Pyramid pool, in which any eight of the fifteen object balls can be pocketed to win, gave rise to eight-ball circa 1900 in the United States. Two adjustments led to the creation of the game: the requirement that the 8 ball be pocketed last in order to win; and the restriction that each player may only pocket half of the other object balls. By 1925, the game had become well-liked enough for the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company to release special ball sets that included the cue ball, one black ball, seven red balls, seven yellow balls, and seven yellow balls. These sets made it easier for spectators to tell which suit each ball belonged to. In the later British-originating version, blackball, these hues became the norm. home game room store
Pyramid pool, in which any eight of the fifteen object balls can be pocketed to win, gave rise to eight-ball circa 1900 in the United States. Two adjustments led to the creation of the game: the requirement that the 8 ball be pocketed last in order to win; and the restriction that each player may only pocket half of the other object balls. By 1925, the game had become well-liked enough for the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company to release special ball sets that included the cue ball, one black ball, seven red balls, seven yellow balls, and seven yellow balls. These sets made it easier for spectators to tell which suit each ball belonged to. In the later British-originating version, blackball, these hues became the norm. home game room store