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The invention of billiards 15th century 

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The invention of billiards 15th century 

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Billiards (Pool) began as a lawn game very similar to croquet, sometime in the 15th century, eventually they moved the game inside onto a table. the crean cloth on the table is supposed to simulate grass.

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originally they used "maces" to shove the ball rather than push it, and it was inconvenient when the ball was near the rail, so they switched to the cue in the late 1600s.

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Shortly after the invention of the cue a man discovered that using chalk would increase the friction between the tip and the ball, and improve the accuracy of his shots.

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in the 18th century they began Using leather tips on the end of their cue and found they could put top spin, side spin, and back spin, on the ball. changing what was possible during a game of pool

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Originally they made the table out of wood but they found that the wood rotted and and warped over time, so in 1835 they changed the material used to slate

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in the early 1800s players began shooting "bank shots" which is where they would use the wall as a part of their shot. but this wasn't great at the time, it would damage the bank (wall of the table) and wasn't easy, but in 1839 Goodyear discovered the process of vulcanization and by 1845 it was used to create the new walls of the pool table, this was more durable and made shots easier

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Due to world war II the entire entertainment industry was affected drastically and the game fell off

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in 1961 Paul newman starred in the Hustler, as a pool shark. after the release of the movie pool rooms started opening up all over the country

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In 2001 Pool joined the olympic games and may be included in the olympics soon