Category: Entertainment
Created by: a.protic
Number of Blossarys: 5
Diamonds are the markings usually inlaid into the surface above the rail cushions, used as target or reference points. Normally, there are three equally spaced diamonds between each pocket on a pool ...
Cushions are the elastic bumpers mounted on the inside of a billiard table frame - the part from which the balls rebound. Cushions are normally made from rubber or synthetic rubber.
Cue stick, or simply cue, is a stick which is used to propel balls in billiard games. It is usually around 55-60" in length with a tip made of a material such as leather on the end and sometimes with ...
Also cue-ball, cueball, is the ball that a player strikes with a cue stick. It exists in nearly any cue sport, and it is typically white in color, hence often referred to as the "white ball". It can ...
Billiard chalk is a powdered substance placed on the tip of a cue stick to increase the friction between the tip of the cue and the cue ball. Cue "chalk" is not actually chalk (calcium carbonate) at ...
Carom, or carambole billiards, is a type of billiard game played on a pocketless table. The objective of the game is to score points by "caroming" one's own cue ball off both the opponent's cue ball ...
Russian pyramid, also known as pyramid or Russian billiards, is a type of pool game played on a table with six pockets. There are 15 white object balls and a red cue ball. It is similar to the ...