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'''Black pool''' was a form of [[pocket billiards]] (pool) mainly played in the 18th century. It was one of several pool games that were popular during this time. It was called this because gamblers pooled their bets at the start of play. This game had fifteen {{Cuegloss|Red ball|red balls}} that were {{Cuegloss|Rack|racked}} in a triangle, as in [[snooker]] today but without the six {{Cuegloss|Colour ball|colour balls}}. There was also a {{Cuegloss|Black ball|black ball}} that was either placed on the {{Cuegloss|Center spot|centre spot}} or what is now the {{Cuegloss|Spot (noun)|black spot}} in snooker. Each player extracted winnings from their opponents for each ball they potted. Potting the black ball meant receiving additional winnings. Around 1875, black pool was merged with [[life pool]] to form the new game of snooker, today one of the most popular [[cue sports]] in the world. |
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'''Black pool''', originally known as '''everlasting pool''',<ref name="Pardon">{{cite book |last1=Pardon |first1=George Frederick |title=The Billiard Book |date=1866 |publisher=Longmans, Green, and Co. |location=London |pages=181–182 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3wEZAAAAYAAJ&dq=inauthor%3A%22George%20Frederick%20Pardon%22&pg=PA181 |accessdate=15 May 2019 |ref=Pardon}}</ref> was a form of [[pocket billiards]] (pool) mainly played in the late 19th century, first being recorded in 1862. This game was derived from [[life pool]] but lacked the pooling of bets and players had unlimited lives.<ref>{{Shamos 1999}}</ref>{{rp|30}} It had as many {{Cuegloss|Colour ball|colour balls}} as players with an additional {{Cuegloss|Black ball|black ball}} that was placed on the {{Cuegloss|Center spot|centre spot}}. A player is paid a life (stake) from the opponent whose ball was potted. The player is then allowed to pot the black ball which meant all opponents must pay a life. Balls are respotted after being potted and the best strategy is to alternate potting colour and black to maximize money. Around 1875, black pool was merged with [[pyramid pool]] to form the new game of [[snooker]], today one of the most popular [[cue sports]] in the world. |
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 14 September 2024
Black pool, originally known as everlasting pool,[1] was a form of pocket billiards (pool) mainly played in the late 19th century, first being recorded in 1862. This game was derived from life pool but lacked the pooling of bets and players had unlimited lives.[2]: 30 It had as many colour balls as players with an additional black ball that was placed on the centre spot. A player is paid a life (stake) from the opponent whose ball was potted. The player is then allowed to pot the black ball which meant all opponents must pay a life. Balls are respotted after being potted and the best strategy is to alternate potting colour and black to maximize money. Around 1875, black pool was merged with pyramid pool to form the new game of snooker, today one of the most popular cue sports in the world.
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[edit]- ^ Pardon, George Frederick (1866). The Billiard Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co. pp. 181–182. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ Shamos, Mike (1999). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards. New York: Lyons Press. ISBN 9781558217973 – via Internet Archive.
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