Although live and online billiard games share the same game object, rules, technique and strategy, there are still unavoidable differences between the real life practices of the pool game to its virtual alternative. Here you can learn how to play billiard online. If you are an experienced pool player, it will not take you more than 5 minutes to adjust your live pool technique to the virtual one.

Many online pool players claim that playing pool online is easier than playing pool live while others claim the exact opposite. However, since most online pool rooms can provide realistic pool table environment, playing online billiard is not much different than playing billiard live; in both cases your object would be beat your opponent and in both types of pool games you must have a perfect aiming and shooting technique in order to win the game.

Online pool games rules are based on the standardized billiards rules. Therefore, when you are playing pool online, you would be playing by rules as strict as if you were playing in an official pool match. Therefore, especially if you intend to play online for real money, it is important for you to refresh your familiarity with the rules of the online billiard game you intend to play.

When you are playing billiard online, you do get to use a fancy cue stick, but you get to operate it with your mouse.

Here's how:

In order to shoot the cue ball, you should first move the cue stick around the cue ball using the left button of the mouse and then click and hold the right button to position the cue stick.
When you are ready to take a shot, simply let go of the right button of the mouse. The power of your shot depends on the power of your pull back of the mouse.
When you have a ball in hand and you wish the move the cue ball, you need to left click the cue ball, drag it to the chosen spot and then drop it.

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