Biliards are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber cushions.Historically, the umbrella term was billiards. While that familiar name is still employed by some as a generic label for all such games, the word`s usage has splintered into more exclusive competing meanings among certain groups and geographic regions.

History of Billiards
The History of Billiards is very ancient and also very rich. Though nobody can claim to know the exact timing about the invention of the game, there are some evidences that indicate that the game we know today as `Billiards` developed from a game that might be called as "Ground Billiards" that was being played in Northern Europe and probably in France.

General Rules of Billiards
There are different types of games that are being played in the game of Billiard such as the 8-ball game, 9-ball game, 14.1 continuous, one pocket game, wheelchair competition etc. Though all of them have some different rules and regulations, there are some General Rules of Billiards that have been followed in all the games of Billiards.

Terms of Billiards
Like all other sports, the Billiards also has its own terms. There are a lot of terms that are used in Billiards.