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Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book [Paperback]

Billiards Congress of America (Editor)
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November 1, 1992
For the most popular pool games in the world.


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Here in a single, compact handbook are all the rules for the myriad forms of pocket billiards. Billiards - The Official Rules & Records Book is complete with detailed instructions on how to play everything from Basic Pocket Billiards to Cut-Throat, together with the rules for tournament games such as Nine Ball and Rotation, and Snooker and Carom games. These are the official rules of billiards from the Billiard Congress of America, the governing body of professional billiards in the United States. A very helpful chapter for the beginner includes professional tips on basic techniques and strategies. Also included are a glossary of billiard terms and a summary of BCA billiards champions. (5 1/2 X 8, 152 pages, b&w photos, diagrams, charts)

About the Author

The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) is a non-profit 501(c)(6) trade organization, dedicated to achieving a united, growing, prosperous and highly regarded billiard industry through its leadership. The BCA enhances the success of its members and promotes the game of billiards through educational, marketing and promotional programs, annual industry trade shows, tournaments and other programs designed to make pool everybody's game. For more info, see BCA-Pool.com.

R. A. Dyer is a contributor to the nation’s premier pool magazine, Billiards Digest. He is currently a statehouse reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegraph and, before that, he was a reporter for The Houston Chronicle, where he was nominated for a Pulitzer prize. Mr. Dyer is also the author of Hustler Days. He lives in Austin, Texas.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 152 pages
  • Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (November 1, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1558211896
  • ISBN-13: 978-1558211896
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,292,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I have more fun now!, April 19, 1999
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I have learned to play more than just straight 8-ball. This book has the rules for tons of other fun and easy games, including pictures.
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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars This issue is badly out of date. Useless at this price., January 30, 1999
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This review is from: Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book (Paperback)
The current issue was released in late 1998 and it includes many rules changes from the offered issue. At the right price, it would be useful for those wanting an excellent recent history of the games played.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I really wish more people would read this., June 1, 2002
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Every bar, tavern, club and hall with a pool table (in the US) should have a copy of this on-hand. The horrendous inconsistence and outright ridiculousness of most local and house "rules", not to mention individual "rules", has made a sorry mess of recreational American pocket billiards. I can only hope that the REAL games of 8-ball, 9-ball, etc., become better known to amateur players over time, and that the bogus, corrupt, yokel variants of these games finally die off some day.
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