US pool has been titled billiards.

The game is typically called this in the US - so it may help more of our transatlantic cousins find us, as funkypool is currently very low on search results for these words!

This has no impact to the games.

cool, can the 8 Ball one be changed back to UK as it can be confusing.

agree with dgen

billiards is played on a snooker table.....

ahh well.. im still calling it the old way =P

Historically, the umbrella term was billiards. While that familiar name is still employed by some as a generic label for all such games, the word's usage has splintered into more exclusive competing meanings in various parts of the world.

For example, in British and Australian English, "billiards" usually refers exclusively to the game of English billiards, while in
American and Canadian English it is
sometimes used to refer to a particular
game or class of games, or to all cue
games in general, depending upon dialect
and context.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_sports

So billiards is a generic phrase for all cue sports.

According to wikipedia ^

Which can be edited by anyone and can be unreliable

yep thats what i got told by college, never trust wikipedia

In which place please?



Totally your choice - I call them pool too.

Being canadian and knowing americans we call it billiards not pool.
So i like the change nick

the one where it says 8 Ball Pool people could mislead it for US, but if its UK then people know its reds and yellows.

agree with this prefer 8 ball uk instead of just 8 ball

It is confusing when you look at it but overall i dont mind aslong as it's not called 9 ball which it obv isnt lol. UK would be easier no doubt but again not anything im going to cry about it lol.

Just wondering what Americans you know?


change isn't all that big of deal, but yeah please change it so we know its UK style.

ah hey everyone,

are you all aware of the game billiards?

in america the championship is 9ball, not 9ball billiards,
in america they still have "pool halls"

so i am just wondering where all that came from and what americans have called that?

in England they play 8ball uk, Americans play 8ball they are both different, different tables and different sized pockets, with different balls and across the world its called 8ball uk, and 8ball us

they play the world championships in blackpool, and i have been there many times to play and watch, " 8ball uk"

Canadians all say billiards and depending where you live in america calls its billiards.

If it opens to a more bigger picture then it cant be a bad thing! More to come!