Pool.
A game of accuracy, determination, coordination, and inevitably, luck.
Though initially intended for the wealthy in England, pool, also known as billiards, has spread to more common places, such as your local smoky bar, and the colour TV you sit in front of so often.
Go out and watch your local community members enjoying themselves and having a laugh over a green felt table and colourful balls.
Turn on your TV and see how people have turned their hobby into their careers by joining pool tournaments.
Pool is an amazing sport, soothing and interesting, yet calm.
Sometimes, I just watch balls make clear cut sounds as the ram into each other and wonder how this seemingly simple sport can be so much fun.
Yet, there are still intimidating aspects to pool: the sleek balls, professional people and the way they use billiard chalk, the strong sweeping moves of the cue stick as it rams into the white cue-ball, and the satisfactory disappearance of stripes and solids.
I know I stare in awe as people confidently do the seemingly impossible and it only makes me want to join the game.
Pool can be a very intense game and it requires a lo concentration and skill.
It's fun to watch, but even better to play.
However, before you can join challenging and exciting games and tournaments, you should learn more about pool.
There are different games within pool, for example eight-ball and nine-ball pool.
In eight-ball pool, you have six "pockets" for the balls to go into, one white cue ball that you use to move the others, 7 striped balls, 7 solid balls and one black 8 ball.
The purpose of the game is to hit the black 8 into the holes.
However, the only way you can do that is to sink the 7 striped or solid balls.
In nine-ball pool the object is to sink the 9 ball but you have to come in contact with the lowest number out first.
This game is quicker, and so it is more popular on TV.
It keeps the audience interested and excited.
There are many famous pool tournaments but the most famous association in the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association also known as WPBSA.
WPBSA promotes cue sports all over the world and has a subsidiary International Billiards and Snooker Federation or IBSF.
Recently, the two have been encouraging people to play pool in countries like China.
Pool's popularity has been growing since the founding of WPBSA in 1968.
WPBSA is meant for professionals, and they compete in tournaments together.
However you don't have to be a professional to enjoy participating.
Yes, Pool Tournament are known to be for the skilled, but going out and enjoying a game of pool with your friends is just as fun and challenging! People can be very surprising.
Try out new things, learn the terminology, and perfect your art.
Pool is an amazing sport and hobby and you have a lifetime to master all its characteristics.
Pool was never meant to be exclusive, fun never is.