There are different types of billiards.
Billiards is a term derived from the Latin word billard that refers to a game that takes place on a table and consists of propelling balls with a cue . There are multiple variants of this discipline.
The basis of billiards is the collisions that the balls establish with the rails and with each other. The player must hit a ball with his cue, which usually has a leather covering on its end. From time to time, chalk is applied to this cue coverage to improve the precision of the impact.
Types of billiards
In French billiards , also called carom billiards , three balls are arranged on the table (which is covered with a cloth): one red and two white, or one red, one white and one yellow. The objective is to propel one ball with the cue so that it hits the other two. When the carom is achieved, the player continues shooting; Otherwise, the turn passes to the other participant.
American billiards or pool , for its part, takes place on a table with six pockets (holes). The participants have to put the balls into the holes, respecting the rules of the discipline. American billiards is generally played with fifteen numbered balls (ranging from 1 to 15 ), divided into seven striped balls, seven smooth balls and a special black ball (the 8 ball ). Putting the 8 ball in a pocket or removing it from the table, or not hitting the 8 ball when only it and the cue ball remain, imply the loss of the match.
Other types of billiards are English billiards and Spanish billiards . Each of these games has its own peculiarities and rules .
English billiards is known as esnuka.
The esnuka
English billiards is also known by the name esnuka , a transliteration of the term snooker . In short, the main objective of the game is to obtain the highest number of points, and to do this it is necessary to put the balls in the holes. Each color was assigned a value , so the strategy should be based on putting the most important ones first; Starting from the red one, which is worth 1 point, each of the following is worth one more: yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black.
At the beginning of the game, we must place the white ball in the left semicircle that touches the yellow and brown ones. The first objective of each turn is to score a red ball. If the player does not succeed, then someone else must try; If he succeeds, the ball must remain in the hole throughout the game, and the player will have to sneak one of a different color. If he can do so, he obtains the corresponding points, the ball is placed in its place once again and the player must score a red to restart the cycle indefinitely until he fails.
Spanish billiards
Spanish billiards, for its part, was created in the 18th century and is also known as Chapulín de carambolas or, an international name, Spanish pool . It is a game of great fame in various parts of the world, both within the continent and in America; Some of the countries in which it is played regularly are Ireland, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Holland, Andorra and Canada .
In this variant of billiards, the table consists of two rails, one with three white holes and the other with three red ones. Fifteen numbered balls and one white ball are used, which is worth 10 points (in a match where there is a tie at 65, then one point is added to this so that the winner can be determined). In normal situations, the winner is whoever scores a minimum of 66 points.