Artistic billiards

A discipline of carom billiards, players aim to recreate a portion of 76 pre-set shots of varying difficulty against an opponent.

A version of the game, played on a pocket billiards table known as artistic pool began in the 1970s, with official competitions starting in 1993.

Played on a billiard table, players take turns to try to recreate shots from pre-set positions.

[citation needed] The game employs a specialized vocabulary, chiefly derived from French words, encompassing many terms that have no analogues in other cue sports disciplines.

[citation needed] Competitive trick shot events, inspired by artistic billiards, began in the 1970s.

Official artistic pool competitions often feature equipment limitations, such as playing with a single cue or all shots not being allowed to leave the bed of the table.