The Oxford English Dictionary speculates that "pool" and other games with collective stakes is derived from the French poule (literally translated "hen"), in which the poule is the collected prize, originating from jeu de la poule, a game that is thought to have been played during the Middle Ages. EABAonline. English Amateur Billiards Association. It is played on a billiards table with the same dimensions as one used for snooker and points are scored for cannons and pocketing the balls. In carom billiards games, when all the balls are kept near each other and a cushion so that with very soft shots the balls can be "nursed" down a rail, allowing multiple successful shots that effectively replicate the same ball setup so that the nurse shots can be continued almost indefinitely, unless a limit is imposed by the rules. Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Provides an animated illustration of precisely how the chuck nurse works.
Also nurse shot, nursery shot, nursery cannon. The most that can be scored in a single shot is therefore 10 - the red and the other cue ball are both potted via a cannon (the red must be struck first), and the cue ball is also potted, making a losing hazard off the red. Also coloured ball(s), colour(s); American spelling color sometimes also used. The OED defines it as generally "any of various types of billiards for two or more players" but goes on to note that the first specific meaning of "a game in which each player uses a cue ball of a distinctive colour to pocket the balls of the other player(s) in a certain order, the winner taking all the stakes submitted at the start of the contest" is now obsolete, and its other specific definitions are all for games that originate in the United States. The name "rotation" came from how the balls were placed around the table in its unracked offshoot Chicago. In one-pocket, in which a set number of balls must be made in a specific pocket, upon a foul the player must return a ball to the table.
The first governing body of the game, the Billiards Association, was formed in the UK in 1885, a period that saw a number of sporting bodies founded across the British sporting world. When World Snooker scheduled the 2008 Bahrain Championship on dates which clashed with Premier League Snooker matches scheduled five months earlier with World Snooker approval, this caused four leading players (including Higgins) to miss the Bahrain event and consequently lose ranking points-Higgins called the clash "laughable". 8. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2008. Usage clearly demonstrated in context. 2011 Mosconi Cup 9-Ball Championship, final (aired August 12, 2012, 1:00 p.m.). ESPN Classic broadcast of 2002 BCA Open 9-ball Championship, final (May 16, 2002). Charlie Williams v. Tony Robles. ESPN Classic broadcast of 1995 Gordon's 9-Ball Championship (August 14, 2007), second semi-final. ESPN Classic broadcast of 1995 Gordon's 9-Ball Championship (August 10, 2007), Billiards and Pool first semi-final. Capelle, Philip B. (1995). Play Your Best Pool.
Blue Book Publications. p. Blue Book of Pool Cues. In many pool games the penalty for a foul is ball-in-hand anywhere on the table for the opponent. A violation of a particular game's rules for which a set penalty is imposed. BCA Rules Committee (1992), pp. BCA Rules Committee (1992), p. Day, Gary (writer, supporting actor); Marinos, Lex (director); Bisley, Steve (lead role) (1992). Hard Knuckle (VHS (NTSC)). Leider, Nicholas (2010). Pool and Billiards for Dummies. Cross, Rod (July 2010). "The polar moment of inertia of striking implements". Rowland, James (21 December 2001). "Snooker: Troubled Ferguson falters on and off the table". SportsNet New York broadcast of 2006 US Open Nine-ball Championship (aired December 7, 2007). Rodolfo Luat vs. SportsNet New York broadcast of 2006 US Open Nine-ball Championship (aired October 19, 2007). Marcus Chamat vs. New York City: Friedman/Fairfax. FSN New York broadcast of 2006 World Cup of Pool, third quarter-final.