Editing Billiard table (section)

==Carom billiards tables==
Pocketless [[carom billiards]] tables are used for such games as [[straight rail]], [[balkline]], [[one-cushion billiards]], [[three-cushion caroms]], and [[artistic billiards]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

===Dimensions===
Regulation 10 × 5-foot carom billiards tables have a playing surface (measured between the noses of the cushions) of {{convert|2.84|by|1.42|m|ft}}<!--These standards are given in metric.--> with a 5-millimetre allowance.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://files.umb-carom.org/Public/Rules/Carom_Rules.pdf |title=World Rules of Carom Billiard |date=1 January 1989 |work=UMB.org |publisher=[[Union Mondiale de Billard]]|url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130801042614/http://www.umb.org/Rules/Carom_Rules.pdf |archive-date=1 August 2013 |access-date=13 December 2015}}</ref> The standard height range of the table, measured from the playing surface to the ground is between 75 and 80 centimetres.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

===Bed===
The [[slate]] bed of a carom billiards table must have a minimum thickness of 45 millimetres and in tournaments recommended heating temperatures is {{convert|33|–|37|C|F}}, which helps to keep moisture out of the cloth to aid the balls rolling and rebounding in a consistent manner, and generally makes a table play faster. A heated table is required under international carom rules and is an especially important requirement for the games of three-cushion billiards and artistic billiards.<ref name="Shamos 1999" />{{rp|115, 238}}
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