One Pocket is the chess game of the pool world. It’s a great game to expand your horizons, learn lots of new shots, and perfect your position game. With its emphasis on defense and creative safety play, it will reward strategic thinking more than any other game.


Cowboy, an old game combining pocket billiards and English billiards, is a great game and an excellent example to kick off the new “Game of the Month” feature on Pool Student’s Blog. Using only 3 object balls, having 3 different scoring periods and having a heavy penalty for fouling, Cowboy is a fun and exciting game to learn.