This game was the most popular billiards game in the mid 19th century until the carom game straight rail became more popular.The second and more influential game was the pyramid pool. The first of them was the English billiards which became American four-ball billiards, which is the same game but with an extra red object ball to increase the scoring opportunities. The oldest use of the word "pool" to define billard-like games was made in 1797 in a Virginia newspaper.The pool games played today are descended from the two English games imported to the United States back in the 19th century.
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