All ages and skill levels enjoy pocket billiards, or pool. Pool is enjoyable and tough in competitions or with friends. To enjoy and enhance your pool game, you must know the basics, from tools and regulations to techniques. Pool's history, equipment, game varieties, tactics, and benefits are covered here. A Brief History of Pool Pool originated in Europe around the 15th century. Croquet players use wooden sticks to strike balls through ground-based wickets. Moving this outdoor game indoors inspired a table top version with six compartments, a level surface, and side cushions. Early pool tables had wood frames and green linen grass-like playing surfaces. The game changed names and formats throughout Europe and America. The term "billiards" mainly meant cue sports. The game's popularit
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