最早的英语台球规则见于Charles Cotton1674年出版的《熟练的赌徒》中所提供的珍贵信息。许多今天的规则和习惯在该书有关台球的23页中都有描述,如两名球手将球击下桌面的领先程序(今天叫做迟延),离垫子最近的获得优先击球权。它甚至描述了游戏的安全或防卫。 把白球打入袋中(现在叫做抓)少击一次球,就象把球打出台子、一次击中碰球两次、在球未停稳前击球或打错球。从这时期的雕塑 The earliest rules of English billiards were found in the precious information provided by Charles Cotton, published in 1674, by “skilled gamblers.” Many of today’s rules and customs are described in the book’s 23 pages on billiards, as the two players hit the ball down the table to lead the game (called today’s delay) and won the priority strike closest to the mat. It even describes the game’s security or defense. Put the white ball into the bag (now called the catch) less hit a ball, like playing the ball out of the table, hit the ball two times in a row, the ball did not stop before the ball hit or hit the wrong ball. Sculpture from this period