Playing Cards - Billiards

In the 19th century a poolroom was a horse race betting parlor. Pool tables were installed so the bettors could pass time between horse races. Billards, or pool, is the descendant of a game similar to croquet that was played in 15th-century Europe. Though we don't know for sure, it is strongly suspected that billiards came to America with Dutch and English settlers. By the 1700's, skilled cabinet makers were crafting beautiful tables, though the equipment was, otherwise, quite primitive. Fifteen-ball pool came on the scene in the late 1800's and grew in popularity through the 1940's. Billiards was revived in 1961 with the release of the movie THE HUSTLER. It enjoyed another surge in the mid 1980's with the release of the movie sequel, COLOR OF MONEY. Since that time, there has been an evolution of the environs in which we find pool tables -- they're in restaurants and night clubs and sports bars, allowing pool to find a modern audience and new generations of enthusiasts. This marvelous design is layers of billiard balls in varying sizes for greater depth. They are scattered all over a "green felt" backdrop. A brand new slant with the quality you have come to expect! Pour up the drinks and break out the chips. It's time to play cards . . . even for those that might want to play billiards! The cover is layers of pool balls on a background of green . . . and the green is carried over to the face side of the cards . . . a detail sure to surprise your guests!