Editing Billiard table (section)

==Novelty and home tables==
There are novelty billiard tables, often for pool, that come in various shapes including zig-zag, circular, and (especially for bumper pool) hexagonal. A circular table featured prominently in the 1972 film ''[[Silent Running]]''. For the home market, many manufacturers have produced convertible billiard tables (in the broad sense) that double as dining tables or as [[table tennis]], [[foosball]], or [[air hockey]], tables, with removable hard tops.<ref name="themenscave" /> Home pool tables, which often lack a ball-return system, are commonly either 4&nbsp;×&nbsp;8&nbsp;ft or 3.5&nbsp;×&nbsp;7&nbsp;ft models, a medium between 3&nbsp;×&nbsp;6&nbsp;ft. bar/pub tables and 4.5&nbsp;×&nbsp;9&nbsp;ft tournament-size models. Low-end tables tend toward the smaller range, and may have [[Medium-density fiberboard|MDF]] or wood beds as an alternative to slate; those with light-weight beds may be foldable for storage, as with table tennis. Miniature tables range in size from [[Tabletop game|tabletop]] 1&nbsp;× 1.6&nbsp;ft to free-standing 2.5&nbsp;×&nbsp;5&nbsp;ft models, and use scaled-down cues and balls.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

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File:Russian billiards ball at a corner pocket.jpg|[[Russian pyramid]] ball at a corner pocket. The relative size of the ball and the pocket makes the game very challenging.
File:Bar billiards table 1.jpg|A bar billiards table, showing the holes but not the mushrooms that are placed in front of the holes. All players stand in front of the table (no side access is permitted).
File:Bumper pool table.jpg|A rectangular bumper pool table
File:Ford Mustang As Pool Table -- Rear (MIAS '11).jpg|An [[Ford Mustang (first generation)|original Ford Mustang]] converted into a novelty pool table, exhibited at the 2011 [[Montreal International Auto Show]]
File:Seifert und Soehne 3668.JPG|A billiard table, the bed of which can be flipped over for use as a regular table; produced by Heinrich Seifert & Söhne around 1910
File:Kid's toy billiard table.jpg|A child plays a miniature billiard table set on a coffee table and using small balls.
File:Large oversized pool area at a student lounge in a college.jpg|[[Soccer]] billiards table, also known as ''footpool'' or ''[[snookball]]''. The balls are regular soccer balls coloured and numbered to resemble pool balls.
File:Ford Mustang Billiard Table - Red.jpg|Ford Mustang billiard table in a game table and sports store in Abu Dhabi, UAE
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