Official Rule Book for All Pocket & Carom Billiard Games
In preparing this revision of the BCA Official Rules and Record Book, various committees have invested substantial amounts of time reviewing the rules, games and past records associated with billiards. In addition, they have considered, often favorably, the contributions and suggestions of numerous individuals.
The reader, as a result, will find important differences from prior editions. These differences range from variations on standard games, such as 8-Ball and 14.1 Pocket Billiards, to the addition of one entirely new game, Equal Offense. Regarding the historical record section, several listings of no-longer-run tournaments have been dropped entirely, while corrections in dates of certain championships have been made to correspond with the records of those times. If you are a beginner at the game, the ABC’s of Billiards section should be of considerable help in learning the basic techniques—the same ones used by most champions.