Hello all,before the normal type pool tables became popular in pubs in UK there was the Bar Billiard tables, a great game i think and only needs a quarter of the space a pool table needs as its only played from the front and is only about 3ft wide and six feet long, basicly the table has 9 holes in the playing surface (not in corners or sides), the balls are about the size of the UK red and yellow balls so are lighter and the game is played at a much more gentle pace, each hole has a point value and each hole is connected (under the slate) by a channel directly to a receiving area which shows the point value that the ball scored, there are 8 whites and 1 red, the red counts double when potted so is used as often as possible,there are 2x30 point holes, 2x20 point holes, 2x50 point holes, 1x100 point hole and 1x200 point hole,there are 2 tan coloured stand up pins which are placed in front of the 50 point holes and one black pin placed in front of the 200 point hole, if a tan pin is knocked over during a players visit to the table that player loses the point ammassed for that visit to the table and the other player continues, if the black pin gets knocked over the total of points ammassed from start of game is lost and the other player continues, normally the game is coin operated for 17-20 mins then a bar drops (hence the name Bar Billiards) and the balls do not return the game is very often decided on the last ball which if only one is left has to be played of the side cushion for the 200 hole which has the black pin in front and when knocked over is total points loss...other types of games with other rules can be played,...well now you are bored but get the gist i want to tell you that after searching long time to get a table from abroad UK or other at a reasonable price (they are not produced any more) i got one here in Cyprus at a great price!!!! most of the accessories can still be scourced to produce tables except the clockwork timers to control coin acceptance and time limits, (i'm trying to design an electromagnetical one (anyone for help ?) ,my idea as its such a lovely game is to try and produce a few and get a league started after reintroducing the game...if you like the sound of it Google Bar Billiards and Bar Billiard game finals etc ,lets see of any comments or interest
