| 8-ball is the most popular billiard game
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| | in most carom games is to maneuver their
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| in the world. It is so popular, that
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| | cue ball so it will carom off the other
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| 8-ball pool is almost a synonym for
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| | two balls, again, according to the
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| billiards. However, 8-ball is only a part
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| | specific requirements of the game.
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| of a one big happy family of billiard
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| | 8-ball pool is a pocket billiard game.
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| games.
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| | Other popular pocket billiard games
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| 8-ball pool, 9-ball pool, snooker, one
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| | include 9-ball pool, 14.1 continuous
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| pocket, balkline are all cue sports
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| | (formerly known as straight pool) and
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| games. They all share a rectangular
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| | even snooker. Snooker is the most popular
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| cloth-covered table, a long cue stick, a
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| | cue sports in the UK. Even though snooker
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| set of balls and an ambition to score,
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| | is played on a pocketed pool table, it is
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| but they differ in their rules, objects,
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| | not governed by the same association that
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| and even their terminology.
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| | administrates pocket billiard rules.
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| Generally, billiard games divide into two
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| | Therefore, pocket billiard general rules
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| types: pocket billiard games and carom
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| | do not apply to snooker.
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| billiard games. Pocket billiard games,
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| | The equipment used in snooker games is
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| usually referred to as pool games, are
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| | also different from the one used in
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| the type of billiard played on a table
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| | pocket billiard tournaments. For example,
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| that has six pockets. In pocket billiard
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| | the snooker table is a bit larger than
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| games, the players aspire to sink the
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| | the standard pool table plus its pockets
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| balls into the table pockets, according
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| | are narrower. The terminology used in
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| to specific games rules.
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| | both billiard games is different as well.
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| Carom billiard games, on the other hand,
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| | While pool players' goal is to "pocket"
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| are played on pocketless tables. Only
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| | the "object balls", snooker players aim
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| three billiard balls are involved in the
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| | to "pot" the "red" or the "on-ball".
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| carom games. The purpose of the players
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