Billiards evolved from a lawn game like croquet, which was played in the 15th century in Northern Europe and in France. The word billiard comes from either "billart," a wooden stick or "bille," a ball. Until recently was dominated by men. Women weren’t wanted in a room where pool was taking place. Now women are as much experts about pool as men. Today there are enough good women pool players that women have formed their own organization, the WPBA. It’s hard for women to play billiards and develop their talents because there family and friends do not like the idea of women in the "sport" of billiards.
In the game of billiards participants shoot at plastic balls with a stick known as a cue. I’m not sure how much a pool cue would
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