Notes on Billiards
Billiards as we know it has a long history that stretches back to the latter part of the middle ages. Billiards can trace its roots back to lawn games such as croquet and golf brought to Europe during the crusades. ... Billiards began to slowly spread from the French countryside European royalty to all classes of people throughout Europe. Billiards would eventually become so important that many important people would judge others by their skill at the game.