Asking Members from England about a pub table

Ky Boy said:
Just an observation here.....

Johnny, while you appear to be a inquisitive person, you seem to always have at least 2 threads on the main page nearly all the time.:eek:

With nearly 9k posts you still ask questions that a newby would ask. Although this is not on of those threads, the "which tip a pro uses" or whatever was...Man, you are addicted to starting new threads or something in the highest form.:rolleyes::cool:


Carry on!!


Gary
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You're probably right. But you know there is an ignore button. Johnnyt
 
Johnnyt said:
Would one of you be kind enough to post a picture and maybe the rules for the pub billiard game that has holes in the table, wooden pins that can be knocked over, and you just shoot from one end of table. Thank you for doing please. Johnnyt
http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Bar-Billiards.htm#BB
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Johnny, I guess these tables are some antiquities (I guess from Belgium). I highly doubt that you will find one table like this in any bar in the whole Great Britain. Perhaps they were popular at one time, but I really don't know if it is the case...

Here are some pictures of a british 8 pool table that you will find in many pubs and bar there. These are 7'' tables, the cloth is similar as a snooker one, the pockets are cut as snooker one too.

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You are probably talking about a Bar Billiards table. The table is coin operated and works with an internal timer to regulate the length of play.
This was the first cue sport that I played and got so proficient at it that I would break and stay on the table until the time ran out, leaving opponents without a shot. It used to be 18 minutes for your deposited coin but nowadays most tables seem to time out after half that time. It is less popular now but there are still a substantial number of these tables still be played in the UK.

The is a near relative of this table know as a Bagatelle table. If you paste this link into your browser you can see a folding version of one of these. This is similar to the one that I have at home. If you trawl around the site you can find many other interesting things. Enjoy!

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...ATELLE&hl=en&client=opera&rls=en-GB&sa=N&um=1
 
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billbOK said:
Johnny, I guess these tables are some antiquities (I guess from Belgium). I highly doubt that you will find one table like this in any bar in the whole Great Britain. Perhaps they were popular at one time, but I really don't know if it is the case...

Here are some pictures of a british 8 pool table that you will find in many pubs and bar there. These are 7'' tables, the cloth is similar as a snooker one, the pockets are cut as snooker one too.

1253908958_small.jpg


2714723148_1.jpg
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Thank you for the pictures. I wonder if thier rails fit on a 7' Valley? LOL. Onley takes 10 min to switch rails on a Valley. Johnnyt
 
pro9dg said:
You are probably talking about a Bar Billiards table. The table is coin operated and works with an internal timer to regulate the length of play.
This was the first cue sport that I played and got so proficient at it that I would break and stay on the table until the time ran out, leaving opponents without a shot. It used to be 18 minutes for your deposited coin but nowadays most tables seem to time out after half that time. It is less popular now but there are still a substantial number of these tables still be played in the UK.

The is a near relative of this table know as a Bagatelle table. If you paste this link into your browser you can see a folding version of one of these. This is similar to the one that I have at home. If you trawl around the site you can find many other interesting things. Enjoy!

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...ATELLE&hl=en&client=opera&rls=en-GB&sa=N&um=1
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Thank you for the link. That is sort of like a Q-ball table and probaly where someone in the US got the idea. Johnnyt
 
I was in London last summer and played a few games of english 8 ball. However, I did not understand what the cloth was for that hangs from the table. What is this???
 
jalapus logan said:
I was in London last summer and played a few games of english 8 ball. However, I did not understand what the cloth was for that hangs from the table. What is this???
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If can pick it up and it's a small 1 or 2" square maybe it's to put down for the break to save the cloth. Johnnyt
 
If you look at the image above with the racked balls, the cloth is perhaps 18" long and hangs down from where the rack holder is. It looks like it is designed to drape over the rack.
 
I think you flip it up on the table and roll the balls on it when you rack. Just a guess though. Johnnyt
 
Johnnyt said:
I think you flip it up on the table and roll the balls on it when you rack. Just a guess though. Johnnyt
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That's right, why you would do this i don't know. I played a few league game for a pub near me, put me off the game for life.
 
You flap the cloth onto the table and then rack the balls on it, slide them off and unflap it. Helps prolong the life of the tables cloth as many in pubs grab the balls out the tray and just chuck them on the table.
 
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