Let's Know Some Facts About Bar Billiards!

Bar Billiards may be a sort of Billiards that's also known by the name of Russian Billiards and may be a game that's popular within the UK, particularly the south of England and the Channel Islands. The game originates from the game of ‘billard russe’ in Russia which was seen being played in Belgium by an English gentleman by the name of David Gill, who subsequently brought the game to the UK in the 1930s.
Played on a table that resembles normal Billiards table but differs in that instead of pockets, holes are sunk in the table, the rules and administration of the game is overseen by the All England Bar Billiards Association, which comprises of a number of county associations including Kent, Norfolk, Surrey, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire. There is a Bar Billiards World Championship held every year on the island of Jersey, which despite the name, is competed by players almost exclusively from the UK.
Bar Billiards is played on a table that closely resembles a small Billiards table and measures 56” x 33.5”. Unlike a normal Billiards table that has six pockets around the edge, a Bar Billiards table does not have any such pockets and instead features holes sunk into the table. 5 across one end of the table during a row and 4 during a diamond pattern on the opposite half the table.
The holes have differing points values if a ball is potted in them ranging from 10 points to 200 and when a ball is potted in them, they roll into a trough at the end of the table. The balls used in Bar Billiards are similar to those used in Snooker and Billiards, and there are seven white balls and just one red ball.
Skittles (often looking like mushrooms) are also used on the table and can be arranged in varying ways, but the black skittle is always placed in front of the hole that is worth 200 points.
Games of Bar Billiards are usually played on a coin operated machine with the machine only being able to operate for as long as it is being paid for. One payment usually lasts for between 15 and 20 minutes, which means that the winner at the end of the time with the most points is declared the winner.

By: Saksham Gupta
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