For Two Players. Invented, in 1889, by Lewis Carroll.
The Table is circular, whith a cushion all round it, no pockets, and three white spots arranged in an equilateral triangle.
Rules
1.
String for lead. Then the player, who is not to begin, places the 3 balls (red, white, and spot-white) on the spots provided for them. The first stroke must be played at the red ball.
2.
A ‘miss’ counts 1 to the adversary. A ball driven off the table, counts 2 to the adversary, and must be replaced on its original spot.
3.
If the ball in play strike one ball, and nothing else, it counts nothing.
4.
A cannon counts 2, and gives the right of playing again.
5.
Striking the cushion counts 1 for every ball struck afterwards. Thus, a cushion struck before striking one ball counts 1: a cushion struck during a canon counts 1: a cushion struck previous to a connon counts 2. Two or more consecutive cushions are reckoned as one only.
6.
Game is 50 or 100.
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Remarks
The circular Table will be found to yield an interesting variety of Billiard-playing, as the rebounds from the cushion are totally different from those of the ordinary game.
The 5 possible modes of scoring are here appended. (N.B. ‘B’ stands for ‘Ball’, ‘c’ for ‘cushion’.)
All scores below the line give the right of playing again.
| c B | scores | 1 |
| B B | „ | 2 |
| B c B | „ | 3 |
| c B B | „ | 4 |
| c B c B | „ | 5 |