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Vulcans watch pool game — Vulcans hustle a game of pool for food

Bela Okmyx trying to impress James T. Kirk with his pool skills

Pool table redirects here; for the element of the Enterprise-D's engineering area with that nickname, please see master systems display table.

Pool, or pocket billiards, was a game with several variations played on a six-pocket billiard table, usually with fifteen colored, numbered balls, and one white cue ball.

History

The Enterprise NX-01 had a pool table on board. In 2151, Charles Tucker III suggested that he and Jonathan Archer play a game of nine-ball following first contact with the Kreetassans. (ENT: "Vox Sola").

While people such as Tom Paris saw pool as a game of skill and entertainment, Tuvok viewed it as a simple exercise in geometry. They were able to play on many occasions using USS Voyager's holodeck despite limited power reserves, as the holodeck ran on a separate generator from the rest of the starship. (VOY: "The Cloud", "Jetrel", "Parallax", "Macrocosm")

One strategy the desperate pool player might have tried was called a "safety". When using this strategy, the player tried to force the cue ball into such a position that the opponent could not win in one shot, allowing the first player extra time. Paris recommended this strategy to Neelix, and while the strategy worked, Tuvok was sure he could beat it. Unfortunately, Tuvok was unaware that Sandrine's table was tilted slightly to the "east." (VOY: "Jetrel")

In order to get to know him better and to socialize, Lieutenant Tuvok invited Crewman Kenneth Dalby to a pool game. Dalby mentioned that he played pool often when he was younger but hadn't played the game recently. (VOY: "Learning Curve")

At Sandrine's Paris offered to make a game with Kim "interesting", but Ricky warned Kim that Paris was being a hustler. (VOY: "Meld")

Boss Bela Okmyx of the Northside Territory on Sigma Iotia II was also known to play pool, which means that the game must have been mentioned in Chicago Mobs of the Twenties upon which Iotian society was based. (TOS: "A Piece of the Action").

Vulcans, with their mathematical reasoning, seemed to play pool very well. The first known instance of a Vulcan playing the game was in 1957 in Carbon Creek, Pennsylvania. (ENT: "Carbon Creek")

A variation of pool was played at a bar in Paradise City, on Nimbus III, which involved an actual pool of water for a table in which the balls floated. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

The bar at the Phoenix launch location in Bozeman, Montana had a pool table. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Pool was going to be the reoccurring game played by Doctor Bashir and Chief O'Brien on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but when the writers heard that Star Trek: Voyager was going to be using it, they decided to switch to darts. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)

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-[[Image:Paris playing pool.jpg|thumb|Tom Paris playing Pool.]]
+[[File:Paris playing pool.jpg|thumb|Tom Paris playing pool]]
-[[Image:Vulcans watch pool game.jpg|thumb|Vulcans hustle a game of pool for food.]]
+[[File:Vulcans watch pool game.jpg|thumb|Vulcans hustle a game of pool for food]]
+[[File:Oxmyx plays pool.jpg|thumb|[[Bela Okmyx]] trying to impress [[James T. Kirk]] with his pool skills]]
-'''Pool''' or '''billiards''' is any of several [[Recreational activities|games]] played on a six-pocket billiard table usually with 15 object balls and a cue ball. The activity is also called pocket billiards. While people such as [[Tom Paris]] view pool as a game of skill and entertainment, [[Vulcan]]s on the other hand view the game as a simple exercise in [[geometry]].
+{{disambiguation|the element of the ''Enterprise''-D's engineering area with that nickname|master systems display table|rd=Pool table}}
-A variation of pool was played at a bar in [[Paradise City]], on [[Nimbus III]], which involved a literal pool of water for a table in which the balls floated. ("[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]")
+'''Pool''', or '''pocket billiards''', was a [[Recreational activities|game]] with several variations played on a six-pocket billiard table, usually with fifteen colored, numbered balls, and one white cue ball.
-:''Pool was going to be the reoccurring game played by [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] and [[Chief petty officer|Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', but when the writers heard that ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' was going to be using it, they decided to switch to [[darts]].''
-==References==
+== History ==
+The {{NX|01}} had a pool table on board. In [[2151]], [[Charles Tucker III]] suggested that he and [[Jonathan Archer]] play a game of '''nine-ball''' following [[first contact]] with the [[Kreetassan]]s. ({{ENT|Vox Sola}}).
-* [[TOS]]: "[[Requiem for Methuselah]]"
-* [[VOY]]:
-** "[[The Cloud]]"
-** "[[Investigations]]"
-* [[ENT]]: "[[Carbon Creek (episode)|Carbon Creek]]"
+While people such as [[Tom Paris]] saw pool as a game of skill and entertainment, [[Tuvok]] viewed it as a simple exercise in [[geometry]]. They were able to play on many occasions using {{USS|Voyager}}'s [[holodeck]] despite limited power reserves, as the holodeck ran on a separate generator from the rest of the [[starship]]. ({{VOY|The Cloud|Jetrel|Parallax|Macrocosm}})
-[[Category:Earth]][[de:Pool]]
+One strategy the desperate pool player might have tried was called a "[[safety]]". When using this strategy, the player tried to force the cue ball into such a position that the opponent could not win in one shot, allowing the first player extra time. Paris recommended this strategy to [[Neelix]], and while the strategy worked, Tuvok was sure he could beat it. Unfortunately, Tuvok was unaware that [[Chez Sandrine|Sandrine]]'s table was tilted slightly to the "east." ({{VOY|Jetrel}})
+In order to get to know him better and to socialize, [[Lieutenant]] Tuvok invited [[Crewman]] [[Kenneth Dalby]] to a pool game. Dalby mentioned that he played pool often when he was younger but hadn't played the game recently. ({{VOY|Learning Curve}})
+At Sandrine's Paris offered to make a game with Kim "interesting", but [[Ricky]] warned Kim that Paris was being a hustler. ({{VOY|Meld}})
+[[Boss]] [[Bela Okmyx]] of the [[Northside Territory]] on [[Sigma Iotia II]] was also known to play pool, which means that the game must have been mentioned in ''[[Chicago Mobs of the Twenties]]'' upon which [[Iotian]] society was based. ({{TOS|A Piece of the Action}}).
+[[Vulcan]]s, with their mathematical reasoning, seemed to play pool very well. The first known instance of a Vulcan playing the game was in [[1957]] in [[Carbon Creek]], [[Pennsylvania]]. ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}})
+A [[water pool|variation of pool]] was played at a bar in [[Paradise City]], on [[Nimbus III]], which involved an actual pool of water for a table in which the balls floated. ({{film|5}})
+The bar at the ''[[Phoenix]]'' launch location in [[Bozeman]], [[Montana]] had a pool table. ({{film|8}})
+{{bginfo|Pool was going to be the reoccurring game played by [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] and [[Chief petty officer|Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', but when the writers heard that ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' was going to be using it, they decided to switch to [[darts]]. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'')}}
+== Variations ==
+*[[Eight-ball]]
+*[[Nine-ball]]
+== Appendices ==
+=== Other references ===
+* {{TOS}}
+** {{e|A Piece of the Action}}
+** {{e|Requiem for Methuselah}}
+* {{VOY|Investigations}}
+* {{ENT}}
+** {{e|Vox Sola}}
+** {{e|Carbon Creek}}
+=== External link ===
+* {{wikipedia|Cue sports}}
+[[de:Poolbillard]]
+[[fr:Billard]]
+[[Category:Earth]]
+[[Category:Recreation]]