Billiard: alternatives and connections

A game at cards, called "High, Low, Jack, and the Game."

In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first "table".

An old game; (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played. See Tipcat. (c) A game of ball, called, according to th…

An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 100 points won the game.

A game, called also daughts, played on a checkerboard by two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers) which are moved di…

The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game.

A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two…

A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.

large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food

A condition of the score beginning whenever each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned "40 all"), and reverted to…

A game much like hockey, played in an open field; also, the, bent stick for playing the game.

A game played by two or more persons, with twenty-eight pieces of wood, bone, or ivory, of a flat, oblong shape, plain at the back, bu…

An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage…

That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short w…

Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting; high-flavored.

A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.

In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called when they are count…

An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.