What are the rules for Carom Billiards?
The *exact* rules for games of the BCA are copyrighted, and should not be reproduced in electronic form without permission. See below for information on ordering copies and the World Pool-Billiard Association’s site at http://www.wpa-pool.com/rules/rules.htm In almost every pool game, a shot that does not pocket a ball is required to have at least one ball contact a rail after the cue ball contacts a ball. CAROM BILLIARDS Played with two white balls and a red ball, on a table without pockets. One of the white balls has two dots on it, and the two players each use one for their cue ball. If your cue ball hits both object balls, you score a point. Variations are three-cushion and one-cushion – in each case, you must hit the required number of rails before hitting your second object ball. Tournaments are now played with a set consisting of a yellow, red, and white ball, which makes the game easier to foll
