Russian billiard

About Russian billiard

Russian billiard is a well-known pocket billiards game built around classic rules for two players. Each player takes turns striking, and a successful pocket earns another shot — the turn continues until a miss, at which point the opponent steps in. The game runs to 8 pocketed balls, whether against another person or against a PC or phone bot. A single-player mode also exists, where play continues until just one ball remains on the table.

Several scenes show a green billiard table with a wooden frame and six circular pockets. In one scene, white spheres numbered 1 through 15 are arranged in a triangular formation at the start of a match.

How to Play Russian billiard

The core loop is straightforward: pocket a ball and keep shooting; miss and hand the cue to your opponent. A two-player match and a game against the bot both run to 8 pocketed balls. In single-player mode the round ends when only 1 ball remains on the table.

Before or during a match, the settings let you choose which side the cue is positioned on — right or left — which determines the force of impact. The difficulty level of the bot opponent can also be adjusted from the settings.

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