Single pocket billiard tables and methods of playing billiard games thereon

Abstract

Disclosed are different shaped pocket billiard tables each of which includes only one pocket, which is located at the approximate center of the playing surface of the tables. The different shaped playing surfaces may be rectangular, square, round, triangular, octagonal, or diamond shaped, to help players learn the angles of playing billiards. Also disclosed are different billiard games which may be played on any of the single pocket billiard tables which are both fun to play and enhance a player's ability to play the angles of playing billiards on virtually any billiard table.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to billiard tables having only one pocket, which is located at the approximate center of the playing surface, and to different billiard games that may be played thereon. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] A standard pocket billiard table is generally rectangular with a playing surface that is twice as long as it is wide, and has six pockets, one at each corner, and one at the mid point of each of the long rails. Other known pocket billiard tables have as few as three pockets and as many as ten pockets. Numerous pocket billiard games are also generally known. Two of the most popular pocket billiard games are Nine-Ball and Eight-Ball. [0003] Because of the number and location of the pockets on known billiard tables and the way known pocket billiard games are typically played thereon, it generally takes most players a long time to learn how to play the angles well. Billiards is a game of angles, and the better a player learns how to ...

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Benefits of technology

[0005] The billiard tables of the present invention have only one pocket, which is located at the approximate center of the playing surface. This greatly increases the number of bank shots and / or kick shots the players may have to shoot to pocket the object balls in the center pocket. Also the single pocket billiard tables of the present invention may have different shaped playing surfaces to help players learn the angles. For example, the playing surfaces may be in the shape of a rectangle, square, circle, triangle, octagon, or diamond. Each different shaped playing surface has its own unique set of angles, to provide players with more opportunities of honing their skills in making bank shots and / or kick shots at different angles. A bank shot is a shot in which the cue ball is used to drive the object ball to one or more cushions before the object ball is pocketed, whereas a kick shot is a shot in which the cue ball is banked off a cushion prior to making contact with an object ball or scoring.

[0006] The present invention also relates to different pocket billiard games that may be played on any of the single pocket billiard tables of the present invention which are both fun to play and enhance a player's ability to play the angles.

Problems solved by technology

Because of the number and location of the pockets on known billiard tables and the way known pocket billiard games are typically played thereon, it generally takes most players a long time to learn how to play the angles well.

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