Pro Carom Billiards – by far my favourite Android game

(Originally posted on Tuesday, 13 September 2022)

Pro Carom Billiards is by far my favourite Android game! At first I had trouble to score a single point, but now I feel like I know what I'm actually doing (at least most of the time).

Here's my own gameplay (I played both as player 1 and as player 2):


The physics seem to be much more advanced than in any billiards that I have ever played and there were some really surprising things I learned the hard way. Here are my tips:

1. The 90 degree angle of the helping lines is true only with low power shots.
2. Powerful shots “straighten the angle” of the cue ball, especially when the target ball is only brushed.
3. Powerful shots “worsen the angle” of cushion cannoning.
4. You can hit 3 cushions BEFORE hitting ANY ball (see 01:53).
5. You can actually hit “only 2 cushions”, but one of them has to be hit twice (see 01:53 or 02:40).
6. The easiest to use spin is a side spin, but it still requires lots of practise.
7. My way of “handling” the first shot works 100% of the time.