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  2. Kelly pool - Wikipedia

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    However, the game is commonly played by removing the pea numbered 16 and playing with the basic 15 numbered balls and corresponding peas. Two rule variants are set forth under rules promulgated by the Billiard Congress of America (BCA). In the simpler form, the object of play starts and ends with the goal of pocketing one's secret ball.

  3. English billiards - Wikipedia

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    English billiards, [1] called simply billiards in the United Kingdom and in many former British colonies, is a cue sport that combines the aspects of carom billiards and pool. Two cue balls (one white and one yellow) and a red object ball are used. Each player or team uses a different cue ball.

  4. Eight-ball pool (British variation) - Wikipedia

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    American-style eight-ball arose around 1900, derived from basic pyramid pool. [1] In 1925, the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company began offering ball sets specifically for the game using unnumbered yellow and red balls (in contrast to the numbered solids and stripes found in most pool ball sets), a black eight ball, and the white cue ball.

  5. Rotation (pool) - Wikipedia

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    Rotation, sometimes called rotation pool, 15-ball rotation, or 61, is a pool game, played with a pocketed billiards table, cue ball, and triangular rack of fifteen billiard balls, in which the lowest-numbered object ball on the table must be always struck by the cue ball first, to attempt to pocket numbered balls for points.

  6. Carom billiards - Wikipedia

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    Carom billiards, also called French billiards and sometimes carambole billiards, is the overarching title of a family of cue sports generally played on cloth-covered, pocketless billiard tables. In its simplest form, the object of the game is to score points or "counts" by caroming one's own cue ball off both the opponent's cue ball and the ...

  7. Pyramid pool - Wikipedia

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    Pyramid pool, or simply pyramids, is a form of pool that was played mainly in the 19th century. It was one of several pool games that were popular at this time, and was forerunner to modern games such as eight-ball, blackball, straight pool, and Russian pyramid. Along with black pool, it was one of the progenitor cue sports of snooker.

  8. File:Billy Mitchell, player of English billiards.jpg - Wikipedia

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    This image is in the public domain in the United States. In most cases, this means that it was first published prior to January 1, 1930 (see the template documentation for more cases). Other jurisdictions may have other rules, and this image might not be in the public domain outside the United States.

  9. File:Billiards balls.jpg - Wikipedia

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