Billiards is a game played on a table with no pockets. In korea, the tables are often 4
feet long and the game is played with 4 balls. Across Europe the standard table is 5x10 and is played with 3 balls. Various games can be played on these tables and all are point games. a point is usually scored by making your cue ball bounce off one
ball and then contacting another ball on the table. there may restrictions about which ball needs to be
hit, or how many rails must alos be
hit, or the oder in which any of these happen. The most common game played today is called 3-Cushion billiards. to score a point in 3 cushion you must make your cue ball contact the other
two balls on the table. However, before the cue ball comes in contact with the second of the two balls, it must
hit (in any order), the other ball and at *least* three rails. it is a very hard game, as such
American's have little patients for it. it is played through out Europe, Scandinavia, and
Asia. it should also be noted that "pool" is not "billiards", however people often misuse the term 'billiards" to mean "pool".
