Billiards

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similar to billiards, such as shuffleboard, and
the same equipment - stick and balls. One of the most important tools to
playing any game of this type is the table. In the fourteenth century, the
length of the tables was much longer than today becuase they were used instead
of playing outside. Today the sized of the tables varies all over the worl.
The dimensions range anywhere from nine by four and a half feet to ten by five
feet (“Billiards,” Colliers).
Another tool used to play the game is the cue stick. The cue srick
weighs in a range of twelve to twenty-two ounces, and the straighter the cue,
the better. At the end of the cue is a leather tip, which is used to hit the
ball with great accuracy. If the stick were to hit the ball with the leather
tip chalked, then a better shot would be made rather than one without the
chalked end. As most people now know, the chalk is used to give a better shot.
The chalk is a blue color and comes in a little square inch type ...

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