![]() ![]() In Acornsoft's Snooker the length of the line is immaterial and when you press the fire key, a 'strength' bar fires up for the length of time it is held down. ![]() Unless you are firing in a multiple of 45 degrees, it is hard to manipulate the keys to do this without losing the accuracy of your original aim. This is not an ideal situation as it means you can take aim but then, if you wish to strike the cue ball lightly, you must retract the line somewhat. Always be aware though, that the length of line approximates the strength with which you will hit the cue ball. ![]() The ZX*/ combination of keys will 'drag' a line out from the cue ball toward the ball you are aiming at, extending it and tilting it at the requisite degrees as you wish a method which you also see in the version of Snooker released by Acornsoft. Unlike in Snooker, you begin with only two balls on the table and a stash of white balls (which are displayed in a column to the left of it). You always shoot from the D, although you can manoeuvre the cue ball around inside of it, and you quickly learn, as in Snooker, that the idea is to use the cue ball to hit another ball into a hole. But these four holes are guarded by pegs which you must not knock down under any circumstances. Four holes as the corners of a diamond shape mark the centre of the table and potting a ball into one of these is the most desirable as these pockets reap the highest point returns. The end with the D has no holes at all whilst the opposite one has a row of five evenly spaced ones. Unlike other comparable tables, the holes are set not at the corners of the green felt but actually in the table itself. The niceties of Bar Billiards revolve around hole positions and pegs. The last category may surprise you if you're used to playing Pool or Snooker sims (with a maximum break value less than a fifth of 1,000) but potting x ball in y pocket in Bar Billiards will net you a whopping four hundred points! An information box sits at the bottom with "Break points" bottom left and "Time remaining" bottom right while the scores of each player are laid out, in the wall-hanger style beloved of these sports, across the top in tens, hundreds and thousands. With the most part occupied by an horizonal overview of the Bar Billiards' table. The main screen, preceded by a list of key controls and the weird blank screen that simply says 'Press N to continue', is nicely laid out Thus your first game has to be a trial and error knockabout with docs to the left, screen with latest foul stroke penalty displayed to the right and puzzled countenance on visage firmly in the middle. This being so, one may have thought Blue Ribbon would devise a gentle way of introducing how to play it in its instructions. It must also be stressed foremost that its title isn't simply a yoof way of saying the bog-standard billiards game. Despite the protestations of Blue Ribbon on the inlay, the game is certainly not raved about so most players will come to it ignorant of its rules. As table-top games go, Bar Billiards is a curiosity item both when simulated on screen and even nowadays in an actual pub. ![]()
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