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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Billiards' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Your Billiards Guide is Michael Russell. Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Billiards 1. Billiards - Learning How To Play - By: Michael Russell The game of billiards is not difficult to understand and with practice, you can win your first match within a few hours. There are different types of billiards games; however, there are simple ways to learn each one so you can join in while you are at the billiards hall. You need advance training ... Featured ArticleBilliards - Early History 1600 - 1674 In this article we'll be picking up our history of billiards from 1600 and working our way until 1674. It really wasn't until 1600 that billiards began to be noticed to a great extent. The first writings and references to billiards could be found in the works of Shakespeare such as Antony and Cleopatra. The most popular passage of this reference was when the Egyptian queen suggests to her handmaiden, Charmian, "Let's to Billiards." This was from Act II, Scene V. Even though t ...
Read full story 2. Billiards Table - Cheap Or Expensive - By: Michael Russell Choosing the right billiards table is all about price and quality, however, you generally do not have to buy the one with the most expensive price tag. Each type of table such as a cheap table, an economy table, a popular brand table and a top quality table have advantages and disadvantages, s... 3. Buying A Billiards Table - By: Michael Russell Buying the right billiards table is not difficult; however, you must consider a few things before and after you make the purchase. The price, its size and space, who will own the table and how it will be used, are all factors when you choose the table. Once you have the table in your hou... 4. Adding A Billiards To Table Your Home - By: Michael Russell There are many stylish items in furniture stores, but a billiards table can bring something extra to your home. A billiards table is a great table to show your friends as a centerpiece and you can enjoy it by playing games on it. Billiards tables are available in many colors, so you shou... 5. The Origin Of Billiards - By: Michael Russell Nobody is quite sure where or when the game of billiards originated. Countries such as Spain, Italy, France and China have been mentioned in this context. The word 'billiard' is known to have been derived from the French word 'bille' meaning ball. It is also certain that the indoor... 6. Billiards - The Name Of The Game - By: Michael Russell I am of the age that when hearing the word billiards, I automatically think of a game played on a snooker table but with three balls, one red and two white. I will return later on in this article with my interpretation of the rules. Nowadays, however, it appears that there are more than ... 7. Billiards In America - By: Michael Russell Billiards in America actually began very shortly after the discovery of the new world when the Spanish Conquistadors brought the game to our continent and was then carried on by the early colonists in the 1700s. But it really wasn't until the mid 1800s when the first billiards industry was created t... 8. Billiards - Cue Construction - By: Michael Russell In this article we'll focus on the last piece of billiard improvements which is the cue itself. Cue construction, even in the early days, was more an art than a science. Billiard cues, even going back to the early maces, were probably the most artistic of all the items associated with the... 9. Billiards - The Transformation Years 1845 - 1897 - By: Michael Russell In this article we're going to continue our transformation years with the changes that were made in billiard balls to begin with. The early billiard balls were made of wood. They were easy to shape, inexpensive and readily available. In the 1600s ivory billiard balls came into use. While ... 10. Billiards - The Transformation Years 1826 - 1845 - By: Michael Russell In this article we pick up from where we left off with John Thurston's changes to the billiard table itself. What Thurston came up with was the idea to make the table foundation out of slate. This gave the manufacturer of the table and the player many advantages. The advantages to the man... 11. Billiards - The Transformation Years 1800 - 1826 - By: Michael Russell An article on the history of billiards covering the transformation years from 1800 to 1826. In this article on the history of billiards we pick up the transformation years starting at the turn of the 19th century. After the cue itself, the next radical change to the game of billi... 12. Billiards - The Transformation Years 1674 - 1800 - By: Michael Russell An article on the transformation years of billiards from 1674 to 1800. In this article we're going to cover what is called the transformation years of billiards starting with 1674 and working our way up to the year 1800. By the year 1674 the game of billiards was still very simil... 13. Billiards - Early History 1600 - 1674 - By: Michael Russell In this article we'll be picking up our history of billiards from 1600 and working our way until 1674. It really wasn't until 1600 that billiards began to be noticed to a great extent. The first writings and references to billiards could be found in the works of Shakespeare such as Antony... 14. Billiards - Early History 1470 - 1600 - By: Michael Russell In this article we are going to continue with the early history of billiards picking up from the late 1400s. The early table games of the late 1400s were very similar to the games played on the ground. They were also played with pegs, posts and arches. The differences were that the maces ... 15. Billiards - Early History 1100 - 1470 - By: Michael Russell In this series of articles we're going to present a history of billiards. In this article we'll cover the years 1100 through 1470. There are almost as many theories as to the origin of billiards as there are billiard players in the world, therefore you have to take what you will be readin... 16. Billiards - You'd Be Surprised What You'll Find - By: Michael Russell Billiards. There was a time when if you looked up billiards on the Internet you'd find instruction on how to play the game and the different variations of billiards that there are but today, that is no longer true. Today, if you look up the word billiards on a search engine you will find mostly, t... 17. Billiard Balls - By: Michael Russell I heard the click of custom billiard balls breaking across a table and looked up. There she was, sleek and lean in a jean vest and cowboy hat, leaning low over the table and aiming up her next shot already. The man she was with didn't know what he was in for, as she leaned over the billiard table. I... 18. What's The Word On The Stinger Jump/break Pool Cue? - By: Philip Downen The recently released Stinger by Jerico Cues is distributed by the National Billiard Academy and manufactured in the USA by Jerry Powers of Jerico Cues. It is claimed by the aforementioned distributor that it is "The World's Greatest JumpBreak Cue," and has been a recent hot topic in the industry by... 19. What's The Word On The Stinger Jump/break Cue? - By: Philip Downen The recently released Stinger by Jerico Cues is distributed by the National Billiard Academy and manufactured in the USA by Jerry Powers of Jerico Cues. It is claimed by the aforementioned distributor that it is "The World's Greatest JumpBreak Cue," and has been a recent hot topic in the industry ... 20. Pool Table Felt - By: Michael Russell Has your pool table seen better days? If youve worn out the cover it just might be time to recover. You may be surprised to discover that gone are the days when pool table felt came in one shade of green. Have you ever heard of ArtScape print billiard cloth? This type of felt comes in a w... 21. Pool Table Supplies - By: Michael Russell Do you like pool? This is probably one of the favorite past-times amongst people from all walks of life. Regardless of the crowd I'm hanging out with, they all seem to enjoy a good game of 8-ball. Maybe you're an ardent billiards player, who enjoys a pool table of your own. What felt are you shootin... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |
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