What's The Difference Between A Pool Table & Snooker Table & Billiard Table

I want to build one.
Whats the differences?
Are American table dimensions the same as Aussie or UK table dimensions

Same table for each game, just different balls.

The little tables are 6x3 and the pub size is generally 7x3.5 or 8x4

we had a 9 x 4.5 at Mum & Dad's - it's good size if you have the room.

full championship size is size is 12x6

Billiards is with 3 balls. Two red, one white

Snooker is with the reds (15) and the coloured balls (green yellow, brown, blue, pink,black)

and the numbered balls are for 8-ball or Kelly Pool

Thanks Gumby ,I thought so, but better to check than be sorry.

Glad Gumby knows his balls.

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Originally Posted by Gumby

and the numbered balls are for 8-ball or Kelly Pool

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Also for the extremely popular 9 ball

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Originally Posted by Grunt

Glad Gumby knows his balls.

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Oh you think so???

Billiards with two reds and a white??

I don't think so!

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Originally Posted by Eddie Jones

Oh you think so???

Billiards with two reds and a white??

I don't think so!

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ooops, :-

One red, one white, one white with black dot. (It's been a while since I played that one)

Sounds like Grunt's dancing condoms got it right
:doghouse:

I thought they were bananas :- (really)

bananas don't come in that colour range

There is one other difference that I am aware of.

A pool table has pockets with straight sides where they join the cushion or rail.

A snooker table has pockets with curved sides where they join the cushion or rail.

Putting a ball in the pocket on a snooker table requires better accuracy and a soft touch.

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Originally Posted by echnidna

bananas don't come in that colour range

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They do when they've got condoms on.

Also, a billiard table has no pockets. Scored by number of caroms only. (Pool is also known as pocket billiards.) Also, also, IIRC a snooker table is somewhat larger than the others. And ditto rrich, those round corners are sumbishes.

Joe

Oh, so when the guys say they're going to play pool, maybe they're not really going to play po....?? :doh: :U

All I know is that seeing that I don't play it much (though do enjoy it) I'm crap for the first 7 or 8 games of pool after a long spell.

And then I play like a man possessed :U