Carambole Billiards

Carambole billiards (or carom) is a billiards game possibly developed in the 18th century in France, though the exact date of invention is not clear.

The game consisted of two white cue balls and a red object ball (named carambola, after a red fruit). The object of the game was to score points by hitting the opponent's cue ball and the object ball in a single stroke.

The word carom was derived from carambola and it describes the shot where the cue ball first contacts one ball and then makes contact with a second ball.