predetermined number of points or the most points in the allotted time. The term "snooker" was later used to refer to one of the game's main tactics: to "snooker" the opponent by getting them to foul or creating an opening that you can take advantage of. If an object ball is in balk, not even a single part of its surface can be played directly by hand. The title, which has been competing for (though sporadically) since 1870, is one of the oldest sporting world championships in various forms and typically as a single competition. Before 2010, the competition was known as the World Professional Billiards Championship, but it has also gone by other names, such as the Billiards Championship of the World.

Additionally, World Ladies Billiards and Snooker has organized the World Ladies Billiards Championship since 1998 and has been hosting tournaments since 1931 (with a few hiccups). The term "fantasy billiards" has been used occasionally. The two main categories of cue sports(carom billiards) and pocket billiards encompass various billiards game variations. A common billiards game called "speed pool" requires players to pocket the balls as quickly as possible. Remove the balls from the center of the table. Following a foul, the opponent can have the balls all put in their spots or leave the table as it is. Another option was the requirement that a player's cue ball makes contact with the rail cushions while making contact with the other balls. It is the player's responsibility to play with the right cue ball even if the wrong ball is moved past by the referee. It is the referee's responsibility to shout for a touching ball. The three-cushion version came into being, in which the cue ball must make three different cushion contacts during a shot. Rotation, a popular game similar to nine-ball, requires that the object ball with the lowest number on the table be struck first, though you may pocket any object ball (i.e., a combination shot).