Is This the Complete List of Billiards Magazines?

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jasonamoss13

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Recently, as I was doing some research for an upcoming post on my blog 8 Ball on the Silver Screen, I started to identify billiards magazines, past and present, from around the world. I’ve found 61 so far, most no longer published. You can see sample covers of each one here.

Which ones am I missing? Feel like there must be older ones that are not listed.

  1. 8-Ball News & Views
  2. Amateur Billiard News
  3. Amateur Billiard Player (UK)
  4. American Cueist
  5. American Pool Player
  6. Arizona Billiard & Dart News
  7. Baulkline (UK) *
  8. BCA Insider
  9. Bilardo (Turkey)
  10. Biljardi (Finland)
  11. Billiard Player (UK)
  12. Billiard Reporter
  13. Billiard Retailer
  14. Billiard Sport (Greece)
  15. Billiards (Korea)
  16. Billiards and Snooker (UK)
  17. Billiards Buzz
  18. Billiards Digest
  19. Billiards Magazine
  20. Billiards Quarterly Review (UK)
  21. Billiards Table Talk
  22. Bowling and Billiards
  23. Bubbles (Croatia)
  24. Burwatt Billiard View (UK)
  25. Cue (UK)
  26. Cue's (Japan)
  27. Cues (Spain)
  28. CueSport (UK)
  29. Cue World (UK)
  30. d'Billiard (Indonesia)
  31. First National Billiard Exchange
  32. Il Biliardo (Italy)
  33. Inside Pool
  34. Majahlah Biliar (Indonesia)
  35. MxM Billiards
  36. National Billiard News
  37. National Bowlers Journal and Billiard Revue
  38. Newsbreak (UK) *
  39. Pike (Turkey)
  40. Pool & Billiard
  41. Pool Bond (China)
  42. Pool Player
  43. Pot Black (UK)
  44. Pot Gold (UK)
  45. Professor Q-Ball's National Pool & 3-Cushion News
  46. QLD Cup (Australia)
  47. Q World (UK) *
  48. Rack'em
  49. Roll the Ball (Russia)
  50. Snooker (Portugal)
  51. Snooker Scene (UK)
  52. Snookered (UK)
  53. SPM
  54. Sport Billard (France)
  55. Stroke
  56. The Break
  57. The Chalk (UK)
  58. The Snap
  59. Touch (Germany)
  60. World Pool (UK)
  61. World Snooker (UK)
* Image not available on my site
 
jasonamoss13 said:
Recently, as I was doing some research for an upcoming post on my blog 8 Ball on the Silver Screen, I started to identify billiards magazines, past and present, from around the world. I’ve found 61 so far, most no longer published. You can see sample covers of each one here.

Which ones am I missing? Feel like there must be older ones that are not listed.

  1. 8-Ball News & Views
  2. Amateur Billiard News
  3. Amateur Billiard Player (UK)
  4. American Cueist
  5. American Pool Player
  6. Arizona Billiard & Dart News
  7. Baulkline (UK) *
  8. BCA Insider
  9. Bilardo (Turkey)
  10. Biljardi (Finland)
  11. Billiard Player (UK)
  12. Billiard Reporter
  13. Billiard Retailer
  14. Billiard Sport (Greece)
  15. Billiards (Korea)
  16. Billiards and Snooker (UK)
  17. Billiards Buzz
  18. Billiards Digest
  19. Billiards Magazine
  20. Billiards Quarterly Review (UK)
  21. Billiards Table Talk
  22. Bowling and Billiards
  23. Bubbles (Croatia)
  24. Burwatt Billiard View (UK)
  25. Cue (UK)
  26. Cue's (Japan)
  27. Cues (Spain)
  28. CueSport (UK)
  29. Cue World (UK)
  30. d'Billiard (Indonesia)
  31. First National Billiard Exchange
  32. Il Biliardo (Italy)
  33. Inside Pool
  34. Majahlah Biliar (Indonesia)
  35. MxM Billiards
  36. National Billiard News
  37. National Bowlers Journal and Billiard Revue
  38. Newsbreak (UK) *
  39. Pike (Turkey)
  40. Pool & Billiard
  41. Pool Bond (China)
  42. Pool Player
  43. Pot Black (UK)
  44. Pot Gold (UK)
  45. Professor Q-Ball's National Pool & 3-Cushion News
  46. QLD Cup (Australia)
  47. Q World (UK) *
  48. Rack'em
  49. Roll the Ball (Russia)
  50. Snooker (Portugal)
  51. Snooker Scene (UK)
  52. Snookered (UK)
  53. SPM
  54. Sport Billard (France)
  55. Stroke
  56. The Break
  57. The Chalk (UK)
  58. The Snap
  59. Touch (Germany)
  60. World Pool (UK)
  61. World Snooker (UK)
* Image not available on my site
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Seriously?
 
Thats a big list, I only subscribed to one and that was American Cueist.
I had about two years worth of copies but were thrown away by my wife.
She thought I was through with them.:unsure:
 
It will be useful to have some dates and locations. Here's my list with a few additions. There were at least two different Cue Times. I should be able to add more soon. Corrections welcome.

Updated to version 3.2 -- Three Russian journals added

Publication nameLocationYearsCommentsLink
Version 3.2, 22Nov2022
Brackets [] indicate a year is known but may or may not be an end year.
8-Ball News & ViewsUSA
AccustatsNJ, USA1984-1987magazine, precursor to videosAccustats mag
Amateur Billiard NewsPA, USA
Amateur Billiard PlayerGBR??-2003
American Billiard ReviewNJ, USA1975-1979
American CueistTX, USA1992-2002
American Pool PlayerUSA
Arizona Billiard & Dart NewsAZ, USA?-2020
Arizona Billiard NewsAZ, USA[2006]
Baulkline *GBR1980-1987
BCA Insidermisc, USA
BilardoTUR
BiljardiFIN
BilliardRUS?-[2022]local fed., few years?FBSR journal
Billiard PlayerGBR1948-1960
Billiard Reporter
Billiard RetailerUSA?-2011
Billiard SportGRE
Billiard WorldRUS[2004]-[2019]Billiard World
BilliardsKOR
Billiards and SnookerGBR1961-1972
Billiards BuzzAZ, USA2016-nowBilliards Buzz
Billiards Byline[1990]
Billiards DigestIL. USA1978-now
Billiards MagazineUSA
Billiards Quarterly ReviewGBR1990-1995
Billiards Table Talk?-2013
Billiard-SportRUS[2005]-[2009]Billiard-Sport
Bowling and BilliardsUSA
Breaking News[1996-1997]
BubblesHRV?-2013
Burwatt Billiard ViewGBR1931-1934
Chalk It Up[1997]
Colorado Billiard NewsCO, USA[1989-1995]
CueGBR
Cue Ball Gazette[1994-1999]
Cue Sports JournalCA,USA1993-1996a few issues ~2010
Cue TimesWA, USA[1980]
Cue TimesCO, USA[2004-2007]
Cue WorldGBR
CuesSPA
Cue'sJPN
CueSportGBR2000-2009
d'BilliardIND
First National Billiard ExchangeUSA1994-1996
Il BiliardoITA
Inside PoolUSA2001-2013
Majahlah BiliarIND
MxM Billiards?-2009
National Billiard NewsPA/MI, USA1964-2007
National Bowlers Journal and Billiard RevueIL, USA
National Tavern NewsUSA[1983]
Newsbreak *GBR1986-1988
On The Break News (The Break)MT, USA
PikeTUR
Pool & BilliardUSA1983-now"Scratch Sheet" until March of 1985, now online only
Pool BondCHN
Pool PlayerUSA?-2012
Pot BlackGBR1981-2000
Pot GoldGBR1986
Professor Q-Ball's National Pool & 3-Cushion NewsTN, USA[????-2018?]
Q Ball ExpressCO, USA[1998-2007]
Q World *GBR1975-1980
QLD CupAUSA
Rack'emMT, USA?-2018
Roll the BallRUSA
SnookerPRT
Snooker SceneGBR1972-nowEditor change 2022
SnookeredGBR
SPMUSA?-nowSneaky Pete Mafia, online?
Sport BillardFRA
StrokeMT, USA2009?-2018
The ChalkGBR?-2021
The SnapUSAAt least two magazines by this name
TouchDEU
World PoolGBR
World SnookerGBR1971-1972
 
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Are Cue & Billiards and Billiards Digest are the only USA billiards publications one can currently subscribe to?
 
jasonamoss13 said:
Recently, as I was doing some research for an upcoming post on my blog 8 Ball on the Silver Screen, I started to identify billiards magazines, past and present, from around the world. I’ve found 61 so far, most no longer published. You can see sample covers of each one here.
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Is SPM "Sneaky Pete Mafia" or something else? It's hard to find things on the pinterest page.
 
Bavafongoul said:
Are Cue & Billiards and Billiards Digest are the only USA billiards publications one can currently subscribe to?
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I think you mean Pool and Billiards. It is currently published only online.

There may be regional magazines, but the last major ones -- Stroke, Rack'em, and The Break -- disappeared with the passing of the co-editor.

The BCA still publishes BCA Insider, which has some good articles. I don't know whether it is distributed beyond the BCA membership.

Professor Q-Ball's Gazette continues on-line: https://www.professorqball.com/
 
Bob Jewett said:
It will be useful to have some dates and locations. Here's my list with a few additions. There were at least two different Cue Times. I should be able to add more soon. Corrections welcome.

Publication nameLocationYearsComments
8-Ball News & ViewsUSA
Amateur Billiard NewsPA, USA
Amateur Billiard PlayerGBR? - 2003
American Billiard ReviewNJ, USA1975-1979
American CueistTX, USA? - 2002
American Pool PlayerUSA
Arizona Billiard & Dart NewsAZ, USA? - 2020
Arizona Billiard NewsAZ, USA
2006​
Baulkline *GBR1980-1987
BCA Insidermisc, USA
BilardoTUR
BiljardiFIN
Billiard PlayerGBR1948-1960
Billiard Reporter
Billiard RetailerUSA? - 2011
Billiard SportGRE
BilliardsKOR
Billiards and SnookerGBR1961-1972
Billiards BuzzUSA? - now
Billiards Byline
1990​
Billiards DigestIL. USA1978-now
Billiards MagazineUSA
Billiards Quarterly ReviewGBR1990-1995
Billiards Table Talk? - 2013
Bowling and BilliardsUSA
Breaking News1996-1997
BubblesHRV? - 2013
Burwatt Billiard ViewGBR1931-1934
Chalk It Up
1997​
Colorado Billiard NewsCO, USA1989-1995
CueGBR
Cue Ball Gazette1994-1999
Cue Sports JournalCA,USA1993-1996a few issues ~2010
Cue TimesWA, USA
1980​
Cue TimesCO, USA2004-2007
Cue WorldGBR
Cue'sJPN
CuesSPA
CueSportGBR2000-2009
d'BilliardIND
First National Billiard ExchangeUS? - 1996
Il BiliardoITA
Inside PoolUS? - 2013
Majahlah BiliarIND
MxM BilliardsUSA? - 2009
National Billiard NewsPA/MI, USA1962-2007?
National Bowlers Journal and Billiard RevueIL, USA
National Tavern NewsUSA
1983​
Newsbreak *GBR1986-1988
On The Break News, The BreakMT, USA
PikeTUR
Pool & BilliardUSA1983?-now
Pool BondCHN
Pool PlayerUSA? - 2012
Pot BlackGBR1981-2000
Pot GoldGBR1986
Professor Q-Ball's National Pool & 3-Cushion NewsTN, USA????-2018
Q Ball ExpressCO, USA1998-2007
Q World *GBR1975-1980
QLD CupAUS
Rack'emMT, USA? - 2018
Roll the BallRUS
SnookerPRT
Snooker SceneGBR1972-now
SnookeredGBR
SPMUSA? - now
Sport BillardFRA
StrokeMT, USA
2009-2018​
The ChalkGBR? - 2021
The SnapUSA? - 1991
TouchDEU
World PoolGBR
World SnookerGBR1971-1972
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I can add a couple of local titles that I'm aware of. Will send you the links, Jason
 
jasonamoss13 said:
Great additions @Bob Jewett. I added some dates to your sheet.
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I think I have transferred your dates.

The dates I put in are the actual dates I've seen, so if I have only one issue a single year is listed. I guess a volume number on the issue could be taken to get the number of previous years. I am starting to use brackets [] for uncertain end years.

For future corrections/additions, please make a comma-separated line for each publication. If there are multiple corrections, I think the table can be copied and unchanged lines deleted, but I haven't tried that.
 
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I have updated my table in note 5 with the corrections/additions so far. It is possible to have links in the table, as shown below, so those would be helpful as well.

8-Ball News & ViewsUSA
AccustatsNJ, USA1984-1987magazine, precursor to videosAccustats mag
Amateur Billiard NewsPA, USA
 
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