Russian pyramid

All games begin with fifteen numbered white balls racked in a pyramid pack, as in straight pool, eight-ball, and blackball.

The most common varieties are the following, each of which has slight local variations on the rules:[1] Versions of the game have featured prominently in notable Russian films such as The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979) and The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers (1968).

An episode of the popular animated television series Kikoriki has two characters playing the game.

A Russian pool configuration can be seen in “Tulsa King” starring Sylvester Stallone in Season 1, episode 5, while making a phone call, he walks around a pool table with all-white balls racked, and a white cue ball.

[citation needed] Colored numbered balls for playing eight-ball, nine-ball, and other pool games on Russian billiards tables are also produced.

Russian pyramid game setup, with the object ball s in a triangle rack at the foot of the table, and the cue ball in front of (up-table of) the head string ( baulk line ).
Russian pyramid ball near the corner pocket. The relative sizes of the ball and pocket make the game very challenging.
Comparison of the 68 mm ( 2 + 11 ⁄ 16 in) Russian and the 57 mm ( 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) common-style pool ball.