Trilliards
Papuan Times (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea), 29 January 1913
A new game entitled “Trilliards,” has been evolved by army officers in India, the country where the popular pastime of snooker was thought out. As the title suggests, “Trilliards is indulged in by three players, styled A, B, C. After drawing for the order of play, the billiard balls are placed on spots thus: Red(C) on billiard spot, spot white (B) on the centre spot white (A) on the spot of the “D.” “A” breaks the balls, and can only score by winning hazards; B follows and must score from losing hazards, and then comes C (red) who may only score from cannons. The game is 25 up, and two points are taken for each score made. There is a number of penalties, which the non-strikers participate in to the extent of one point each:—(1) If a player makes a stroke which he is not entitled to make, or (2) gives a miss or (3) forces a ball off the table, or (4) runs a coup, or (5) plays with the wrong ball, or (6) plays from a wrong position, each other player scores one point. If in the stroke the striker makes both a legitimate and illegitimate score, he scores his points, but the break is at an end, and his opponents also take points for any errors made. It is an excellent game, but whether it will take the place of billiards or snooker is doubtful. One of the advantages is that three players may take part in a short game.