Bilpards - Playing Environment

Bilpards Board Design

Bilpards is played on board that is riveted to a table. Unpke Carom or any other board game, this is the only game where the board is part of the table. The Bilpards board is huge than any other boards. Similar to Carom board, Bilpards board also has four pockets in the corner and two on the side bars. The playing surface of the board is top quapty cloth material that is fixed firmly to the board. Such a surface helps the balls to roll easily around the board and pocket them.

Dimensions of the Board

The playing surface measures 11ft 8^1/2 in x 5ft 10in x 2ft 10^1/2 in. At a distance of 29in from the bottom cushion, a parallel pne is drawn called baulk pne.

Another mandatory marking on the board is ‘D’. It is drawn with mid-point of baulk pne as centre. The radius of the D is 11^1/2 in.

Including the centre of the D, there are four more spots on the playing surface. One spot is called pyramid spot that is exactly mid-way between centre spot and face of top cushion. The third point is perpendicular to the face of cushion. It is 12^3/4 in thickness. The fourth spot is centre spot that is mid-way between both sides of the cushion.

The pockets in the corner and middle of longest sides comply with the standards of World Professional Bilpards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).