Ticklishchap
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Has anyone on the Forum played this version of Billiards. It looks interesting although I have only seen a few YouTube clips, but I’d like to know more about the rules.
I have never heard of it connected to those countries. Here are the results from the last world championship. You can find previous years on the UMB website. https://files.umb-carom.org/Uploads/Results/162/F. Final Ranking.pdfIsn't this also played in some Slavic (Russia area) countries?
Isn't this also played in some Slavic (Russia area) countries?
The pockets seem to have no function.It used to be quite popular in Russia. The game was normally played with 7 pins. Here’s the 2007 finals of the Russian Federation Cup...
Pocketing or caroming a ball is worth 5 points (the pocketed ball is respotted). This is clearly trivial in a race to 1000 and is normally played to improve the position. By comparison, knocking down all 7 pins in a single shot is worth 200 points.The pockets seem to have no function.