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'''Pocket billiards''' is the term for a collective of games played on a billiard table having 6 pockets along the cushions, in which the aim is to knock the balls into the pockets.
'''Pocket billiards''' is the term for a collective of games played on a billiard table having 6 pockets along the cushions, in which the aim is to knock the balls into the pockets.
The term pocket billiards is now generally not used. Instead, ‘pool’ is used to describe billiards' many forms. There are numerous different types of pocket billiards games, for example eight-ball, nine-ball and straight pool.
The term Pocket billiards is now generally not used. Instead, ''pool'' is used to describe billiards' many forms. There are numerous different types of pocket billiards games, for example eight-ball, nine-ball and straight pool.
The game [[snooker]] is played on a table with pockets just like billiards, but is considered to be its own discipline of cue sport.
The game [[snooker]] is played on a table with pockets just like billiards, but is considered to be its own discipline of cue sport.
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