In fact, Japanese billiards isn't really oriental at all.

It's descended from French games of skill, in which pucks or balls had to be sent through holes or small doors. A very popular game at the time was trou-madame, from which Japanese billiards is probably derived. Typical of fairground games, it is increasingly found at game festivals and parties.

The aim of the game is very simple: to score the most points by successfully throwing balls into the holes of the billiard table, each hole yielding the indicated number of points. Each player throws 10 balls. At the start of the game, it's decided whether the balls that come back to the player can be thrown again or not. The player (or team) with the most points wins the game.

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