I've added carom billiards to funkysnooker. Currently it's practice mode only.

Rules

Three-cushion carom is a game played with two cue balls, one red ball and a table with no pockets. The aim is to score a greater number of points than your opponent by connecting with both balls and three or more cushions before the second ball is hit (and without hitting the first ball again before hitting the second ball).

It's a very tough game that will teach you about the angles of the table.

This page gives a nice demonstration.
http://www.caromcafe.com/frameset.html

Edited at 16:38 Sun 24/08/08 (BST)

This game is great . But its so so hard . Can't wait til we can play it properly outside of practice

same here

Fantastic nick! WAsn't a big fan of billiards til now!

carnt wait till we can play it in games

ye good game cant wait to compete at it

Turn on additional stats under options to see how many hits you make.

Averaging 50% is professional level.

60% is world class.

I'm aiming at 33%.

Thanks Nick- Great addition

Have you got any idea when being able to compete with other members will be introduced for it?

When it's been tested and we've ironed out any bugs.

I'm surprised to say I actually like this lol. I never normally like billiards games, but its actually really good

Yeah its quite hard. but does help with getting out of snookers i guess. And whats this spoiler thing



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i like it lol.... i can say i got 1000 break and theres no proof that i didnt lol

There is proof, it's impossible

My view on the new carom - it's very very hard you need a good brain to play it. It could take a while to complete a game as you could take a while to figure your shots out.

I'm unsure whether i like it or not.

Edited at 19:59 Sun 24/08/08 (BST)

Yes it's a VERY tough game. I may allow a list of different rules for people to play. Any billiard players out there?

Great addition nick! like ste said it looks hard, but then thats what practice is for!

yes i play billiards to help me with snooker..
has pockets.... 2 for cannon, 3 to pot red 2 to pot other persons yellow (or white)
go in off red is 3 and go in off other persons ball is 2

best percentage after 10 shots is 20% lol
i think that it is 3 cusions after you hit the other balls .. on this u can aim at cusion and it counts as 1 cusion hit

Edited at 22:50 Sun 24/08/08 (BST)

The ball graphics are created dynamically in billiards. This means they shouldn't appear sqaure/octagon like they sometimes can in arcade. How would people feel about using the same graphics for arcade and original? (Obviously not the patterned cue ball).

Andy, that's correct, watch the animation in the carom cafe link.

I think it's fine as it is, you have created that table perfect, if only it was easier....

yeah i think making the arcade balls 'dynamically' will be better in arcade. as it seems the new felt makes my balls smaller and alo a bit jaggy. so im using the old felt still.