Carom

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cue sport
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs carom billiards
gptkbp:ballColors red
white
yellow
gptkbp:equipment cue stick
billiard balls
gptkbp:firstDocumented 18th century
gptkbp:governingBody Union Mondiale de Billard
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carom
gptkbp:notableVariant three-cushion billiards
artistic billiards
balkline
straight rail
gptkbp:objective score points by caroming cue ball off both object balls
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Europe
gptkb:France
gptkbp:played_for pocketless billiard table
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Latin_America
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:lake
snooker
gptkbp:requires gptkb:strategy
precision
control
gptkbp:scoredFor carom (contact with both object balls in one shot)
gptkbp:size typically 10 feet by 5 feet
gptkbp:tableFeature no pockets
gptkbp:uses three balls
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fragments_and_Wholes,_Vol._1_(2014)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7