The game is common across a wide area and also inspired Danish Pin Billiards.
The game is unusual for billiards, as both players play with the same cue-ball, (using a red ball).
[2][3] Mostly played in Great Britain, bar billiards originated in the 1930s.
Balls falling through the holes are returned to the playing end of the table.
The duration of the game is controlled by a coin-operated clockwork mechanism, which drops a bar to prevent balls returning into play.