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Best 1 Three-cushion billiards

Three-cushion billiards is a complex cue sport demanding precision and strategic thinking. Players utilize multiple cushion contacts with the cue ball before striking the target object ball. It’s notable for its intricate shot selection and requires significant skill development. The sport appeals t...

2 Russian pyramid

The Russian pyramid is a complex billiards variant originating in Russia and other CIS countries. It’s notable for its extreme difficulty due to remarkably small pockets relative to the solid object balls. Players must precisely position shots to navigate around tight spaces and achieve specific com...

3 Dynamic pyramid

Dynamic pyramid is a fast-paced variant of Russian pyramid billiards where any ball can be used as the cue ball, significantly increasing the game's strategic complexity.

4 Straight rail billiards

Straight rail billiards is a classic carom game popular in the 19th century where players score points by striking both object balls in a single shot without any boundary limitations.

5 Bally Eight Ball Deluxe

Bally Eight Ball Deluxe (1981) is a billiards-themed solid-state sequel to Eight Ball, widely regarded as one of the most commercially successful pinball machines of its era.

6 English billiards

English billiards is a historic British table game played with only three balls, where competitors can earn points by executing successful cannons, winning hazards, and losing hazards.

7 18.1 balkline

18.1 balkline is a carom billiards discipline where lines are drawn 18 centimeters from the rails, requiring players to drive balls across these lines to score consecutive points.

8 18.2 balkline

18.2 balkline is a historical carom billiards discipline developed in the 1880s to prevent nursing, requiring balls to leave an 18-centimeter anchored zone after scoring two points.

9 Carambole billiards

Carambole billiards, commonly known as carom, is a foundational cue sport played on a pocketless table where players score points by striking both object balls in a single stroke.

10 Goriziana
Goriziana

Goriziana is a traditional Italian cue sport similar to five-pin billiards but utilizes nine pins arranged in a diamond shape, significantly increasing the game's strategic complexity.

11 47.2 balkline

47.2 balkline is a major carom billiards championship discipline played on a large table, featuring anchor lines drawn 47 centimeters from the rails to limit continuous nurse shots.

12 71.2 balkline

71.2 balkline is an advanced carom billiards format characterized by boundary lines set 71 centimeters from the table's edges, demanding exceptional positional control and strategic planning.

13 1.5 balkline

1.5 balkline is a highly specific variation of the traditional carom billiards discipline, utilizing narrower boundary lines near the rails to strictly regulate consecutive scoring maneuvers.

14 Korean carom billiards

Korean carom billiards is a regional variant of four-ball carom that enjoys massive popularity in South Korea and is often played on heated tables.

15 Four-ball carom billiards

Four-ball carom billiards is a widely played Asian cue sport that uses two cue balls and two red object balls, awarding points based on the specific number of object balls contacted.

16 Five-pin billiards

Five-pin billiards is an Italian-derived carom game played with a small cue ball, an object ball, and five upright pins on the table center that serve as high-value scoring targets.

17 One-cushion billiards

One-cushion billiards is a fundamental carom discipline where the cue ball must strike at least one table cushion before making contact with the second object ball to score a point.

18 Artistic billiards

Artistic billiards is a highly specialized competitive discipline where players attempt to execute pre-determined, highly difficult trick shots to earn points from official judges.

19 Two-cushion billiards

Two-cushion billiards is a specialized carom game requiring the cue ball to contact exactly two table cushions before striking the second object ball to achieve a valid scoring shot.

20 Pyramid billiards

Pyramid billiards, widely played in Eastern Europe, is a distinct cue sport characterized by larger balls and narrower pockets than standard pool tables.

21 Bally Pool Sharks

Released by Bally in 1996, this machine features a billiards theme and is notable for its unique lower playfield mechanism designed to simulate shooting pool balls.

22 Bar billiards

Bar billiards is a popular English pub game derived from the French game Billard Russe, played on a pocketless table featuring wooden mushroom pins.

23 Grand artistic billiards

Grand artistic billiards is an advanced competitive format of trick-shot billiards featuring exceptionally complex setups that require extraordinary cue ball control and mastery of spin.

24 Combination billiards

Combination billiards is a practice exercise where a player strikes a cue ball into an object ball to pocket a third ball, specifically designed to improve advanced positional shooting.

25 Fantasie classique

Fantasie classique is a traditional European exhibition format of carom billiards focused on executing choreographed, aesthetically pleasing sequences of complex and artistic shots.

26 Kaisa
Kaisa

Kaisa is a traditional Finnish carom billiards game played on a pocketless table, where players must strike specific balls to score points.

27 Life pool
Life pool

Life pool is a historical pocket billiards game played with a standard set of colored balls where players bet stakes and lose lives for committing fouls.

28 Doublet billiards

Doublet billiards is a historical European carom game where a point is scored by striking an object ball, rebounding off a table cushion, and then hitting the second object ball.

29 Bricole billiards

Bricole billiards is a traditional French cue sport discipline where players must legally strike a table cushion with the cue ball before it makes contact with the target object ball.

30 Nevskie pyramid

Nevskie pyramid is a specific discipline within the Russian pyramid family, noted for its unique opening break formation and strict scoring rules.

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